Eternal
Lesson 3: Eternal Paradise
February 22 & 23, 2020
Heaven is Similar to Earth but Superior
If You’re a Christian Earth is as Close to Hell as You’ll Ever Come
If You’re a Non-Christian Earth is as Close to Heaven as You’ll Ever Come
Colossians 3:1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. New Living Translation
A Part of Heaven is Being Custom-Made for YOU
John 14:2 There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. Good News Translation
There Won’t Be Any Bad People, Events, Sin, or Sorrow in Heaven
Revelation 21:26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. New International Version
Jude 1:24-25 And now—all glory to him who alone is God, who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are his from the beginning; his they are and his they evermore shall be… Living Bible
Jude 1:24-25 …And he is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into his glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy. Amen. Living Bible
Philippians 3:21 When he comes back, he will take these dying bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer all else everywhere. Living Bible
Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. New Living Translation
Psalm 56:8 You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded every one in your book. Living Bible
We’ll Be United with LOVED ONES and Bible Greats
Ephesians 1:10 and this was his purpose: that when the time is ripe he will gather us all together from wherever we are—in heaven or on earth—to be with him in Christ forever. Living Bible
2 Samuel 12:23 But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. Living Bible
We’ll Experience Indescribable Joy and Pleasure
Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. Amplified Bible Classic Edition
Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” New International Version