"HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT GOING TO HEAVEN"

"HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT GOING TO HEAVEN"

Today someone many of us know and loved, went to heaven. The Bible verses below are now fully realized by Pastor Chuck Smith.

I thought these verses might be of great comfort and encouragement to you, as many times people have questions about heaven. These are just a few of many, many verses in the Bible. I pray they are a blessing to you.

2 Co 5:8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Php 1:23 For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

2nd Tim 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2nd Tim 4: 8 finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

Rev 21:4 “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.”

Some explanatory thoughts:

1. We can be very confident and well pleased about what will happen to us when we leave this world. We will be present with the Lord.

2.  When a Christian dies, their soul leaves their body, and goes immediately to be with the Lord, which Paul says is far better.

3. Our fighting is over, our race is over, and as Paul exampled for us, he "kept the faith"

4. There is a crown waiting for us ( I believe this is our new body )

5. All things for us will be new. These are the promises of God.

6. We will drink from the fountain of the water of life freely.

7. We will inherit all things. And, God will be our God.

8. The Lord Himself will wipe away every tear from our eyes. There will be no more death, no more sorrow, and no more crying, no more pain. All that we call now, will be then called former, and they will have passed away.

A Prayer:

Lord, there is so much more in Your Word about where You are taking us. It's truly only the start of an eternity with You in one sense. But, for the few things we have posted here today, we rejoice, we thank You, we take great comfort and joy in them. We appreciate Your faithfulness to get us all the way to heaven. Today, Pastor Chuck Smith has been there just a little over 24 hours our time, in fact, about 28 and 6 minutes as of this writing. We will see You, and we will see him, and all of our other loved ones who have gone before us.

Thank You Lord, in Jesus name, Amen.

Pastor Bob Grenier