What will heaven be like?

One of the most misunderstood doctrines of Scritpure is that of heaven. So many misconceptions prevail as to what heaven will be like - everything from humans being transformed into some angelic being, given a harp and sitting on some cloud (maybe cloud 9?) and singing "Hallelujah" forever and ever and ever to meeting St. Peter at the Pearly Gates and once let in, experiencing an immediate floating, blissful existence.

Sometimes I laugh at these ideas, because there is absolutely no biblical support for any of it. Not only do we make Peter so important on earth, but somehow we make him the gatekeeper to heaven too! In fact, if we are not careful, we might even talk ourselves into not looking forward to heaven, since we can't get past the thought of having to sing constantly 24 hours a day for all eternity.

Fortunately, the Bible has a lot to say about heaven - and it's ALL GOOD! There is really no way a person living in this fallen world will fully grasp the awesome experience of heaven until we have been there. Without saying too much, just know that this life on earth is as close to hell as any Christ-follower will ever come and as close to heaven as any non-believer will ever come.

If we have a better understanding of what heaven is like, we will be all the more fueled by the desire to see everyone we know headed that way. The ones who have gone before us are waiting for us, cheering us on, and awaiting the culmination of history with the Second Coming of Christ, when He will once and for all establish His kingdom on new earth, ushering in the eternal heaven where God and man dwell together forever!

I can't wait for that Day!

See you Sunday!

Randy