The Activity of Heaven

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Well, I hope you're looking forward to heaven and the endless hallelujah in the presence of our key he is preparing a future for you from DB on our imagination.

Verse 13 of Revelation chapter 14 and I heard a voice from heaven saying right this blast are the dad.I am the Lord from now on blast in the says the spirit, that they may rest from their labors or their deeds follow them. We certainly want to know what heaven is like were going to spend eternity there because of what Christ has done for us, but we also wonder what will we do in heaven. After all, eternity is a long, long time. So what are we going to do throughout all eternity past the point of this message we going to answer that question number one we are risen and that sets us up for everything else.

The fact that we are risen. Blessed are they who die in the Lord, the Lord is key to everything in his cross and resurrection is the key to eternity that unlocks the door to eternity without the resurrection. The apostle Paul said, we are of all people most miserable certainly have and would just be a dream or desire way beyond us. Were it not for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is what we celebrate every day is Easter every day is the Lord's day when we come together to celebrate the risen Christ. We are here because Christ is alive and he said I am the resurrection and the life. And he who believes in me, though he be dead yet shall he live. So we are risen because he is risen and because Christ is alive. We are made alive.

Now, when Christ came out of the grave. He had a real body.

It was a resurrected body but the disciples recognized him. He ate with them.

He spoke with them they touched him. He touched them.

They embraced because they knew it was Jesus. He had a real though resurrected body. The Bible says when we see him we will be like him, for we will see him as he is, and therefore we will not be disembodied spirits know we will have real and resurrected bodies, our bodies will be like the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, we will live. We will not have Angel bodies we are in Christ and we are different than the Angels. We don't become like the Angels we are like Christ's. And when you get to heaven you will have this this brand-new body alive and it will be a total makeover. It will be a brand-new body you say what kind of body is a going to be I I'm glad you asked because they were asking that same question in the New Testament, and Paul spoke about that in first Corinthians 15 verse 35 says someone will ask with what kind of body do they come so skip down to verse 50. The entire chapters about this, but this zeros in on it.

He says I tell you this, brothers, flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. The whole I tell you a mystery. So some of this is a mystery, but he goes on to say we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound of the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall all be changed for this perishable body that is this physical material body. We have now, this guy must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality and when the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass. The statement that is written, death is swallowed after victory over death, where is your victory over death, where is your sting that would be a good place for an amen. That's a victory shout because we will be given bran new bodies, but you will still be you. You're not going to be another you, but you of you the part of you that is made by God for eternity but is still going to be you. It's going to be a total you is going to be transformed. You and while it is a mystery. There's one thing we do know we will be like Jesus. That's the goal become more and more like Christ and you will be in the risen state of your being, and you will be better for the everything about heaven is better, far better, much better and so will your body be better because as we learned in the study of the Revelation he's making all things new. And that's a good thing because we know our bodies are breaking down because we're dying raging. This human spacesuit that we're in one day go is a perishable item, but our redemption includes the resurrection of our bodies and includes not only the redemption of the soul, but the redemption of the body turn to Romans chapter 8 verses 21 to 23 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage. All of creation is under the curse, the bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom or the glorious liberty of the children of God. I love that the glorious liberty the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. Since the fall, since sin entered the planted in people's lives. Even creation is cursed and is groaning mother Earth is in the pain of childbirth one day even the heavens and the earth will be re-created and redeemed. But, verse 23 says that not only the creation, but we ourselves, that is the Christian who have the firstfruits of the Spirit.

We groan inwardly as we await for the adoption of sons. It's like that thing when you get out of the chair you make that sound. Your father used to make when you get up. We groan, not only physically but inwardly as we wait eagerly the adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

So our bodies will be healed and whole read D and renewed risen in the presence of Christ. No wonder it's call this glorious liberty. We will live in liberty from sin and death. It will be a brand new world without decay without disasters to destroy things. It will be paradise restored and this groaning globe and Christians who are crushed under the curse of sin. It will be a brand-new beautiful day, but then perfection and power, we will be like Christ.

No more pain, no more paralysis no more limitations.

Now, the glorious liberty by which we are made free in Christ all the change are gone. We are risen and we will live in these risen bodies, so having said that, we are not only risen in the Lord, but we are now rejoicing back to chapter 14 verse 13 we are rejoicing now.

The Bible says rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice. But then, oh how we are going to celebrate because I view heaven as a graduation is also a celebration as well as a coronation. But the Scripture says blessed are they who are in the Lord when they die are believers and followers of Jesus blessed of the Psalmist said precious in the side of the Lord is the death of the saints. Nothing humanly precious about death, but in the side of the Lord in the Lord precious and beautiful and blessed are they who die in the Lord. Now the word blessed McAuley else in the Greek New Testament was used by Jesus in the Beatitudes. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you. Blessed are the poor, and so on. Blessed are the meek, that word blessed is a word which means wholeness and completeness completely fulfill. But most simply put, is a word in an accurately translated happy blessed happy are they who die in the Lord.

Psalm 1611, and your right hand are pleasures for evermore precious known in the path of life. Your presence is fullness of joy in your presence is fullness of joy at your right hand are pleasures for ever more. Why, because death is now defeated. Absolutely you'll be on your feet dancing because death is defeated. It is a victory dance. There will be lots of high fives in heaven and of course, therefore, we look forward to being there because the pleasures there are beyond any human pleasures. We could possibly experience pleasures for evermore. You know why heaven is so full of joy is because of Jesus. Jesus is no pale sanctimonious recluse. Jesus was the life of the party his first miracle at Cana of Galilee was the life of that party. He chased the water into wine and celebrated that wedding said the oil of gladness is with me more than my companions. In other words, the oil of leaping and laughter is in the Lord. He said near the cross, my joy I give to you who talks about joy in the face of a cross. The joy that was set before him.

He endured the pain, despising the shame, he said this joy. This everlasting joy I give to you. So our joy is in Jesus we will be set free from our old tired, worn out, weary bodies, we will now live without inhibitions, without distractions, without anything being taken away from us, but now given to us. Can you imagine the worship of heaven that will be a great part of worship or listening to PowerPoint with Jack Graham in today's message the activity heaven even in Mike's heaviest moments, the promise of heaven pulled out and encouraging hope for you today and when you understand what your future with God will be like the burdens of the present film later. That's a pastor grams but heaven is all about and it's why we want to get a copy into your hands today heaven is our thanks for your gifts to help share the truth of the gospel to more people around the world's a countdown to request your copy of heaven. When you give call 1800-795-4627 1-800-795-4627. You can also text the word PowerPoint to 59789 and don't forget to visit Jack Graham.org where you can shop our E store. Give a gift online or sign up for Dr. Graham's free daily email devotional our website again is Jack Graham.Archie now it's give back today's message the activity of heaven. I need to say that especially some of you men are thinking really. We just got a saying in heaven all day long forever know heaven is not going to be a long boring church service I been in a few of those kind you think will never end, but can you imagine in the presence of Jesus.

Heaven being born. So in my mind. Here's the way I think about.

There's a throne in heaven and around the throne of God are the saints and the Angels and we will join in the song of angels. The song of the saints and worshiping God.

Truly, it will be an endless hallelujah to our King but will have other things to do there will be service for the Lord, and there will be banquets and and there will be adventures and all the rest.

And so I don't believe that were all going to be around the throne and the new heavens and the new earth in the countries in the cities of the new heaven and the new earth what's going to happen is that reverberating through the kingdom of God atmospheric leaf.

There will be praise to God.

These everlasting praises to God, and you will just be drawn in, you'll be you'll be in your neighborhood hanging out with your friends then and you will hear the songs coming from the throne you sign let's go, nobody will have to push you church that I have to wake you up to get there. You say let's go to church.

Let's go to the throne. Let's worship God and will be around the throne of God on our feet on our faces will be worshiping God forever and ever.

Worship will be the very air we breathe got there, it will be in the very atmosphere to worship God you won't be looking at your watch are looking at your cell phone to see how long is this going to last. You will be standing there with your hands in your pocket you will be hands lifted high, praising God and worshiping him you'll be on your knees, giving thanks to God for ever – rejoicing and so much more.

So let's worship God. The psalmist said this so often.

Psalm 89.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord. What forever so we will be rejoicing and we will be resting verse 13 Revelation 14 says this and they will rest from their labors resting here. Think of the word substitute the word. There piece. Jesus said, let me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest rest for your soul is so rest it. It is rest from the pressures of the pain and the stress of the distress of life rest for your souls. This is the rest resting from our labors. In other words, we will be in our resurrected bodies and therefore we will be at perfect rest in him. Nothing last to keep us in distress, but we will be in perfect peace, the peace that we all long for in heaven now doesn't mean our resting that we won't be serving because the Scripture says his service there serve him day and night. I can assure you that heaven will not boring. Heaven can't be boring because Jesus is present Jesus and his wife is beautiful, wonderful presence and yes there's going to be fun and have an laughter in heaven. Martin Luther said if you are not allowed to laugh in heaven. I don't want to go there. There's plenty of laughter and have an contrast that to the streets in the horrors and the cries of hell separated from God.

We will be in the presence of God. Sure there's going to be laughter.

There's going to be eating there's going to be dining there's going to be banqueting. The Bible talks about the kingdom of God being a banquet being of these is not up funeral is up.

Please we will be the servants of God we will have jobs and occupation is the ultimate upwardly mobile career path and one final thing we are rewarded 13th verse of Revelation 14 says that the close in their works do follow them. Their works follow them clearly. According to the Scriptures are works do not get us to have an elitist. For by grace are ye saved through faith that not of yourselves is the gift of God not of works, lest anyone should boast. There be no strutting, no slagging in heaven.

I'm here because I deserved it knows not of works, lest anyone should boast. So we are not saved by works, but verse 10 of that same Ephesians 2 goes say but we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good work.

So I works don't get us to heaven or gain heaven, but I works follow us to help Bible talks about crowns the righteous, the crown of righteousness, the crown of life. The crown of glory.

Others I know some people say don't and I'm not motivated by rewards.

Yes you are, unless you're working for you probably are, there will be an eternal compensation. The rewards the crowns that should motivate us to know that we are accountable. John said little children, abide in him. Jesus that when he appears you may have confidence and not be ashamed at his coming summer going to be a shape going out into eternity with wasted lives. The apostle Paul at the judgment seat of Christ is that some their works will be just wood hay and stubble and when the fires of discernment and judgment come they'll be wiped away, and some will have only the charred embers of a wasted life put in the nail scarred hands of Jesus that will be enough that will work again not saved because of your works saved unto good works, and where all called and commanded to serve God. Jesus spoke in Revel Matthew five great is your reward in heaven. He said don't lose your reward.

When I come again Matthew 512 rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. Matthew 941 for truly I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Even a cup of cold water. Just a small thing in Jesus name will break on the shores of eternity. One last one.

Hebrews 610 for God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you showed for his name in serving the saints as you build.

You think does not overlook your work.

You're working hard, he notes headline news in heaven.

When you do something.

In Jesus name.

Our aim according to the Scripture is to please him. Paul said I make it my aim to please God bless the holy ambition, I press on the mark for the prize of the Baha'i calling of God in Jesus Christ. We are passionately pursuing and pressing on and that is to please him to hear the words well done good and faithful.

Stephen heard those words when he was dying at the hands of evil men stoning him, he looked up in the heavenly set. I see Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and in my own mind when I read that passage in acts chapter 7 Jesus standing when Stephen is entering heaven.

III see Jesus. God bless you Stephen. I bless you Stephen come on in. I applaud you. We live for the applause of heaven only for the applause for the approval for the appraisal of Jesus in our lives, and therefore we live for him, knowing that in heaven it will be working on when we see Christ there listening to PowerPoint. When Jack ran in today's message the activity heaven. No matter what struggles are facing today. You have hope in the premises awaiting you in heaven. And God calls you to share that hope with others today. That's why we want to encourage and inspire you today by sending you pastor Graham's book heaven. This exciting book takes you straight to Scripture to help me see all that awaits you in the life to come, and how it impacts your life today, you'll find hope for today encouraged to share that hope with others. So don't wait to request a copy. Heaven is our special thanks for your gift to help boldly proclaim God's word through PowerPoint to request your copy when you call today, when 800-7956 27 that's 1-800-795-4627 can also text the word PowerPoint to 59789 and don't forget to visit Jack Graham.org where you can shop our E store.

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