Heavenward Bound

And Why I Can’t Wait To Get There

Hebrews 11:13-16

13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.

Hebrews 11:13-16

14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Hebrews 11:13-16

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 11:8-10

8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

Hebrews 11:8-10

9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:8-10

10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

A New Body

A New Body1 Corinthians

15:50-54I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

A New Body1 Corinthians

15:50-5452 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

A New Body1 Corinthians

15:50-5454 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

A New Body

1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

A New Home

A New HomeJohn

14:1-31 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

A New HomeJohn

14:1-33 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

A Great Feast

A Great FeastRevelation

19:9Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."

A Great FeastMatthew

8:11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

A Happy Reunion

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1813 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1814 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1815 According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1816 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1817 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

A Happy Reunion1 Thessalonians

4:13-1818 Therefore encourage each other with these words.

A Perfect World

A Perfect World2 Peter 3:10-

1310 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

A Perfect World2 Peter 3:10-

1311 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.

A Perfect World2 Peter 3:10-

13That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

A Perfect WorldRevelation 7:16-

1716 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;

A Perfect WorldRevelation 7:16-

17he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Awesome Worship

Awesome Worship

Revelation 5:11-14

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.

Awesome Worship

Revelation 5:11-14

12 In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

Awesome Worship

Revelation 5:11-14

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

Awesome Worship

Revelation 5:11-14

14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Awesome Worship

Revelation 7:9-12

9 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb.

Awesome Worship

Revelation 7:9-12

They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

Awesome Worship

Revelation 7:9-12

11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Awesome Worship

Revelation 7:9-12

12 saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"

Awesome Worship

Revelation 19:5-7

5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!”

Awesome Worship

Revelation 19:5-7

6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.

Awesome Worship

Revelation 19:5-7

7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Long-Awaited Meeting

Long-Awaited Meeting

Revelation 21:1-3

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

Long-Awaited Meeting

Revelation 21:1-3

2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

Long-Awaited Meeting

Revelation 21:1-3

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

Long-Awaited Meeting

Revelation 22:3-4

3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

I’m Headed For Heaven

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