By Bruce Stevens |
Taking Another Look at Heaven |
August 5, 2018 |

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

• Introduction. Is Heaven Boring?
• One of Satan’s Many Lies (Revelation 13:5-6)
• Heaven will be living. . . .
  • with ____________________________
  • in ______________________________
  • on ______________________________
• Law of Continuity
• Our Minds Matter
• God alone is eternal
  • God created
  • Two temporary realms for angels
  • The universe
  • People in His image
• The Fall into Sin (Genesis 3)
• God’s Redemption, Rescue, and Restoration Plan (Story of Bible)
  • Jesus’ 1st Coming = Redemption
  • Jesus’ 2nd Coming = Rescue and Restore All Things Damaged By the Fall
    • New bodies
    • New heaven and earth to merge with current heaven and earth
    • Justice meted out
    • Eternal destinies assigne
• Continuity Revisited
  • Importance of Continuity Between This Life and the Next
  • Instances of Continuity
    • Car
    • Jesus
    • Us
    • Planet
• We Are Made for a Person and a Place – God and Heaven
• Literal and Figurative
• Implications and Questions
• Satan’s Slanderous Lies
  • About Hell
  • About Heaven