Tabor Baptist Church

• Yesterday:
• Only Christians go to Heaven
• A Christian is promised a place in God's House
• How to describe heaven?
• Jesus is in heaven
• Christians will be in heaven because they have faith in Jesus Christ
• We love the Gospel and the Bible
• We have the same hope - Christ in us
• We are seated in the heavenly places
• We are all one in Christ
• Matt 8:11 - There will be many in heaven
• The will "sit down"
• Perhaps speaking of the great banquet in heaven - the Marriage Supper of the Lamb
• You cannot be there without Christ's Righteousness
• Many will come
• v2 - Many mansions
• Matt 22 - the Parable of the Marriage Feast
• There is room for everyone - there is room for all
• All do not respond to the Gospel invitation
• People make excuses
• The wonderful thing is that many accept the invitation
• Are you excited to be at this great occasion?
• We will recognise others in heaven, but...
• There will not be marriage in heaven
• (We are married to Christ)
• Are you looking forward to meeting family and the forefathers?
• Examples
• The real reason for heaven is to meet our Saviour, face to face
• John 17:24
• v3 - Jesus is coming for us and will receive us to Himself
• Example of the boy in church
• What a promise!
• Acts 7:55-56
• Jesus is standing for Stephen
• Jesus is getting ready to receive Stephen
• 2 Cor 5:5-8
• We are confident to be with Christ
• 1 John 3:2
• We shall see Jesus as He is - glorified and exalted
• We shall not see Jesus how He was, but how He is
• Jesus is the only way to heaven, the only way to God
• Jesus is God
• Moses, Isaiah, Daniel, Peter, James, John and Paul had a glimpse of this glory
• Jesus loves us [as Christians]
• We will not have a glimpse - we will see Jesus as He is
• We will be forever 'sunning' ourselves in God in heaven
• We will see the unveiled glory of God

Concluding Remarks

• Is this something you are looking forward to?
• Are you sure that you are going there?
• If not, why not?
• v1-3: Tremendous words
• If you find yourself in hell you have no-one to blame but yourself
• Christ is not willing that any should perish
• Will there not be a tremendous welcome for the Christian into heaven?
• v1-3