The Hope of Heaven

Cornerstone Chapel - Audio Podcast

Cornerstone Chapel

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul spoke, in the third person, of a revelation of heaven that was too wonderful to describe so that he would not appear to be bragging. But there are more than 575 other passages in the Bible that describe heaven. Pastor Gary shares seven points about the “Hope of Heaven” and invites people to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior so that they can enjoy heaven for eternity after they die. Are you certain that you are going to heaven when you die? Join us for today’s teaching so that you can be sure!

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0:00.0	All right, let's take our Bibles and go to 2nd Corinthians chapter 12.
0:04.0	We're going to pick up in our study through the book of 2nd Corinthians.
0:08.6	So if you don't have a Bible, I'm sure you can pull it up on your phone.
0:13.0	I'm going to be reading from the new King James Version.
0:15.9	It's kind of the softer King James Version.
0:19.6	And this is going to be 2nd Corinthians chapter 12. I've entitled
0:24.0	my message today, the hope of heaven. The hope of heaven. In 2 Corinthians chapter 12, I'm going to
0:31.6	read the first six verses. So follow along if you have your Bibles open there.
0:39.1	Second reading is 12 verse 1.
0:39.8	Paul writes,
0:43.0	it is doubtless not profitable for me to boast.
0:47.3	I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
0:49.4	He says in verse 2,
0:52.2	I know a man in Christ who 14 years ago,
0:56.0	whether in the body I do not know or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows. Such a one was caught up to the third heaven. Verse three, and I know such a man,
1:04.2	whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know. God knows how he was caught up into paradise
1:10.1	and heard inexpressible words,
1:13.0	which it is not lawful for a man to utter, of such a one I will boast,
1:19.0	yet of myself I will not boast except in my infirmities. For though I might desire to boast,
1:25.1	I will not be a fool, for I will speak the truth.
1:28.6	But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me.
1:39.0	So he's like, I don't want anybody to elevate me any more than I should be.
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