What Is Heaven Like?
By John Taylor
I love to talk about heaven, my future home and the home of all who accept Christ.
For one thing, it is huge. The city of New Jerusalem alone is 1400 miles on each side and 1400 miles high, if you can imagine that.
“The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel).” Rev 21:15-17
(Size of the New Jerusalem compared to Earth.)
There is no sickness or sorrow of any kind.
“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 away.” Rev 21:4
Most importantly, God will dwell with people and be among them.
“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.’” Rev 21:3-4
There is much about heaven that must remain a secret until we all get there.
“‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’ — the things God has prepared for those who love him” 1 Corinthians 2:9
You can read it yourself in the book of Revelation chapters 21 and 22.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
God bless,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.