Q: I’ve listened
to Heaven is for Real (by Todd
Burpo), 90 Minutes in Heaven (by Don
Piper) and Proof of Heaven (by
Alexander Eben) on my iPhone. With all the information that’s available on a
celestial afterlife, what facts does the Bible present about Heaven? Your help would be much appreciated.
v Patricia D., Greenville,
SC
A: This
unblemished city, known as the New Jerusalem, is a 1400 mile cube (in length,
height, and width).The walls surrounding Heaven’s perimeter are two hundred
feet thick, and made of jasper.
The foundation under the city wall is
made of the following jewels: jasper, sapphire, agate, emerald, onyx, ruby,
chrysolite, beryl, topaz, turquoise, jacinth, and amethyst.
In the wall that surrounds this massive
kingdom are twelve gates. (They are constantly opened.) Each one is made of a
single large pearl. There is no need for sun or moon. God lights Heaven with
His presence. Nothing unhappy, painful, or impure will ever enter inside Heaven.
All the inhabitants here have their names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. (They
have all accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.)
Inside the gates, you’ll find human
time does not exist here. Married couples will be unmarried here just like the
angels in Heaven. (The Bible is
silent on how other family relationships will work here.) Heaven is made of the
purest gold; the major arterial route (road) inside the city is made of
translucent gold.
A crystal clear river flows from the
throne of God through the center of this place. On either side of this water
are two fruit trees (the trees of life), which bear the same assortment of
twelve fruits each month. I believe in
this new existence, we will all live in large, luxurious town homes prepared for
us by God. *
Heaven is an eternal destination that
will go far beyond our human sense of touch, sight, smell and taste. How is it
possible for us to comprehend the infinite with finite sensibility? However you
need to prepare spiritually (and emotionally) for your life beyond the grave;
do it now. It’s too late to make any kind of change after your last breath.
* Biblical passages used for the Heaven
summary: Matthew 6:19-21, 22:23-30, John
14:2-4, I Corinthians 2:9, II Peter 3:8, Revelation 3:12, 21:4-27, 22:1-2.
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