How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

2. We read of a place that's called heaven, It's made for the pure and the free; These truths in God's word He hath given, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

3. How beautiful heaven must be, Sweet home of the happy and free; Fair haven of rest for the weary, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

4. In heaven, no drooping nor pining, No wishing for elsewhere to be; God's light is forever there shining, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

5. How beautiful heaven must be, Sweet home of the happy and free; Fair haven of rest for the weary, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

6. Pure waters of life there are flowing, And all who will drink may be free; Rare jewels of splendor are glowing, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

7. How beautiful heaven must be, Sweet home of the happy and free; Fair haven of rest for the weary, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

8. The angels so sweetly are singing, Up there by the beautiful sea; Sweet chords from their gold harps are ringing, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

9. How beautiful heaven must be, Sweet home of the happy and free; Fair haven of rest for the weary, How beautiful heaven must be. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

10. Introduction: • The Bible teaches us about God • “In the beginning GOD...” (Gen 1:1) • God is a real being • Eternal, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent • The belief in God is fundamental foundation of Bible • Without faith in God there is nothing to the Bible • Just as there is a God, “There is a Habitation” of God • HEAVEN!

11. There is a habitation, Built by the living God, For all of every nation Who seek that grand abode. There Is a Habitation

12. O Zion, Zion I long thy gates to see; O Zion, Zion When shall I dwell in thee? There Is a Habitation

13. A city with foundations, Firm as the eternal throne; Nor wars nor desolations Shall ever move a stone. There Is a Habitation

14. O Zion, Zion I long thy gates to see; O Zion, Zion When shall I dwell in thee? There Is a Habitation

15. No night is there, no sorrow, No death, and no decay; No yesterday, no morrow – But one eternal day. There Is a Habitation

16. O Zion, Zion I long thy gates to see; O Zion, Zion When shall I dwell in thee? There Is a Habitation

17. Within its pearly portals, Angelic armies sing, With glorified immortals, The praises of its King. There Is a Habitation

18. O Zion, Zion I long thy gates to see; O Zion, Zion When shall I dwell in thee? There Is a Habitation

19. Heaven is a Real Place • (John 14:1-3) “ 1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” • (Psalms 24:7-10) – Return of Christ after His victory over death – Ancient Gates – eternal city of God

20. I've a home prepared where the saints abide, Just over in the glory-land; And I long to be by my Savior's side, Just over in the glory-land Just Over in the Glory-Land

21. Just over in the glory-land, I'll join the happy angel band, Just over in the glory-land; Just over in the glory-land, There with the mighty host I'll stand, Just over in the glory-land. Just Over in the Glory-Land

22. I am on my way to those mansions fair, Just over in the glory-land; There to sing God's praise, and His glory share, Just over in the glory-land; Just Over in the Glory-Land

23. Just over in the glory-land, I'll join the happy angel band, Just over in the glory-land; Just over in the glory-land, There with the mighty host I'll stand, Just over in the glory-land. Just Over in the Glory-Land

24. With the blood-washed throng I will shout and sing, Just over in the glory-land; Glad hosannas to Christ, the Lord and King, Just over in the glory-land. Just Over in the Glory-Land

25. Just over in the glory-land, I'll join the happy angel band, Just over in the glory-land; Just over in the glory-land, There with the mighty host I'll stand, Just over in the glory-land. Just Over in the Glory-Land

26. As Beautiful as the Paradise that Was Lost • Complete story of the Bible concludes with Heaven • Genesis • Mankind looses his paradise • Lost the right to the Tree of Life • Revelation • Mankind regains his paradise through Christ • Again has the right to the Tree of Life!

27. “ 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.” (Rev 22:1-5)

28. To Canaan's land I'm on my way, Where the soul (of man) never dies; My darkest night will turn to day, Where the soul (of man) never dies. Where the Soul Never Dies

29. No sad farewells, Dear friends, there'll be no sad farewells, No tear dimmed eyes, There'll be no tear-dimmed eyes Where all is love, Where all is peace and joy and love, And the soul never dies And the soul of man never dies Where the Soul Never Dies

30. A rose is blooming there for me, Where the soul (of man) never dies; And I will spend eternity, Where the soul (of man) never dies. Where the Soul Never Dies

31. No sad farewells, Dear friends, there'll be no sad farewells, No tear dimmed eyes, There'll be no tear-dimmed eyes Where all is love, Where all is peace and joy and love, And the soul never dies And the soul of man never dies Where the Soul Never Dies

32. I'm on my way to that fair land, Where the soul (of man) never dies; Where there will be no parting hand, Where the soul (of man) never dies. Where the Soul Never Dies

33. No sad farewells, Dear friends, there'll be no sad farewells, No tear dimmed eyes, There'll be no tear-dimmed eyes Where all is love, Where all is peace and joy and love, And the soul never dies And the soul of man never dies Where the Soul Never Dies

34. The Children of Godwill Call It Home • Like Abraham, we are pilgrims passing through • (Heb 11:9-10) “9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.”

35. The Children of Godwill Call It Home • We too long for that which is better: • (Heb 11:14-16) “ 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.”

36. This world is not my home, I'm just a passing thru. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue; The angels beckon me from heaven's open door, And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. This World is Not My Home

37. O Lord, you know I have no friend like you, If heaven's not my home Then Lord what will I do; The angels beckon me From heaven's open door, And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. This World is Not My Home

38. Just up in glory-land We'll live eternally, The saints on every hand Are shouting victory, Their song of sweetest praise Drift back from heaven's door And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. This World is Not My Home

39. O Lord, you know I have no friend like you, If heaven's not my home Then Lord what will I do; The angels beckon me From heaven's open door, And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. This World is Not My Home

40. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be! • What have we seen? • Dwelling Place of God • Paradise: • Land of rest from the torture of sin • Land of rest from our labors on this earth • Land of reunion of brothers and sisters that have gone on before us • Everlasting Life • HOME!!!

41. “ 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (Rev 21:1-4)

42. Heaven Will Come After Judgment • (2 Cor 5:1-5) “ 1 For we know that if the tent, which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened — not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the pledge of the Spirit.”

43. This life will end some future day, Another life will then begin; Are you prepared for that event, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

44. Just after death, O answer me, Where will you spend eternity? When time on earth shall cease to be, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

45. The saved will have eternal life, And they will safely enter in To share the glories of the Lord, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

46. Just after death, O answer me, Where will you spend eternity? When time on earth shall cease to be, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

47. The lost will go into despair, Their torment there will then begin; They'll cry for mercy from the Lord, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

48. Just after death, O answer me, Where will you spend eternity? When time on earth shall cease to be, Just after death, What then? After Death, What Then?

49. Where Will You Stand After Death? • Have you been obedient to the Gospel of Christ? • (Rom 1:16-17) “ 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, The righteous shall live by faith.”