Heaven (The place of everlasting paradise) Part 10

INTRO: What we have looked at so far is life in heaven after death but before the resurrection. We have seen that when the righteous die, angels come to take them home to heaven, to that city God has made for the righteous. We have seen that after they enter heaven, they are comforted. In Luke 15 we saw Abraham comfortding Lazarus. As I see it, the transition from life here, to heaven will be a very dramatic change and so much will be unfamiliar to us. And I suppose that when Abraham comforted Lazarus, he initiated him into life in heaven. I do not expect that from the time Lazarus entered heaven until today, Abraham is still comforting him, but it is more likely that Lazarus is doing the same for others as they enter this entirely new way of life.

We saw that it appears that those who enter heaven receive a temporary body, since they are said to wear clothing and some of them wave palm branches. I have proposed to you that as the martyred saints of the tribulation time arrive first at the altar, that this may be true for all those who enter heaven. Here, at the altar of sacrifice, every particle of sin left in the life is cleaned up and then they are dressed in white. Once they have experienced this, they are fit to enter the temple in heaven and come before God Almighty Himself. And from here, they have access to this city that is 1500 miles cubed. I suppose that we cannot imagine what sights they behold in this city.