Heaven

A Seasonable Exhortation

1 Peter 1:13

… We are dealing with eternal things and what are ages? Let us patiently wait. "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness." Let …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… be where the Lord God and the Lamb are the eternal Light! Certain of us are nearer Heaven than we think. Let our hearts dance for joy at …

A Singular Title and a Special Favor

Psalm 59:10

… Christ has set Heaven's gate open for us and none can shut it. He awaits the coming of His people and when they enter Heaven they shall …

Plain Words With the Careless

Luke 8:28

… escape from eternal wrath! They avoid Heaven's love with scrupulous diligence and the prayer of their life seems to be, "Keep me, Lord, from Heaven! Prevent me …

"Forever With The Lord"

1 Thessalonians 4:17

… Do you want to have Heaven below? Be with Christ below! Do you want to know, at once, what eternal bliss is? Know it by living with the …

Christ's Great Mission

Matthew 20:28

… news greets us that Heaven descends to earth, that God comes down to man, that the Infinite becomes an Infant, that the Eternal, who has life in Himself …

The Only Atoning Priest

Hebrews 10:11-14

… He has wrought out eternal redemption, and made an end of sin. Note well, that none stand with him at the altar; none is appointed to aid him …

"There Is No Difference"

Romans 3:22

… Each path is peculiar in some respects, yet there is but one road, and that is the narrow way that leads to eternal life. The plan of salvation …

Perfect Sanctification

Hebrews 10:10

… We look upon eternal realities as being of the utmost consequence and we dare not take them for granted as being certain to be right. We are afraid …

Ten Wrong Kinds of Hearers

Isaiah 58:1

… together to hear about God, Heaven, Hell, the soul, eternity, immortality, the Judgment, the eternal rewards—everlasting life and the everlasting doom—eternal death! Here is something worth …

A Prospect of Revival

Isaiah 51:3

… The presence of the King of Heaven is the heaven of their delight. Moreover, Zion enjoys her Monarchs love, and therefore, he would have her comforted. We know …

The Heavenly Rainbow

Revelation 4:3

… In this world we only see, for it is all we can see, one-half of the Eternal Covenant of God's Grace. That one upward arch of …

Jesus, The Stumbling Stone Of Unbelievers

1 Peter 2:7

… Their patient suffering shall give Him praise—Heaven shall be the sweeter rest to them and the brighter place of Glory to them when He shall return with …

Preparing for the Week of Prayer

Revelation 8:3

… High Priest swings before the eternal Throne of God. There is not one of those birds that we send up towards Heaven which does not really reach its …

A Singular But Needful Question

John 5:6

… elected not to enter Heaven—there will remain but one other thing, namely, for you to be driven from His Presence into the eternal burnings of His wrath …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… Listen,—"Behold, I make." Who is the great I? Who but the eternal Son of God? "Behold, I make." Who can make but God, the Maker of heaven …

Number 2400—or, "Escape for Your Life!"

Genesis 19:17

… two places for man's eternal abode—Heaven and Hell—and if you are not saved so as to go to Heaven, where can you go but into …

Dei Gratia

Ephesians 1:6

… There was war in Heaven against the rule of the Eternal. Then flew forth the thunderbolts of Jehovah's strength, and the rebels were subdued at once by …

Araunah's Threshing Floor

1 Chronicles 22:1

… Not till the bullock, cut in pieces, was laid high on the altar, and the wood was heaped on the offering, and the fire coming straight from Heaven …

Baptismal Regeneration

Mark 16:15-16

… Judaism might possibly absorb the ceremony by way of type into her ordinances essential to eternal life; for it was religion of types and shadows. The false religions …

The Strait Gate

Luke 13:24

… to Heaven— "There are no acts of pardon passed In the cold grave to which we hasten! But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there …

"He Shall Be Great"

Luke 1:32

… When she knew that He was dead and buried in a borrowed tomb, she must have painfully pondered in her heart the words from Heaven concerning Him and …

"Jesus Only" —a Communion Meditation

Mark 9:8

… Be not carried away, like children, by any such fictitious paradise! The Heaven of your heart, and the only Heaven that can content it, is "Jesus only." To …

The Arrows of the Bow Broken in Zion

Psalm 76:3

… But the Gospel tells of eternal redemption. As spiritual affairs far exceed material interests, so the spiritual victories of God in the midst of His Church are far …

A Second Word to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13

… Christ and eternal life, for you can not endure to be damned and, therefore, you are determined that if there is on earth or in Heaven any remedy …

The Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God

1 Timothy 1:11

… O let my anxious questions tenderly quicken you to be concerned about your soul's affairs and to seek unto the Lord Jesus for eternal life! Paul, having …

Regeneration

John 3:3

… The only heaven there is, is the heaven of spiritual men, the heaven of praise, the heaven of delight in God, the heaven of acceptance in the beloved …

Number 2500—or, "Entrance and Exclusion"

Matthew 25:10

… was shut." These words show that the entrance of the righteous into Heaven is eternal. The door was shut for two purposes, but chiefly, as I understand it …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… Blessed be His name! Begin to enjoy your Heaven now! What says the Apostle? "For our citizenship is in Heaven"—not is to be, but is! We belong …

A Defence of Calvinism

… of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens.” All I shall know and enjoy in Heaven, will be given to me by the Lord …

Divine Love and Its Gifts

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… He made the heavens and I am less than the smallest speck—yet He loves me! It is His eternal arm that has held up the universe in …

Our Place—at Jesus' Feet

Luke 7:38

… As to look at the brazen serpent was healing, so to look at Jesus Christ brings life eternal to the soul. After we have come to look at …

Heart'S Ease

Psalm 112:7

… common mercies of God—but our Savior, our God, our eternal interest in the Covenant, our Heaven which we are soon to inherit—these are kept where they …

Praying And Waiting

1 John 5:13-15

… Yes, "He that lives and believes in Christ, though he were dead, yet should he live." But it is one thing to have eternal life and another thing …

A Bottle in the Smoke

Psalm 119:83

… both of them engraved in eternal brass. The first are the statutes of his commands ; and of these he has said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but …

The Luther Sermon at Exeter Hall

Galatians 5:6

… It is very proper to say, "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth," and so forth. But you may repeat all that and …

The Eternal Truth of God

Psalm 100:5

… But the eternal Jehovah cannot dread consequences—He is Omnipotent—all things are in His hands. When a man utters a lie, he frequently does so because he …

David's Dying Song

2 Samuel 23:5

… It is well to hear saints’ words when they are near heaven—when they stand upon the banks of Jordan. But here is a special case, for these …

Prospect—"He Will Keep"

John 17:11

… The sunlight of Heaven rests upon your honored brow. You are near the gates of Glory, but you must be kept. The same hand that bought you must …

A Precious Promise for a Pure People

Isaiah 33:17

… the delight, the pure unclouded joy, reflective as the light of Heaven! What an introduction to eternal happiness this will be when your eyes shall see the King …