Heaven

HEAHEAVVENENHEAHEAVVENEN1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 PHILIPPIANS 3:20 PHILIPPIANS 3:20

A STORY—TWO GUYSA STORY—TWO GUYS

TWO GUYS PULLED UP IN FRONT TWO GUYS PULLED UP IN FRONT THE DRIVEWAY OF A RICH THE DRIVEWAY OF A RICH OWNER’S MANSION. SITTING IN OWNER’S MANSION. SITTING IN THEIR BUGGY, THEY HEARD AN THEIR BUGGY, THEY HEARD AN AUTOMATED VOICE SENSOR AUTOMATED VOICE SENSOR ALERTING THEM TO, “GET OUT OF ALERTING THEM TO, “GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY! GET OUT OF THE THE DRIVEWAY! GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY! GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY! GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY!”DRIVEWAY!”

THE GUY IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT THE GUY IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT TURNS TO THE OTHER GUY AND TURNS TO THE OTHER GUY AND SAYS, “SAYS, “WE’RE SURE NOT WELCOME WE’RE SURE NOT WELCOME HERE!”HERE!”

WHAT’S THE MESSAGE?WHAT’S THE MESSAGE?WHILE THIS RICH OWNER OF AN WHILE THIS RICH OWNER OF AN EARTHLY MANSION IS TRYING TO EARTHLY MANSION IS TRYING TO KEEP THESE GUYS OUT, JESUS, THE KEEP THESE GUYS OUT, JESUS, THE OWNER OF THE HEAVENLY OWNER OF THE HEAVENLY MANSION, IS WELCOMING MANSION, IS WELCOMING EVERYONE IN (JOHN 3:12.) EVERYONE IN (JOHN 3:12.)

A FAINT DESCRIPTION OF A FAINT DESCRIPTION OF

HEAHEAVVENEN• HEAVEN—THE CITADEL OF GLORYHEAVEN—THE CITADEL OF GLORY• HEAVEN—THE CANOPY OF THE HEAVEN—THE CANOPY OF THE

UNIVERSEUNIVERSE• HEAVEN—THE WONDERLAND OF HEAVEN—THE WONDERLAND OF

WONDERMENTWONDERMENT• HEAVEN—GOD’S DWELLING PLACEHEAVEN—GOD’S DWELLING PLACE• HEAVEN—AN INVESTER’S DREAMHEAVEN—AN INVESTER’S DREAM• HEAVEN—A PRICELESS REAL HEAVEN—A PRICELESS REAL

ESTATEESTATE• HEAVEN—A PLACE OF LONGEVITYHEAVEN—A PLACE OF LONGEVITY• HEAVEN—EARTH’S FINAL HEAVEN—EARTH’S FINAL

FRONTIERFRONTIER

WHERE IS HEAWHERE IS HEAVVEN?EN?

• HEAVEN—UP THERE—NOT DOWN HEAVEN—UP THERE—NOT DOWN HERE!HERE!

• HEAVEN—PRAYERS ASCEND AND HEAVEN—PRAYERS ASCEND AND BLESSINGS DESCENDBLESSINGS DESCEND

• HEAVEN—THE ANGELIC HOST HEAVEN—THE ANGELIC HOST WORSHIP AND ADORE THE ONLY WORSHIP AND ADORE THE ONLY TRUE GODTRUE GOD

REVELATION 5:13 & REVELATION 5:13 &

REVELATION 4:8REVELATION 4:8

HEAHEAVVEN—EN—HHOLINESSOLINESS

HEBREWS 12:14HEBREWS 12:14Follow peace with all [men], and Follow peace with all [men], and

holinessholiness, without which no man shall , without which no man shall see the Lord:see the Lord:

READREAD JEREMIAH 13:23 JEREMIAH 13:23BY “BY “G.R.A.C.EG.R.A.C.E.” .”

• GGOD’SOD’S• RREDEMPTIONEDEMPTION• AATT• CCHRISTS’HRISTS’• EEXPENSEXPENSE

HEAHEAVVEN—ETERNAL EN—ETERNAL

HHABITATIONABITATION

EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN—YET NO ONE HEAVEN—YET NO ONE WANTS TO DIE—GET THERE WANTS TO DIE—GET THERE

• STATS: STATS: ONE OUT OF ONEONE OUT OF ONE DIES!DIES!

• CALVARY’S CROSS—1 JOHN CALVARY’S CROSS—1 JOHN 5:115:11

ACRONYM: ACRONYM: C.R.O.S.S.C.R.O.S.S.

•CCHRISTHRIST•RROLEOLE•OOFF•SSAVINGAVING•SSIN-IN-SSICK ICK SSOULSOULS

HEAHEAVVEN—A COMPOSITE EN—A COMPOSITE OF THE UNITED OF THE UNITED

NATIONS ASSEMBLYNATIONS ASSEMBLYREVELATION 7:9REVELATION 7:9

HEAHEAVVEN—AN EN—AN EELDORADO LDORADO OF VAST RICHES—AN OF VAST RICHES—AN INFINITE ABUNDANCE OF INFINITE ABUNDANCE OF PRECIOUS STONESPRECIOUS STONES

REVELATION 21REVELATION 21

HEAHEAVVEN—EN—EEVERLASTING VERLASTING LIGHT LIGHT

REVELATION 21:23REVELATION 21:23

•NOT BY SUNLIGHTNOT BY SUNLIGHT•NOT BY MOONLIGHTNOT BY MOONLIGHT•BUT BY BUT BY LAMBLAMB LIGHT LIGHT

HEAHEAVVEN—EN—AALL KINDS OF LL KINDS OF FRUITS VARIETIESFRUITS VARIETIES

REVELATION 22:2REVELATION 22:2•TREE—12 KINDS OF FRUITSTREE—12 KINDS OF FRUITS

—MONTHLY —MONTHLY

HEAVEN—NATURAL NOT HEAVEN—NATURAL NOT SYNTHETIC HEALINGSYNTHETIC HEALING

REVELATION 22:2REVELATION 22:2

• NO PRESCRIPTION DRUGSNO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS• NO CLINICS & HOSPICESNO CLINICS & HOSPICES

• NO EMERGENCY & GERIATRICAL NO EMERGENCY & GERIATRICAL UNITSUNITS

• NO REHABILITATION CENTRESNO REHABILITATION CENTRES• NO VIRUSES-BACTERIAS-ETCNO VIRUSES-BACTERIAS-ETC

HEAHEAVVEN—WINNERS—EN—WINNERS—NOT LOSERSNOT LOSERS

REVELATION 15:2REVELATION 15:2

•MANKIND—BATTLE…UNTIL MANKIND—BATTLE…UNTIL DEATHDEATH

HEAHEAVVENEN DESERVES YOUR DESERVES YOUR

VVERY, ERY, VVERY BEST.ERY BEST.

COUNSELS FOR THE CHURCH, p. 248COUNSELS FOR THE CHURCH, p. 248

BRETHREN AND SISTERS, IT WOULD BRETHREN AND SISTERS, IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER FOR YOU TO LET BE FAR BETTER FOR YOU TO LET YOUR YOUR BUSINESSBUSINESS SUFFER THAN TO SUFFER THAN TO NEGLECTNEGLECT THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING THE MESSAGE GOD HAS HEARING THE MESSAGE GOD HAS FOR YOU. FOR YOU.

HEAHEAVVEN—OVERCOMERS EN—OVERCOMERS REVELATION 2 REVELATION 2

• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 7TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 7• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 11TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 11• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 17TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 17• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 26TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 26• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:5TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:5• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:12TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:12• TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:21TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:21

• SEVEN TIMES: WORD SEVEN TIMES: WORD

JUDE 24, 25—REVELATION JUDE 24, 25—REVELATION 22:1422:14

THE ONLY BOOK WHERE THE WORD THE ONLY BOOK WHERE THE WORD ““SUCCESSSUCCESS” IS QUICKLY FOUND—” IS QUICKLY FOUND—

DICTIONARY DICTIONARY

• MAN HAS TO WORK OUTMAN HAS TO WORK OUT• GRAPE JUICE HAS TO BE SQUEEZED OUTGRAPE JUICE HAS TO BE SQUEEZED OUT

• GOLD HAS TO BE DUGGED OUTGOLD HAS TO BE DUGGED OUT• WHEAT HAS TO BE SHIFTED OUTWHEAT HAS TO BE SHIFTED OUT

• BABIES HAVE TO BE WEANED OUTBABIES HAVE TO BE WEANED OUT• SALARIES HAVE TO BE PAID OUTSALARIES HAVE TO BE PAID OUT

• WATER HAS TO RUN OUTWATER HAS TO RUN OUT• ACTORS HAVE TO ACT OUTACTORS HAVE TO ACT OUT

• THE SUN HAS TO SHINE OUTTHE SUN HAS TO SHINE OUT• WRINKLES HAVE TO BE IRONED OUTWRINKLES HAVE TO BE IRONED OUT• WASTE HAS TO BE EXCRETED OUTWASTE HAS TO BE EXCRETED OUT• TRUTH HAS TO BE SPOKEN OUTTRUTH HAS TO BE SPOKEN OUT• ERRORS HAVE TO BE POINTED OUTERRORS HAVE TO BE POINTED OUT• SALVATION’S PLAN HAS BEEN SALVATION’S PLAN HAS BEEN

CARRIED OUTCARRIED OUT

HEAHEAVVEN—NOT EN—NOT EEVEN VEN ONEONE

SIN WON’T SIN WON’T EENTER—NOT NTER—NOT

EEVER!VER!

MATTHEW 5:19MATTHEW 5:19

CASE IN POINT: LUCIFERCASE IN POINT: LUCIFER

HEAHEAVVEN—THE SAINTS EN—THE SAINTS

WILL WILL NNEVER GROW OLDEVER GROW OLD

• AT 40—WHAT DOESN’T HURT—AT 40—WHAT DOESN’T HURT—DOESN’T WORKDOESN’T WORK

• AT 50—HAIRS FALL OFFAT 50—HAIRS FALL OFF• AT 60—SKIN BEGINS TO SAGAT 60—SKIN BEGINS TO SAG• AT 70—DENTURESAT 70—DENTURES• AT 80—REPEAT ONE THING TEN AT 80—REPEAT ONE THING TEN

TIMESTIMES• AT 90—WALK AT A SNAIL’S PACEAT 90—WALK AT A SNAIL’S PACE• AT 100—LOOKING BACK, WE HAVE AT 100—LOOKING BACK, WE HAVE

GONE FROM…GONE FROM…

• CLIMBING HILLSCLIMBING HILLS• PAYING BILLSPAYING BILLS

• POPPING PILLSPOPPING PILLS• WRITING A WILLWRITING A WILL

• SITTING STILLSITTING STILL• AND FINALLY—LAYING IN A AND FINALLY—LAYING IN A

FIELDFIELD

HEAHEAVVEN—MAN’S NEXT EN—MAN’S NEXT DISCOVERY THRILLDISCOVERY THRILL

1 CORINTHIANS 2:91 CORINTHIANS 2:9

HEAHEAVVEN—EN—NNEITHER PATENT EITHER PATENT

NNOR COPYRIGHT—OR COPYRIGHT—NNOR OR IDENTITY THEFTIDENTITY THEFT

•NNEW CITIZENSHIPEW CITIZENSHIP

• SING—SING—NNEW SONGEW SONG

• CELEBRATE—CELEBRATE—NNEW WINEEW WINE

• MAKE—MAKE—NNEW ACQUAINTANCESEW ACQUAINTANCES

• LIVE—LIVE—NNEW HOUSESEW HOUSES

HEAHEAVVEN—AN EVERLASTING EN—AN EVERLASTING HEALTHCARE PLANHEALTHCARE PLAN

HEBREWS 6:9HEBREWS 6:9

• ZERO DEDUCTIBLEZERO DEDUCTIBLE• ZERO RISKZERO RISK

• ZERO PROBABILITYZERO PROBABILITY• ZERO LIABILITYZERO LIABILITY

ALL-INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE PLAN ALL-INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE PLAN • JOHN 3:16JOHN 3:16

CONSIDER FOR A MINUTE…CONSIDER FOR A MINUTE…

LOTTERY—SWEEPSTAKE CONTESTLOTTERY—SWEEPSTAKE CONTEST

1. PRIZE—13, 000, 0001. PRIZE—13, 000, 0002.2. PROBABILITY—PROBABILITY—ONEONE IN 13, 000, 000 IN 13, 000, 000

3.3. PARTICIPANT (S)—MILLIONS—PARTICIPANT (S)—MILLIONS—PLAYERS PLAYERS

HEBREWS 1:1, 2HEBREWS 1:1, 2PLAN OF SALVATION—JOHN 3:16 PLAN OF SALVATION—JOHN 3:16

1.1. PRIZE—JESUS PRIZE—JESUS 2.2. PROBABILITY—PROBABILITY—WHOSOEVERWHOSOEVER—MAN —MAN

3. PARTICIPANT (S) BELIEVERS3. PARTICIPANT (S) BELIEVERS

YEAH, RIGHT! YEAH, RIGHT! WHAT’S THE CATCH WHAT’S THE CATCH

22?22?

OBEYOBEY & & SERVESERVE HIM—REVELATION 22:14 HIM—REVELATION 22:14

• NO CRIMINALSNO CRIMINALS• NO CRIMENO CRIME• NO COPSNO COPS

• NO CROOKSNO CROOKS

• ONLY PEOPLE—CROWNS ONLY PEOPLE—CROWNS

HEAHEAVVEN—THE GOLDEN EN—THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDSGLOBE AWARDS

• RED CARPET—PURE GOLD RED CARPET—PURE GOLD REVELATION 21:21REVELATION 21:21

• WINNERS—INDUCTEES HEAVEN’S WINNERS—INDUCTEES HEAVEN’S HALL OF FAME—REVELATION 22:14HALL OF FAME—REVELATION 22:14

• LOSERS—THOSE WHO ARE LOSERS—THOSE WHO ARE NNOT OT INDUCTEES—RED CARPET INDUCTEES—RED CARPET

REVELATION 22:15REVELATION 22:15

HELL IS HEAHELL IS HEAVVEN’S EN’S JUNKYARDJUNKYARD

MANY ROADS LEAD TO HELL. BUT MANY ROADS LEAD TO HELL. BUT ONLY ONLY ONEONE ROAD LEADS TO HEA ROAD LEADS TO HEAVVEN. EN.

• MATTHEW 7:14 & REVELATION 22:15MATTHEW 7:14 & REVELATION 22:15

HEAHEAVVEN ON EARTH BEGINS EN ON EARTH BEGINS

NNOWOWTHE FAITH I LIVE BY, pp. 279, 367 THE FAITH I LIVE BY, pp. 279, 367

CHAP. 9—THE CHRIST-CENTERED HOMECHAP. 9—THE CHRIST-CENTERED HOMEThe life on earth is the beginning of the life The life on earth is the beginning of the life

in heaven. {FLB 279.2}in heaven. {FLB 279.2} CHAP. 12—THE TRIUMPH OF THE GOSPELCHAP. 12—THE TRIUMPH OF THE GOSPEL

Heaven is to begin on this earth. {FLB 367}Heaven is to begin on this earth. {FLB 367}

• FLIGHT NUMBER: J316—IS NOW BOARDING FLIGHT NUMBER: J316—IS NOW BOARDING ITS PASSENGERS—HEAVEN ITS PASSENGERS—HEAVEN

““NNOW”OW”

HEAHEAVVEN’S 911 CALL:EN’S 911 CALL:2 CORINTHIANS 6:22 CORINTHIANS 6:2

• WAKE UP!WAKE UP!• GET UP!GET UP!

• STAND UP!STAND UP!• SHAKE UP!SHAKE UP!• CLEAN UP!CLEAN UP!• DRESS UP!DRESS UP!• PACK UP!PACK UP!• LOOK UP!LOOK UP!

WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE SOON GOING UP!WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE SOON GOING UP!

HEAHEAVVEN—EN—VVICTORSICTORS

• HEAVEN IS THE HOME OF THE HEAVEN IS THE HOME OF THE SAVED.SAVED.

• HEAVEN IS THE DREAM PLACE, HEAVEN IS THE DREAM PLACE, WHICH WILL HOST THE DREAM WHICH WILL HOST THE DREAM TEAM, WHICH TEAM, WHICH YOUYOU CAN BE CAN BE PART OF!PART OF!