01.24. Heaven

Fundamental Bible Studies

Lesson 24

Topic: Heaven

    The Bible teaches that heaven is a real place. It is the holy habitation of God. It is the eternal home into which every child of God enters after the Judgement Day. There are many things which we do not know about heaven. Whatever is clearly taught in God’s Book, we are entitled to know. We need the comfort, hope and inspiration which comes from a study of the faithful Christian’s eternal home.

1.What does Jesus say He will prepare for us? (John 14:1-3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.    John in highly figurative language describes heaven as a great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.    What did John see? Revelation 21:1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.What will happen to the present earth? 2 Peter 3:10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.How many gates in the city which John saw? Revelation 21:13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6.The street is paved with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the walls are of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Revelation 21:18

7.    Why will the gates never be closed? Revelation 21:25 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8.    Where does the river of life flow? Revelation 22:1-2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9.Name some people who will not enter heaven. Revelation 21:8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10.Name some things which will not be in heaven. Revelation 21:4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11.    Where are Christians names written? Revelation 21:27 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(One can read all the Bible says about heaven, and whether the language is literal or figurative, it is a wonderful place God has prepared for those who love Him. When the battles have been fought and the victories won, we shall stand at last in the presence of God and rejoice evermore.)

12.    Who will enter heaven? Revelation 22:14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(Those who make no effort to obey God’s commandments will have a difficult time convincing us that they want to go to heaven.)