We're going to talk about heaven again this week. Is that okay with you?

We're going to talk about it for the next three weeks and I'm telling you we're not going to run out of information.

The Bible is full of scripture and details and descriptions about heaven.

So turn in your Bible right now to Revelation chapter 21 and 2 Peter chapter 3.

Now last week we talked about the intermediate heaven, the heaven that exists today where

our loved ones that have died and love Christ, where they're living right now. I told you about

some activity that could possibly be going on there and I said that this week we're going to talk about

the new heaven.

Now some of you ask me where we got the phrase intermediate heaven because that term is not really

in the Bible.

But it is simply a way for us to describe the heaven that exists today

to make that different than the heaven that's coming, because there is a new heaven and a new earth

that is planned, and the scripture tells us clearly that it's planned and so the intermediate heaven is simply a way for us to explain that there is a heaven that exists today, it is paradise, God is there, our loved ones who follow Christ are there, but a new heaven has been planned.

Okay?

So in Revelation chapter 21, there's a description of this, a prophetic description that John gives us in

revelation 21 verse 1. Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea.

Then I, John, saw the Holy City new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride

adorned for her husband and I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, behold, the tabernacle of God is with men.

And he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people.

God himself, not a representative, but God Himself will be with Him and be their God.

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, there

shall be no more pain for the former things have passed away.

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