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Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. Revelation 21:3. When many people think of heaven, they picture a distant, spiritual realm far removed from earth. Yet Scripture offers a much richer picture. The culmination of God's redemptive plan is not that His people escape the earth, but that God comes to dwell with His people on a renewed earth in the New Jerusalem. From the beginning, God has desired to dwell among His people. In Eden, Adam and Eve enjoyed unhindered fel

And the street of the city was pure Gold, like transparent glass Revelation 21:21 Have you ever wondered why the streets in the new Jerusalem will be made of Gold? Some Christians have such a distorted view of what heaven will be like. If you asked five people what will heaven be like, you might get five different answers. I found these responses to the question, What do you think heaven will be like? A garden with lots of flowers and hot, warm and cool pools to swim in. Bi

And they were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. Revelation 9:4 God has always known who His people are. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me” (John 10:14) and “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;” (John 10:27) In Revelation 9, we are told that during the fifth trumpet, God will unleash what John describes

If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, Revelation14:9 There is a concern with some within the body of Christ concerning the mark of the beast. Let's examine why this should not be an issue for any believer. In Revelation 13, we are introduced to the mark of the beast, "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, that they be given a mark on their right hand or

and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, Revelation 6:16 Webster defines wrath as strong vengeful anger or indignation: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime: divine chastisement. The progressive Christian movement has rejected the notion that a loving God would send anyone to Hell. Rob Bell was a former Mars Hill pastor with over 10,000 members. When he

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. Revelation 22:21 The above is the first and last verses of God's Word to His people. It has been said that young believers love to read Genesis because it tells us all about Creation, and older believers love to study Revelation to see what's coming. In between those two books, there are 64 more books. Every one of them is the inspired Word of God. Not one of the

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of Him. Revelation 1:7 The “coming One” was a title for the Messiah. John the Baptist, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, and sent word by his disciples and said to Him, ‘“Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” (Matthew 11:2–3). The theme of the book of Revelation is the coming One, the Lord Jesus C