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Get your name written in Heaven
- Names of Saved/Redeemed: rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20 NKJV
How we can prepare for Heaven
- Lay up treasures: lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20 NKJV
- Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” Matthew 19:21 NKJV
- Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. Luke 13:33 NKJV
No sadness in Heaven
- No Tears: ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4 NIV
Other versions
- He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4 ESV
- And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4 NKJV
Structure of Heaven
- Gold & Precious Stones: The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: Revelation 21:18-19 NKJV
What we will do in Heaven
1. Be with the Lord
- Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord! 1 Thessalonians 4:17 AMP
2. Judge Angels
- Do you not know that we [believers] will judge angels? How much more then [as to] matters of this life? 1 Corinthians 6:3 AMP
3. Reign
- and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen Revelation 1:6 NKJV
Access to Heaven while alive
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Revelation 4:1-3 NKJV
Rich entry into Heaven
- For if you practice these things you will never stumble, and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:10-11 BSB
See example
- Stephen: he said, “Look! I see the heavens opened up [in welcome] and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Acts 7:56 AMP