Heaven

The Roaring Lion

1 Peter 5:8

… From that moment this evil spirit despairing of all restoration to his former glories and happiness has sworn perpetual hostility against the God of Heaven. He has had …

The Enemies of the Cross of Christ

Philippians 3:18

… It might have been predicted by any man who judged, concerning the future, that no sooner would the Son of God descend from Heaven to earth—and die …

Fickle Followers

Luke 9:57-62

… The faith that makes me feel my ruin, confess my sin and lay hold of eternal life because otherwise my merits will bring me to eternal death—this …

Mourning at the Cross

Zechariah 12:10

… Then the same Grace affects the heart so that the man beholds the Infinite graciousness and eternal love of Christ and then begins to loathe himself to think …

Salvation by Knowing the Truth

1 Timothy 2:3

… And I know, also, that he has a people whom he will save, whom by his eternal love he has chosen, and whom by his eternal power he …

"The Wedding Was Furnished with Guests"

Matthew 22:10

… If you will not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life through what I have to say, may the Lord remove me and send someone else …

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… If I were to take, for instance, the mysterious Doctrine of the Eternal Filiation of the Lord Jesus Christ, or the procession of the Holy Spirit from the …

Just and the Justifier

… I was made to see that He who is the Son of God, co-equal, and co- eternal with the Father, had of old been made the covenant …

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… Such honor does the Lord of Heaven and Earth put upon the ministry of the Word that, as one of the old Puritans said, "God had only one …

"Sitting By"

Luke 5:17

… Perhaps for me there is a Heaven of which I have, up to now, despised. I will make a searching enquiry and see whether it is so or …

The Fatherhood of God

Matthew 6:9

… And we, the chosen favourites of heaven, adopted and regenerated, shall not we loose him? Shall we not say, “Whom have I in heaven but thee, and there …

The Head of the Church

Colossians 1:18

… The Church is no corporation of priests, or confederacy of unconverted men—it is the assembly of those whose names are written in Heaven. Any assembly of faithful …

The Philosophy and Propriety of Abundant Praise

Psalm 145:7

… of Heaven! And we shall be among the angels, feeling as they feel, doing as they do and losing ourselves as they lose themselves in the eternal hallelujah …

The Pastor’s Parting Blessing

Romans 16:24

… Priestcraft assumes to be the divinely appointed channel of communicating with heaven, and this monstrous presence is so abominable that we would sooner have the curse than the …

Idols Found Wanting, But Jehovah Found Faithful

Isaiah 46:1-4

… God will not prepare us for Heaven and prepare Heaven for us and not bring us there. He will not store up the blessings of the Covenant and …

The First, Last—And the Last, First

Matthew 19:30

… But remember, "You are not under the Law, but under Grace." But if you begin to forget your indebtedness to your Savior, not only for eternal life, but …

Remember Lot's Wife

Luke 17:32

… It will be a sad, sad thing if there should come an eternal severance between those united by marriage bonds—that we should live together, work together, suffer …

The Ascension and the Second Advent Practically Considered

Acts 1:10

… Brethren, it is of little use to look up into an empty heaven. If Christ himself be not visible in heaven, then in vain do we gaze, since …

A Practical Discourse

1 Kings 5:14

… If a man gives himself wholly to soul-winning, he must be much in prayer, for he will be all at sea without help from Heaven! If he …

'Trust in the Living God'

1 Timothy 4:10

… That evil spirit is but the infant of a day compared with God, the Eternal of all the ages, the Everlasting Father who was always able to anticipate …

Redemption and Its Claims

1 Corinthians 6:20

… Heaven, the channel of Grace, the door of Hope. It constitutes our song in the house of our pilgrimage and will be the theme of our eternal music …

Abijah, or Some Good Thing Towards the Lord

1 Kings 14:13

… If such a child should die, it would be well; for it is much better to have a child in heaven than to have one on earth breaking …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… She may have seen in vision the Just One coming in the clouds of Heaven. Her mind may have pictured Him upon the Great White Throne, even the …

Christ's 'New Commandment'

John 13:34

… We who believe in Jesus are going to live together in Heaven forever and ever, so we may as well be good friends while we are here! We …

Spiritual Religion

John 6:63

… To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live— A beam of Heaven, a vital ray— 'Tis Yours alone to give." How often have I …

In Whom Are You Trusting?

Isaiah 36:5

… I would look you in the face and evoke you by the living God, by life, by death, by judgment, by eternity, by Heaven, by Hell—by everything …

Good Earnests of Great Success

Acts 6:7

… Nothing can avail without the operation of the Holy Spirit and the smile from heaven. Paul planteth, Apollos watereth, and God giveth the increase. We must never begin …

Life And Walk Of Faith

Colossians 2:6

… Man, unrenewed, could he possess the joys of Heaven, would in time grow weary of them and crave for change. When the children of Israel in the wilderness …

Peace—How Gained, How Broken

Psalm 85:8

… Certain sinners have a conscience seared as with a hot iron and this brings with it that horrible peace which is the preface of eternal damnation. Around us …

Purging Out the Leaven

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

… eternal God, dies for you. What more is needed to make your faith firm and unmoved? Come and feed yourself on this Bread which came down from Heaven …

The Priest Dispensed With

1 John 5:10

… They tell us that to know ourselves saved we must either have a revelation from Heaven, which we may not expect, or we must wait till the Day …

Threefold Sanctification

1 Corinthians 1:2

… It is a handbook to Heaven. It is a guide to eternity, meant for the man at the plow, as much as for the scholar at his table …

Seekers Directed and Encouraged

Jeremiah 29:13

… Those prayers will never get to Heaven which only fly upward with one wing. If one oar pulls towards earth and the other towards Heaven, the boat of …

Personal Service

Psalm 116:16

… Heir of heaven, blood-bought and blood-washed, Jesus did not save thee by another. He did not sit in heaven himself at ease and then array Gabriel …

Teaching for the Outer and Inner Circles

Mark 4:33

… It was never His objective, when He was addressing the people, to speak to them upon subjects of merely temporal interest—He preached the eternal Word of God …

Psalm 131

Psalm 131

… There is room for the largest hope when self is gone, ground for eternal hope when transient things no longer hold the mastery of our spirits. This verse …

Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… In the eternal covenant of grace, as I told you last Sabbath, he was one of the high contracting parties in the divine contract, whereby we are saved …

"Blessed in Him"

Psalm 72:17

… The forgiveness which God gives is not temporary, but eternal! Once pardoned, you are pardoned forever—the act of Divine amnesty and oblivion stands fast forever and ever …

A Gospel Promise

Ezekiel 36:27

… much less can any man attain to the perfection which is necessary to Heaven except through the work and power of the Spirit of the living God! I …

Grace—the One Way of Salvation

Acts 15:11

… Why, if the least Christian who believes in Jesus does not get to Heaven, then Peter himself will not get to Heaven! I am sure of it, that …