Heaven

"Lay Hold on Eternal Life!"

1 Timothy 6:12

… happy be." This eternal life, given thus freely, is a present possession. "Eternal life" may sometimes be employed to set out the glories of Heaven, but not often …

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp

1 Timothy 6:12

… Rehearse eternal life! Rehearse the service and joy of Heaven! They have rehearsals of fine pieces of music—let us have a rehearsal of Heaven's harmonies. The …

Our Lord's Entrance Within the Veil

Hebrews 9:12

… He entered Heaven as a priest, in all the solemnity of accomplished sacrifice. "He entered the Most Holy Place once and for all, having obtained eternal redemption." Upon …

Glory!

1 Peter 5:10

… exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Oh, blessed men, whose very losses are their gains, whose sorrows produce their joys, whose griefs are big with Heaven! Well may …

Life Eternal

John 10:28

… It is said, "I give unto them eternal life." There is an implication, therefore, that they had lost eternal life. Every one of God's people fell in …

The Bridgeless Gulf

Luke 16:26

… Shall the courtiers of Heaven become traitors to their King, that they may relieve His implacable adversaries? Shall the princes of the blood imperial, who wear eternal coronets …

'A Prepared Place for a Prepared People'

John 14:2

… Is the Father, then, the same as Heaven? Yes, indeed—to come to the Father is to come to perfect blessedness, to know the fullness of His eternal …

Preparation for Heaven

2 Corinthians 5:5

… Carnal spirits, greedy, envious spirits—what would they do in Heaven? If they were in the place called Heaven, they could not be in the state called Heaven …

Heaven Above and Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… Godhead itself, eternal and immovable! Drink from eternal springs—and if you do so, your life will be more and more "as the days of Heaven upon the …

Religion a Present Concern

… seed generates the plant, even so doth this present life generate the eternal future. Heaven and hell are, after all, but the developments of our present character, for …

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… for eternal ages of unfading bliss! Oh! how foolish will you conceive yourselves to be, when you are in the next state, when cast away from heaven you …

The New Park Street Pulpit

Ephesians 1:13

… In Heaven, spirits are always on the wing; their lips are always singing the eternal hallelujahs unto the great Jehovah that sits upon the Throne. Their fingers are …

The Profit Of Godliness In The Life To Come

1 Timothy 4:8

… There is no fear of the Christian's ever growing aged in Heaven, or of his powers failing him. Eternal youth shall be to those who wear the …

Vanities and Verities

2 Corinthians 4:18

… As for the eternal things of Heaven they seem dim and unsubstantial. Now, it must not be so with us. We should say, "The things eternal I pursue …

Reigning Grace

Romans 5:21

… shall lift the curtains of Heaven and give you visions of eternity! And when at last the spirit leaps from time into eternal space, then Grace shall be …

Justification And Glory

Romans 8:30

… Romanism holds that some of the best saints go to Heaven when they die, but that the great mass of inferior saints are not qualified for Heaven and …

"The Ark of His Covenant"

Revelation 11:19

… Their work was never done! But, "He entered in once," and only once, "into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." I love that expression, "eternal …

A Boundless Benediction

Genesis 49:25

… He is always first! That is one of the blessings of Heaven, then—that first movement of the Eternal Spirit upon the dead, chaotic heart—producing light and …

Warning and Encouragement

Genesis 27:38

… forever in Heaven, just as surely will you live forever in Hell! I implore you, as you value your immortal soul, do not imperil its eternal interest by …

Christ's Negative and Positive Prayer

John 17:15

… that I have done before I stand in Your Presence amid the eternal splendors of Heaven." It seems to me that it is most gracious of the Lord …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… is, the nearness of eternal things. Think of that a minute. Heaven and hell are not places far away. You may be in heaven before the clock ticks …

A Present Religion

1 John 3:2

… the plant, even so doth this present life generate the eternal future. We know, indeed, that heaven and hell are, after all, but the developments of our present …

Last Things

Proverbs 5:11

… There is eternal rest for the beloved of the Lord and when you shall arrive in Heaven, how little, how utterly insignificant your toil will seem, even if …

Eternal Life!

John 17:3

… Many people, when they hear or read that expression, suppose that it means Heaven. It does mean that, but it means much more. Eternal life commences here—it …

Free Will—A Slave

John 5:40

… It is eternal death. It is the execution of the legal sentence; it is the consummation of the spiritual death. Eternal death is the death of the soul …

Deep Calls Unto Deep

Psalm 42:7

… Heaven shall last! For while the saints shall go away into everlasting joy, the punishment of the ungodly has, according to the testimony of Jesus, the same eternal …

The Unconquerable King

Daniel 4:34

… The angels find it their Heaven to be obedient to the God of Heaven. Under the term, "army of Heaven," is comprehended fallen angels who were once numbered …

Marvelous Light

1 Peter 2:9

… Talk of true happiness—it is nowhere to be discovered till the eternal Light breaks in upon the mind and heart! And then, Heaven has begun below! Some …

The Sympathy of the Two Worlds

… the whole, The same great heart which beats in heaven beats on earth. The love of the Eternal Father which cheers the celestial, makes glad the terrestrial too …

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… I, for one, will not pawn Heaven in that fashion, to make sin cheap for the willfully impenitent! Once landed on that eternal shore, there are no storms …

Abraham, A Pattern To Believers

Hebrews 11:9

… the eternal Architect, the everlasting Chief Mason who has built those many mansions where His saints shall dwell forever! I cannot tell you anything about Heaven. If I …

Timely Reflections

Romans 13:11

… Salvation here means what many think it always implies, namely, eternal Glory. At this hour our perfect salvation is nearer than when we believed. Observe the date from …

The Final Perseverance of the Saints

Job 17:9

… The saints in Heaven have eternal life and no one expects them to perish! Their life is eternal—and eternal life is eternal life—whether the person possessing …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… I believe in His power in Providence, that He can bring to pass His eternal purposes, and do as He wills among the armies in Heaven and among …

The Lord's Eternal Rest

Psalm 132:14

… Here was a man come to sing in Heaven, to chant before the Eternal Throne the praises of a Sacrifice greater than any that he had offered! Yes …

Alive or Dead—Which?

1 John 5:12

… Father, the heir of heaven is begotten again unto a lively hope—these two lives blend together and ensure for us the life eternal, such as they possess …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… even find a Heaven in them. I have read fanciful periods in which the writer has found celestial joys to consist in an eternal progress in the knowledge …

The Savior You Need

Hebrews 5:9

… When the text says, "eternal salvation," it means that it will ripen into eternal bliss! You are saved from eternal misery. You are preserved by eternal life from …

His Name—The Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6

… burning eye shall be dim with age, and the lamps of Heaven shall be paled into eternal midnight—when all this world shall melt as melts the winter …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… honourable to be elected to eternal life; to be elected to “the Church of the first born, whose names are written in heaven;” to be elected to be …