What comes to your mind when you think about heaven? Do you think about clouds and angels and harps? Do you think about a place of perfect peace and contentment? Maybe when you think about heaven, you think about a lost loved one. Maybe you think about a street of gold and gates made of great pearl.
Can you picture it? Of course you can’t picture it. You can’t picture it, because you’re trying to imagine something that your brain can’t comprehend.
We don’t have words to describe what we’ll see there. When Jesus gave John a glimpse into heaven and told him to write down what he saw, John had to use figurative words. He had to paint a picture of a place that words can’t describe. That’s why, when we see his words in Revelation, sometimes they can be unclear. But even though John’s description of what we will see in heaven is unclear, his description of what we’ll be doing there isn’t.
From the time in Revelation 4:1 when John was told to “come up here,” the activity of heaven was clear to him. From beginning to end, the activity of heaven is constant, continual worship. No matter how much you like to fish here, you won’t be fishing in heaven. No matter how much you like to throw a baseball here, you won’t be throwing a baseball in heaven. We will be all-consumed in our worship and adoration of Jesus. When we see Him face to face, we won’t be able to take our eyes off Him.
Our eternity will be spent fulfilling our joy by lifting up our voice with all of heaven and saying,
Revelation 5:11-14
Can you picture it? Of course you can’t picture it. You can’t picture it, because you’re trying to imagine something that your brain can’t comprehend.
We don’t have words to describe what we’ll see there. When Jesus gave John a glimpse into heaven and told him to write down what he saw, John had to use figurative words. He had to paint a picture of a place that words can’t describe. That’s why, when we see his words in Revelation, sometimes they can be unclear. But even though John’s description of what we will see in heaven is unclear, his description of what we’ll be doing there isn’t.
From the time in Revelation 4:1 when John was told to “come up here,” the activity of heaven was clear to him. From beginning to end, the activity of heaven is constant, continual worship. No matter how much you like to fish here, you won’t be fishing in heaven. No matter how much you like to throw a baseball here, you won’t be throwing a baseball in heaven. We will be all-consumed in our worship and adoration of Jesus. When we see Him face to face, we won’t be able to take our eyes off Him.
Our eternity will be spent fulfilling our joy by lifting up our voice with all of heaven and saying,
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.That’s what we know about heaven. Heaven will be a place of ultimate joy because we will be in continual worship. Do you know what that tells me? It tells me that if you don’t like praise and worship and singing now, you’d better start getting used to it. Because if Jesus has saved you, that’s what you’re going to be doing for a long, long time.
Blessing and honor and glory and power be unto him that sits on the throne and unto the Lamb forever and ever.
Revelation 5:11-14
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