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What does the Biblesay about life after death
By JanEgil GulbrandsenNov 2014
gulbrandsenislandnetcom
Updated March 2015
Most Christians look forward to heaven Thatrsquos good
But many have a view of heaven based on dreams visions and
speculations that are notsupported by the Bible
There are about 60 scriptures we
are going to look at that deal with the topic of heaven
and life after death
Only the Bible give us the correct ldquofactsrdquo about heavenhellip
God gave us some informationBut not all
This is the word of God
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Most Christians look forward to heaven Thatrsquos good
But many have a view of heaven based on dreams visions and
speculations that are notsupported by the Bible
There are about 60 scriptures we
are going to look at that deal with the topic of heaven
and life after death
Only the Bible give us the correct ldquofactsrdquo about heavenhellip
God gave us some informationBut not all
This is the word of God
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
But many have a view of heaven based on dreams visions and
speculations that are notsupported by the Bible
There are about 60 scriptures we
are going to look at that deal with the topic of heaven
and life after death
Only the Bible give us the correct ldquofactsrdquo about heavenhellip
God gave us some informationBut not all
This is the word of God
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
There are about 60 scriptures we
are going to look at that deal with the topic of heaven
and life after death
Only the Bible give us the correct ldquofactsrdquo about heavenhellip
God gave us some informationBut not all
This is the word of God
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Only the Bible give us the correct ldquofactsrdquo about heavenhellip
God gave us some informationBut not all
This is the word of God
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoAnd no man hath ascended up to heavenrdquo John 313
What is John trying to tell usThat no man has ldquobeen to heavenrdquo and returned ndashso we donrsquot know ndash and we are not suppose to know ndashexcept what the scriptures teaches ushellip
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoBut as it is written eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love himrdquo1 Cor 29
This scripture tells us that no mans heart have seen or heard ndash understood or grasped ndash by dreams or revelation ndashwhat heaven is really likehellip
The details of heaven is Godrsquos secret ndash that one day will be revealedhellip
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoSet your hearts on things above where Christis seated at the right hand of God Set your minds on things above not on earthly thingsrdquoColossians 31-7
So our mind is to be on Christ in the heaven lies ndashnot on ldquothe thingsrdquo of earthhellip
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
1) What happens after the believer die
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And He (Jesus) said to him Truly I say to you today you shall be with Me in ParadiseLuke 2343
) Paradise - The ldquoheavenly holding placerdquo of spirits and soulsAt death all believers go to Paradise in Heaven to await the time of their resurrection Since paradise is a part of heaven you will always be in the presence of The Lord
Un-believers also go to their ldquoholding placerdquo ndash Hades (not hell)Their human spirit is alive and they are awaiting the time when they will be bought before the great white judgement throne
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
2) The rapture
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I amJohn 144
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
For the Lord himself with a cry of command with the archangels call and with the sound of Gods trumpet will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first
Then we who are alive who are left (living) will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so we will be with the Lord forever 1 Thess 413-17
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other Matt 2430-36
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
3) The judgment seat of Christ(the Bema seat ndash the reward and
honor seat)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The ldquoBema Seatrdquo of Christ ndash The judgment seat of Christ - Believers Judgment by Christ
The Judgment Seat of Christ is reserved for the judgment of Christians only - born again believers in Christ Jesus (If a person is unsaved and dies in sin he will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment following Christs millennial reign on earth)
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
10) Reward in heaven
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
10 A) This is the reward that allbelievers will get
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Rejoice and be glad for your reward is great in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you Matthew 512
) Reward ndash singular ndash the crone of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him James 112
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of goldRev 44
) a picture of the church
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
They lay their crowns before the throne and say You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being Rev 49-11
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
1) The Imperishable Crown ndash1 Corinthians 924-25
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training They do it to get a crown that will not last but we do it to get a crown that will last forever
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
2) The Crown of Rejoicing ndash1 Thessalonians 219
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes Is it not you
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
3) The Crown of Righteousness ndash2 Timothy 48
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that daymdashand not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
4) The Crown of Glory ndash 1 Peter 54
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
5) The Crown of Life ndash Revelation 210
Question What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer I tell you the devil will put some of you in prison to test you and you will suffer persecution for ten days Be faithful even to the point of death and I will give you life as your victorrsquos crown
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
10 B) Individual rewards
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoFor we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that each one may be recompensed (rewarded) for his deeds in the body according to what he has donerdquo Cor 510-11
) we ndash us ndash the believers
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Then Jesus said to his host When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind and you will be blessed Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteousldquo Luke 1412-14
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father and then he will repay each person according to what he has doneMatt 1627
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoHe who plants and he who waters are one on the same team and each will receive his wages (reward) according to his own laborrdquo 1 Cor 38
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
We Are not Judged For Sin
Although it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications the Judgment Seat of Christ is nota place or time when the Lord will hand out punishment for sins committed by a child of God
Rather it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has conducted his life for the Lord
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Jesus took our judgment
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Your sins are forgiven and even God Himself says Your sins and iniquities I will remember no more Isaiah 4325 and Hebrews 812
They are removed as far as what As far as the East is from the West How far is that Thats far They are buried in the depths of the sea they are forgotten by God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
It is good that believers will not be judged for their sins These scriptures make this totally clear
Rom 81-2 ldquoThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
John 318 ldquoHe who believes in Him is not judged he who does not believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Godrdquo
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heavenMatt 517-20
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
His master said to him lsquoWell done good and faithful servant[a] You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much Enter into the joy of your masterMatt 2521
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
3) Heaven starts of with a party(a feast)
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The Reference to the Marriage and Marriage Supper of the Lamb In Revelation 197 John recorded part of the loud proclamation of a great multitude in Heaven (vv 1 6) Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb (Christ) is come and his wife (the church) hath made herself ready Concerning the wife of the Lamb John continued to write And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints And he sayrsquos unto me Write Blessed are they who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv 8-9)
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
People will come from east and west and north and south and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God Indeed there are those who are last who will be first and first who will be lastLuke 1329-33
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged winehelliprdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Logical consequences
No 1
Well aged wine requires grapes grown in a wine yard
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Logical consequences
No 2
A wine yard requires workers
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Logical consequences
No 3
Aged vintage wine requires storagehellip (time)
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoIn (the new) Jerusalem the Lord of Heavenrsquos armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world It will be a delicious banquet with clear well-aged wine and choice meatrdquo Isaiah 256 (NIV)
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Logical consequences
No 1
Meat comes from animals
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Logical consequences
No 2
Someone must kill the animals
and prepare the meat
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Isaiah 256 The Message (MSG)
But here on this mountain GOD-of-the-Angel-Armieswill throw a feast for all the people of the worldA feast of the finest foods a feast with vintage winesa feast of seven courses a feast lavish with gourmet desserts
)mount Zion - heaven
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoThe tree of life will be in heaven bearing a different kind of fruit each monthrdquoRev 222
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
4) Returning to earth for 1000 years to live and reign with Christ
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoThis same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven Acts 111
Jesus left earth from the Mount of Olives and rose up into the clouds in the sky to ascend to heaven Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives in the same way as He left returning in the clouds from heaven
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
In the book of Revelation the apostle John records that after the second coming of Jesus Christ the Saints will reign with Him for 1000 years Heres what it says
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years rdquo Rev 204-6
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
5) At the end of the thousand year reign -
The white throne judgmentwill take place
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The Great White Throne Judgment is a trial set in the future for all people who have rejected Gods call to salvation
Every person who has lived upon earth and has refused to accept Gods way to redemption from sin will kneel before their Creator at this time and acknowledge that He is God--that Jesus Christ is Lord No person who has not been saved by acceptance of the Lord Jesus sacrifice on the cross will escape this horrifying judgment against sin
The Lord Jesus foretold of this moment And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquityldquo Matt 523
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The Great White Throne Judgment is also for people that came to faith in Christ
during the tribulation(many of them were killed as martyrs)
They will all be invited into heaven
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it
And I saw the dead great and small standing before the throne and books were opened Then another book was opened which is the book of life And the dead were judged by what was written in the books according to what they had done
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them and they were judged each one of them according to what they had done
And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire Revelation 2011-15
) The spiritual dead that never was made alive in Christ
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Believers in Christ that were taken up in the rapture escape the Great White Throne Judgment because their debts and transgressions have been paid for by Christ a fact that Paul mentions
And you who were dead in your trespasses God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespassesby canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands This he set aside nailing it to the cross Colossians 213-14
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The fact that all believers have already been madealive in Christ have been ldquolivingrdquo in paradise after
their death resurrected from the grave or take up in the rapture
have been rewarded before the throne of Jesus celebrated the ldquosupper of the Lambrdquo and ruled with
Christ for thousand years should be a 100 guaranty that
ldquothe white throne judgmentrdquo is nothing to fear
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
6) How long do we stay in heaven
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternalMatt 2546
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
7) What does heaven look likerelationally socially
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Heaven is a perfect family with God as Father and with us as His childrenRev 217
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
At the resurrection people will be like the angels in heavenMatt 2230
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed awayRev 214
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
There will be no more night Rev 227
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Jesus replied At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriageMatt 2229
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
No longer will there be any curse (sin) Rev 223
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Will we know each other in heaven
Beloved now we are children of God and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears we will be like Himhellip 1 John 32
If we will be like Jesus we will know ndash love ndash feel ndash remember ndash like he does
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
8) What does heaven look like -physically
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
God for he hath prepared for them a cityHeb 1116
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem Heb 1222
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city Rev 223-5
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The New Jerusalem
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down outof heaven from God Rev 2110
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
There will be the New Jerusalem on earth a holy city of believers 1500 miles in height width and length Rev 2110 16
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
hellip for the Lord God will give them light Rev 227
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
There wonrsquot be any seas any longer though there will be rivershellip Rev 211 221-2
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The tree of life will be in heaven on both sides of the river bearing a different kind of fruiteach month and its leaves are for the healing of the nations
This literal trees symbolize eternal life peace harmony total enjoyment pleasure perfect worship and probably much more Rev 222
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city [was] pure gold as it were transparent glass Rev 2121-25
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald Rev 2119
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 2122
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
In my Fathers house are many mansions if [it were] not [so] I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you
John 142
In my Fathers house are many rooms If it were not so would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you
2 Chronicles 3118
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
9) What will we do in heaven
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
We will worship him
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Whenever the living creatures give glory honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever Rev 49-11
) Most scholars believe the 24 elders is ldquothe churchrdquo
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
hellipthe twenty-four elders (the church)fell down before the Lamb each having a harp Rev 58
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Praise the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him with trumpet sound praise him with lute and harp Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe Praise him with sounding cymbals praise him with loud clashing cymbals Psalm 150106
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
ldquoAnd the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it (work it) and to keep it (take care of it)rdquo Genesis 215
Will we be working in heaven
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
It will be possible to go in and out of the city because there will be believing people and believing kings on the new earthAll will bring reverence to Christ for all will conduct themselves by the light of Christ Rev 2124-26
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
There will be no curse (no sin) because there will be no death Work wonrsquot be toilsome but pleasurable and there wonrsquot be any struggles relationally between people Rev 223
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
New Heavens and Earth
ldquoThe wolf and the lamb will graze together and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpents food They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Heaven) says the LORD Isa 6525
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
rdquoFor the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living waterRev 713-17
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life He who overcomes will inherit all Rev 214-8
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earthrdquo Matt55
(from the Greek word Praus To exercise strength under Godrsquos control)
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
Timeline
The church age
Paradise
Christians die ResurrectionandRapture
The judgment seat of Christ
Party
Christ returning(incl us)
Anti-christ rule ndash7 years of tribulation
1000 years ofChrist reign on earth
The great white throne judgment
Hell for satan and his demons
Heavenfor ever
End timeevents
Unbelievers dieldquoThe holding
placerdquo (Hades)
New heaven andNew earth
The end
The end
