What will Heaven be like?

Matthew 13:44 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field and to get the treasure, too! "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

Heaven is so amazing we would give up everything we have to go there. Some people have this impression that heaven will be either sitting on a cloud all day, or it will be an eternal church service. Of course we will have those times of praising our God, but we will also have time to enjoy all that God has created for us. It took only 6 literal 24 hour days for God to create the sun, moon, stars, the planets, the animals, bird's plants & humans & everything else that exists. Two thousand years ago Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you", so if he's been working on heaven for 2 thousand years, it will be pretty spectacular.

Psalm 84:10 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else!

Let's break that down. It said a single day in Gods courts is better than a thousand anywhere else.

That means one day in heaven is better than 1000 days at the most beautiful resort on earth.

Imagine a beautiful resort in Hawaii, on the beach, & you could choose 1000 days & nights (almost 3 years) relaxing, swimming, snorkeling, whatever you can do at one of those $2000 per night resorts, or you could choose 1 day in heaven. If you knew how great Heaven is, you would choose 1 day in heaven.

That also means that 30 days in Heaven is better than 90 years anywhere else, that’s basically a lifetime.

So, 1 month in Heaven is better than a lifetime anywhere on earth.

Some people don’t want to die because they think they will miss the things of this world that they have grown attached to.

Trust me, you will definitely not miss any aspect of this life once you walk thru those pearl gates.

So who is going to heaven? Here is a consice list of what the bible says about who is and isn't going to Heaven!

Proverbs 14:14 Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.

Ezekiel 3:20 If good people turn bad and don't listen to my warning, they will die. If you did not warn them of the consequences, then they will die in their sins. Their previous good deeds won't help them, but if you warn them and they repent, they will live.

Ezekiel 18:24 If righteous people turn to sinful ways and start acting like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their previous goodness will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins. When righteous people turn from being good and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.

Matthew 5:20 "But I warn you, unless you obey God better than the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees do, you can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all!

Romans 2:7 He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on sinning.

Romans 8:12 So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live.

Galatians 5:21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the terrible anger of God comes upon all those who disobey him.

1 Corinthians 6:8 But instead, you yourselves are the ones who do wrong and cheat even your own Christian brothers and sisters. Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers, none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.

Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, and he loves justice. Those who do what is right will see his face.

Romans 2:13 For it is not merely knowing the law that brings God's approval. Those who obey the law will be declared right in God's sight.

Matthew 7:21 "Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as 'Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven.  The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

Matthew 10:22 And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me. But those who  endure to the end will be saved.

Acts 5:32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him."

John 8:51 I assure you, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"