Heaven is the Home of God

• You abide in your holy habitation - Deut. 26:15

• The Lord the god of heaven - Jonah 1:9

• Heaven is the throne of God - Matt. 5:16, 45; 7:21; Mark 11:25

• His angels are in Heaven - Matt. 24:36; 22:30, 18:10; Luke 2:15

• the host of heaven worship Him - Nehemiah 9:6

• There is joy in heaven because of one sinner that repents - Luke 15:7, 10

Jesus is from heaven

• He came down from heaven - John :13; 6:36

• He returned to heaven - Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Pet. :22; Heb. 1:3; 8:1

• He will come again FROM heaven - 1 Thess. 1:10; 4:16; 2 thess. 1:7

The earth is NOT the future dwelling place of man.

• Earth - works to be burned up, 2 Peter 3:10.

• Our reward is in heaven, Matt. 5:12.

• Our hope is in heaven, Col. 1:5

• Heaven is reserved for us, 1 Peter 1:4.

Where is it

• Do not know - but it is where God is.

What is it like? - just a few descriptions:

• A city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God, Heb. 11:10, 16.

• A place of rest and service to God, Rev. 22:3.

• God shall wipe away all tears.

• No more death there.

• No pain is there - Rev. 21:4

• No night there - no darkness, Rev. 22:5

Who shall go there?

• Many shall NOT - Matt. 7:21-23.

• Those who seek to do so - Luke 13:24; Romans 2:7.

• Those who remain faithful, James 1:12; Rev. 2:10, 2 Tim. 4:7-8.