“What Life is Like in Heaven” Revelation 7:9-17

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Date: April 28, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Jonathan Edwards was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards wrote, “It becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven . . . to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for or set our hearts on anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness?” In his early twenties, Edwards composed a set of life resolutions. One read, “Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness, in the other world, as I possibly can.” Unfortunately, even many believers find no joy when they think about heaven. This Sunday, we conclude our doctrinal series of sermons: The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth . The Sunday morning sermon is entitled: “Our Hope of a Heavenly Home.” The Sunday evening sermon is entitled: “What Life is Like in Heaven.”

Jonathan Edwards was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards wrote, “It becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven . . . to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for or set our hearts on anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness?”

In his early twenties, Edwards composed a set of life resolutions. One read, “Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness, in the other world, as I possibly can.” Unfortunately, even many believers find no joy when they think about heaven.

This Sunday, we conclude our doctrinal series of sermons: The Church: The Pillar and Ground of Truth .

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In John 14:2-3, Jesus said He was going back to His Father’s House to prepare a place for those who receive Him as their Savior and Lord, and that He would come again and receive them unto Himself, that where He was, they would be also.

Hebrews 9:24

However, knowing that truth in our minds doesn’t always satisfy that emptiness in our hearts when we think of our loved ones who are now in heaven and we wonder what life is like for them.

The doorway into heaven is death. In Hebrews 9:27, the Bible says, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

Doctrinally and theologically, our eternal salvation is broken down into three phases.

The specific context of Revelation 7:9-17 refers to the result of that final evangelistic harvest of souls during the seven-year tribulation.

At this moment, heaven is filled with the souls of those who expressed their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior, and hell is filled with the souls of those who did not.

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