1. Heaven
Isn’t Fair!
1 Peter 1:3-5
By David Dann

2. Heaven Isn’t Fair!

3. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Philippians 3:20-21
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

4. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Revelation 21:8
8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

5. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Matthew 7:13-14
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

6. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Matthew 10:28
28 "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."

7. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Matthew 5:12
12 "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

8. Heaven Isn’t Fair!

9. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful

10. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 2:7
7 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God."

11. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 21:16
16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

12. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 21:17-18
17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

13. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 21:1-2
1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.
2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

14. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 21:3
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

15. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Revelation 21:4
4 "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

16. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Matthew 6:19-20
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal."

17. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Romans 3:23
23 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…

18. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

19. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Ephesians 2:4-6
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…

20. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Ephesians 2:7-9
7 …that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

21. Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Wonderful
Mark 16:16
16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned."

22. Heaven Isn’t Fair!

23. Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Long

24. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long John 3:16
16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

25. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Hebrews 9:15
15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

26. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long 1 Peter 1:3-4
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you…

27. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Hebrews 4:9-11
9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

28. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Titus 3:3
3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

29. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Titus 3:4-5
4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit…

30. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Titus 3:6-7
6 …whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

31. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Long Hebrews 5:9
9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him…

32. Heaven Isn’t Fair!

33. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God

34. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
1 John 2:25
25 And this is the promise that He has promised us -- eternal life.

35. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Revelation 7:9-10
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

36. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Revelation 7:11-12
11 All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
12 saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

37. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
John 14:1-2
1 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 "In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

38. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Isaiah 59:1-2
1 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.

39. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Ephesians 2:1-2
1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience…

40. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Ephesians 2:3
3 …among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

41. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Romans 6:17-18
17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

42. Heaven Is Too Close To God
Heaven Isn’t Fair!
Heaven Is Too Close To God
Romans 6:22-23
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

43. Heaven Isn’t Fair! Heaven Is Too Wonderful. Heaven Is Too Long.
Heaven Is Too Close To God.

44. Heaven Isn’t Fair! 2 Thessalonians 1:8
8 …in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

45. Don’t settle for what you deserve!!!