Text: 1 Corinthians 15:19
This World is Not Our Home – Philippians 3:20; 2 Corinthians 5:1-4
Why We Should Look Forward to Heaven
- No more pain & suffering (Revelation 21:4)
- No more sin & its consequences (Revelation 21:8,27)
- Place of rest (Revelation 14:13)
- Eternal life (John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:1)
- In the company of saints (Revelation 21:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
- In the presence of God (Revelation 22:3-5)
The Frightening Alternative: Hell
- Pain & suffering (Revelation 14:11)
- Punishment for sin (Romans 6:23; Revelation 21:8)
- No rest (Revelation 14:11)
- In the company of the wicked (Revelation 21:8; 22:15)
- Away from the presence of God (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9)
- The only thing Heaven & Hell have in common are their duration – eternity (Matthew 25:46)
The Basis for Our Hope – Colossians 1:27; Hebrews 6:18-20
What We Must Do to Obtain Our Hope – 1 Peter 1:3; Hebrews 5:9; 10:23