BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2. Matthew 6:9 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

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1 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Matthew 6:9 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN 1. His OMNIPRESENCE - the unlimited nature of God or His ability to be everywhere at all times. 2. His MAJESTY and DOMINION 3. His POWER and MIGHT. 4. His OMNIPOTENCE Exclusively an attribute of God and essential to the perfection of His being referred to as the allencompassing power of God. 5. His OMNISCIENCE. The divine attribute of perfect knowledge. 6. His infinite PURITY and HOLINESS. Look down from thy holy habitation. The New Jerusalem Revelation 21:1-6 1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

2 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 2 of 10 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." 6 And He said to me, "It is done! 10 Facts about The New Jerusalem: 1. Heaven is a Real Place v. 1 saw v. 2 saw 2. Heaven is a Remaining Place v. 1 passed away Every stain of sin, every evidence of evil will be gone as well when the old earth is destroyed! 3. Heaven is a Readied Place v. 2 prepared 4. Heaven is a Place of Relationship v. 3 And there we ll see the only man made thing in heaven. Reminder of the price paid for you to be there. 5. Heaven is a Place of Relief Revelation 21:4-5

3 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 3 of 10 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. NKJV v. 4-5 no more crying, sighing, or dying! No more need for anti-aging cream. Clairol will be washed away. No blindness, no deafness, no diabetes, no cancer, or heart attacks, or scars, no divorce, no child abductions, drugs, homicides, accidents, no more house payments and no more bills! No doctors, no dentist, no insurance sales men, no realtors, no morticians, no plumbers, no auto mechanics, no teachers, no preachers. I can think of only one profession that will continue to exist in heaven. Nothing will ruin, rot, or rust. The escalation of religious persecution here in the U.S. THE NEW YORK TIMES Mississippi s governor signed far-reaching legislation allowing individuals and institutions with religious objections to deny services to gay couples, and the online-payment company PayPal announced it was canceling a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina. The measure signed by Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi allows churches, religious charities and privately held businesses to decline services to people if doing so would violate their religious beliefs on marriage and gender. Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, under pressure from business interests, two weeks ago vetoed a similar bill passed by the State Legislature.

4 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 4 of 10 Los Angeles Times, April 5 th wrote on Mississippi s religious freedom law clearing the way for businesses and government workers to deny basic services to LGBT couples. (Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender.) Dubbed the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, the law would also let physicians and other medical professionals decline to participate in the provision of sex reassignment procedures, psychological counseling or fertility services. And the more you may go thru down here, the sweeter heaven will be for you! Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. NKJV Some call it heaven the New Jerusalem, Glory, and some call it home. Some call it BEULAH LAND SWEET BEULAH LAND I m kind of homesick for a country To which I ve never been before. No sad good-byes will there be spoken, For time won t matter anymore. Beulah Land, I m longing for you, And some day one thee I ll stand;

5 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 5 of 10 There my home shall be eternal, Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land. I m looking now across the river, Where my faith will end in sight; There s just a few more days to labor, Then I will take my heav nly flight. Beulah Land, I m longing for you, And some day one thee I ll stand; There my home shall be eternal, Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land. ILLIS: A 5 year old girl had never stayed the night with a friend before and was nervous, but gave it a try. She did fine during the daytime, but when it got dark she got nervous. She was in a strange place. The friend s mother perceived this: Honey, are you getting homesick? With childlike innocence she replied, No ma am, I m getting here sick! This is the capital of the eternal kingdom. God has, by this time, destroyed our universe, our heaven and earth, and this is a new one. And this is the capital city! Will there be room for everyone? Sure! First of all, not as many will be there as is commonly believed. narrow is the way, few there be that find it. But it will be 1,500 miles squared a perfect cube in other words, it s that high, that long, that wide! There would be room for every human who has ever lived if they had all been saved. 6. Heaven is a Place of Refreshing Revelation 21:6

6 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 6 of 10 6 And He said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. NKJV v. 6 Ever been really thirsty? You don t want milk. Sometimes you want a soda or tea or lemonade, but even those won t do when you re REALLY thirsty you want what? Water! How satisfying! And in heaven, every righteous desire that we have will be perfectly and completely satisfied, once and for all! Here on earth we pursue happiness, but don t ever completely find it, but in heaven that thirst will be quenched! Friendships/relationships/knowledge/more about God/wealth/health/answers to questions why? WHY? By Jack Hyles I have heard the white-tipped tapping cane, Which leads a blinded eye. And then a darkened, lonely voice Cries, Preacher, show me why. I have caught a fiancée s burning tears, And heard her lonely cry. She held an unused wedding gown, And shouted, Pastor, why? I have heard the cancer patient say, Tis gain for me to die; Then look into his daughter s face, And mutely whisper, Why? I ve heard an orphan faintly say, Who gazed into the sky, Tho' Mom and Dad have gone away,

7 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 7 of 10 My preacher will know why. I have sat beside a tiny crib, And watched a baby die, As parents slowly turned toward me, To ask, Oh, Pastor, why? I tiptoed to my Father s throne, So timid and so shy, To say, Dear God, some of Your own Are wanting to know why. I heard Him say so tenderly, Their eyes I ll gladly dry, Tho' they must look through faith today, Tomorrow they ll know why. And so I ve found it pleases Him When I can testify, I ll trust my God to do what s best, And wait to find out why. And in heaven, we ll know as we are known all life s thirsts quenched! 7. Heaven is a Place with Restrictions Revelation 21:8 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. NKJV v. 8 Right here in the middle of this positive, beautiful description of heaven, God gives us a list of some who won t be there.

8 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 8 of 10 Why does God include this info? Perhaps to show that the sin which has cursed and ultimately destroyed this world will NOT be allowed into the next! The fearful never accepted Christ, afraid to take the stand. The unbelieving didn t believe at all in Christ or the Bible. The abominable not just sinners these have committed abominations. From God s perspective, there s no difference between big and little sins but this is encouragement of what WON T be there and we need to understand from a human perspective. What are some abominations? Lev. 18 says homosexuality and cross-dressing Deut. 17:3 says astrology and horoscopes are abominations. Deut. 18 says consulting a medium, fortuneteller, a wizard, or someone who communicates with the dead channeling - they have committed an abomination. Prov. 20 says cheating in business is an abomination. false balance Prov. 12 says compulsive lying is an abomination. Prov. 16 says a heart full of pride is an abomination. And heaven is off limits to all of these things. There is hope for any of these people to be redeemed, and you don t have to commit an abomination to be lost, just 1 sin! and murderers. This would include all forms of homicide as well as infanticide. The true Supreme Court is in heaven, and has already decided this case! You can be saved if you ve had an abortion, and see that child one day! Addicts of sinful sex.

9 BACK TO THE FUTURE IN HEAVEN PART 2 Page 9 of 10 Premarital sex/extra-marital sex/wrong gender/wrong species/pornography, etc. They can get saved, too! These are all people who died in their sins, never repenting! and sorcerers. Could mean witchcraft, but there s a deeper meaning. Greek pharmacia drugs. and idolaters. You have an idol if you love something more than God. Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. and all liars. Cat-faced liars as well as those more-crafty, who lie by insinuation, and exaggeration. Now, most of us have fit into one or more of these categories at some point in our life. Some might be convicted this moment that they are still living that way, though they are saved. 1 Corinthians 6:11 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. NKJV 1 Corinthians 6:11 11 A number of you know from experience what I'm talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you've been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit. MSG

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