Heaven

The Saint's Heritage and Watchword

Isaiah 54:17

… But God looked from Heaven, confounded their knavish tricks, laid their secrets bare and exposed their treachery! Hallelujah to the King eternal, immortal, invisible who guarded us and …

The Peace of God

Philippians 4:7

… Peace is most pleasant when religion sits beneath its shade and offers her joyful vows to Heaven. How grateful we ought to be that we can meet together …

Though He Were Dead

John 11:24-26

… Death and heaven, or the advent and the glory, are at your doors. A little while and He that will come shall come, and will not tarry. Think …

Seeing Jesus

John 14:19

… It is the sight that shall make a Heaven within us, while teaching us, by His Spirit, what the Heaven shall be in which we shall dwell hereafter …

Roads Cleared

Isaiah 57:14

… WHAT is the way, the way of salvation, the way to Heaven? Jesus Christ says, "I am the way." He is the Son of God and He left …

Retrospect—"The Lord Has Blessed"

Joshua 17:14

… Each saint may tell his companion something that he does not know and in Heaven it will be a part of the riches of Glory to hold commerce …

“As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be”

Deuteronomy 33:25

… dreadful vintage of eternal wrath. May God give us all grace, so that when days and years are past, we all may meet in heaven. There are some …

Salvation As It Is Now Received

1 Peter 1:8

… We desire that we may be found in Christ in the day of His appearing and that we may have a share in His eternal Glory. But, Beloved …

The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin

Romans 6:14

… When we preach salvation to the vilest of men, some suppose we mean by that a mere deliverance from hell and an entrance into heaven. It includes all …

Brave Waiting

Psalm 27:14

… Agonize in desire and let not the knocker of Heaven's gate ever rest! Make the door of Mercy resound again and again with your resolute blows upon …

The Cleansing of the Leper

Leviticus 13:12-13

… As long as thou art at peace with thy guilt, the Eternal God draws his sword and vows eternal warfare with thee. Now I wish I could more …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… Now, this sacred advance-guard carry for their banner the Eternal Covenant. Election, Predestination, and Redemption—the things that have gone before, beyond the sight, are all rallied …

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… But it is certain that within a short time, Christ will come upon the clouds of Heaven. When the time appointed by the Father shall arrive, that very …

The Second Time

Acts 7:13

… You did not put your heart into it and you know that our Lord Jesus Christ said, "The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… earth's struggles soon shall cease, And Jesus call to Heaven's perfect peace!" We shall be able to say, perhaps, when we come to die, what a …

Peace—a Fact and a Feeling

Romans 5:1

… Dear Hearer, before you can have peace with Heaven you must take up your true position and plead guilty! I pray the Holy Spirit to lead you to …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… In Heaven babes will be no longer babes. He who was a babe here shall be fully developed there. Neither shall there be in Heaven the weary old …

Divine Gentleness Acknowledged

Psalm 18:35

… David ascribes all his own greatness to the condescending goodness and graciousness of his Father in Heaven. I trust we all feel that this sentiment is echoed in …

No Difference

Matthew 5:45

… Well, it is so in heavenly things, for there the eternal fullness dwells! God has as much love as ever and as much Grace as ever—and as …

Strong Meat

Hebrews 5:14

… But if you would walk in the strength of a giant, and fight with the valor of a David, live on these loaves of Heaven's best bread …

The Best Friend

Proverbs 27:10

… I charge you, never forsake your father's God, or, what is still more tender, the God of your mother! Others of you have parents in Heaven. Well …

The Greatest Folly in the World

Romans 3:11

… We are told that God looked out of Heaven to see if there were any who had understanding, that did seek after Him. If there had been any …

Reasons For Doubting Christ

Matthew 14:31

… You have tried the Oxford way to Heaven and tried the Roman way to Heaven, but they do not suit you. You cannot get there by them and …

Instability

Genesis 49:4

… heaven. And now God “commandeth all men everywhere to repent;” and he telleth them this—“Whosoever believeth on the Son of God shall not perish, but have eternal …

How to Read the Bible

Matthew 12:3-7

… We become saturated with the Word of God, like Gideon’s fleece, which was wet with the dew of heaven; and this can only come to pass by …

Psalm 97

Psalm 97

… Jesus has come, and all power is given unto him in heaven and in earth, therefore men are bidden to yield him their obedient faith. Saints draw comfort …

Mysterious Meat

John 4:31-38

… Oh, that we may not miss the delicacies of Heaven from lack of a purified taste! It is a sad ignorance which comes of lack of spirituality. The …

Sincerity And Duplicity

1 John 2:3

… It dives deep into the mine of God's eternal purpose. It soars high into the Heaven of God's everlasting love. It enlarges the soul by filling …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the Truth in unrighteousness. Those last words may be read …

Direction In Dilemma

Exodus 14:13

… But now, since all might is centered in the Eternal Arms, the whole of the crown shall be put on the Eternal Head. I am glad that your …

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… IT HAS generally been considered, that the passage of the Jordan by the Israelites is typical of death, and that Canaan is a fitting representation of heaven. We …

Rain and Grace—a Parallel

Job 38:25-27

… every single portion of hail that comes down from Heaven—all these are ordered according to His eternal counsel and will. God alone can arrange all this. It …

Dagon's Ups and Downs

1 Samuel 5:2-4

… of Heaven by then! They would not even think about tomorrow did they know how soon it will all be over and how soon the eternal joy will …

Three Arrows—or Six?

2 Kings 13:18

… Neither will anything happen but according to His eternal purpose and decree. It is also a sure and certain fact that, oftentimes, events hang upon the choice of …

A Word From the Beloved's Own Mouth

… This is the virtue, the loss of which shut man out of Paradise, and continues to shut men out of heaven. The want of cleanness in heart and …

A Poor Man's Cry—and What Came Of It

Psalm 34:6

… They tell me that they did distinctly lay hold on eternal life last Sunday—and they are clear about what it means. They came out of darkness into …

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… The life of saints on earth is, in fact, the same life as that of saints in Heaven. There is no change in the substance of the new …

Esther's Exaltation—or, Who Knows?

Esther 4:13

… He has purposed it, there is no defeating it! Heaven and earth shall sooner fail than the eternal purpose! Each chosen servant of God is like the Word …

A Sunday School Sermon

Isaiah 40:11

… Now, though He reigns in Heaven, His Divine Spirit looks after the young converts and causes them to grow up in His fear. Many are the Timothies taught …

The Precious Blood Of Christ

1 Peter 1:19

… Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool." It is the song of Heaven—"We have washed our robes and made them white in the …