What is heaven like? The spectacular
mysteries of our heavenly home.
Benny Hinn
By
now, you have undoubtedly heard the news of my mom’s home-going. What a
blessing it has been to receive so many wonderful messages of encouragement and
comfort, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of the entire
Hinn family, for all that you have meant to us.
I
can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, Mom’s passing has only compelled me
to be more consumed than ever with a passion to share what the Bible tells us
about heaven, and the need for salvation to one day receive all that He has
prepared for us there.
While
I join all our family and partners around the world in mourning the loss of
this remarkable woman, I want you to know that we have been celebrating her
reunion in heaven with Constandi, my father, multitudes of loved ones, and
especially the Lord Jesus whom she served so faithfully!
I
look forward to joining them someday, for I know beyond a shadow of a doubt
that heaven awaits those of us who have received Christ as Lord and Savior.
Let
me share why…
Heaven—Believers’ Eternal Home
I truly believe that heaven is a real place. It was fashioned
by God Himself, and its mysteries have intrigued mankind for centuries. Yet
there are so many questions people ask:
Will we be able to recognize each other?
Will we still be married in heaven?
What will heaven look like?
God has such wonderful things in store for us!
I want to share the answers provided by God’s Word
about the wonders of our eternal home. It is my prayer that the following will
be a comfort to you. I’ve included many Scripture references for your continued
study as well.
We are told:
“In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
The Word of God tells us clearly that heaven is a
spectacular place He has created for believers—a city, a country, a heavenly
planet (Hebrews 11:8-16).
It is a real place. It isn’t a
cloud where people merely sit around playing harps. There is much given to us
in the Bible that tells us about the heavenly home awaiting us.
The wonder of that place is unimaginable. Human
words fall so short, yet we are given a wonderful description in Revelation 21:9-21.
Heaven’s Sights and Sounds
God’s Word explains that heaven in inhabited:
“I saw
the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on
his right hand and on his left” (1 Kings 22:19).
These inhabitants include seraphim, cherubim,
living creatures, archangels, angels, and innumerable multitudes of saints (Revelation 7:9-12).
The Bible has much to say about what will surround
us in our heavenly home:
Horses of fire and chariots of fire (2 Kings 2:11-12)
Horses of many colors and riders (Zechariah 1:8-11; 6:1-8), including vast herds of white
horses on which the armies of heaven will ride when the Lord returns (Revelation 19:11-14)
A temple (Revelation 7:15; 11:19)
· Mansions (John 14:1-3)
Rivers (Revelation 22:1-3)
Mountains (Revelation 21:10)
Fountains (Revelation 7:17)
Food (Exodus 16:4; Psalm 78:25; 105:40)
Trees (Revelation 22:1-3, including palm trees (Revelation 7:9) and olive trees (Zechariah
4; Revelation 11:4)
The tree of life (Revelation 2:7)
A sea of glass (Revelation 4:6; 15:2)
Musical instruments (Revelation 5:8; 14:1-2)
Clothes (Revelation 6:9-11)
Great and high walls with 12 foundations (Revelation 21:12; 14, 17)
Twelve gates of pearl (Revelation 21:21)
Imagine this place!
Jesus Himself spoke of preparing a place for
believers and will come back to get us:
“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. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”
(John 14:2-3).
Isn’t that the kind of place you want to live in?
Have you made Jesus your personal Savior so you can live with Him for eternity?
Have your loved ones?
Your eternal home is waiting!
Would you want God to
change your life?
God has made it possible
for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in
your own life through a relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ, and have
eternal life.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father God, I confess I am a sinner
and my sins have separated me from You.
I am truly sorry. I now want to turn
away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please forgive me, and help me avoid
sinning again.
I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ
died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of
my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank You that
according to Your Word, I am now born again.
Please send your Holy Spirit to help
me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I promise to study
Your Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”
lyrics
When
the trumpet of the Lord shall sound,
and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Refrain:
When
the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
On
that bright and cloudless morning when the
dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Refrain
Let
us labor for the Master from the dawn till
setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Refrain
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