Christ & Heaven

Introduction

I. Christ is the Way to Heaven

• Your union with Christ

 o Redemption (Jn. 14:6; Heb. 10:19-20)
 o Sanctification (Heb. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:23)
 o Preservation (Jn. 10:28; Psa. 73:23-24)

II. Christ is Clearly Seen in Heaven

• You have not yet seen the Savior (1 Pet. 1:8; Jn. 20:28)

• Heaven is to see Christ (Isa. 33:17; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 Jn. 3:2)

The principal notion which the Scripture gives us of the state of heavenly blessedness is that faith will be turned into sight and grace into glory. John Owen

III. Christ is the Source of Heaven’s Blessings

• Your union with Christ fulfilled (Eph. 1:3; Psa. 73:25)

• The center of heaven—the Lamb (Rev. 7:9, 10, 17)

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. Revelation 21:22-23

Conclusion