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Sir,
Many people have a lot of questions as far as heaven is concerned. Many ask; “What exactly will this heavenly home be like?” Fortunately, the Bible gives us some snapshots of heaven. Several passages in scripture provide some fascinating insights into the heaven that’s to come. You see, God wants us to know that heaven is a real place; and better, it’s more real and more fulfilling than anything we’ve ever known.
The Bible speaks of a beautiful city called the New Jerusalem, which will be God’s headquarters (Revelation 21 and 22). The picture these chapters paint is mind-boggling! Firstly, the city is huge.
Beautiful
It stands 375 miles on each side! Secondly, the city is incredibly beautiful. It has magnificent walls made of solid jasper with 12 foundations, each made from a different type of precious stone, including sapphire, emerald, topaz, and amethyst. And the city’s 12 gates are each made of a single pearl.
The streets of the city are made of gold so pure that it appears as transparent glass. But we also learn that the streets are not made to simply look at and admire. Zechariah 8:5 says; “The streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing.” Not only will New Jerusalem be a breathtaking, shimmering sight, it will also be a place to have fun and rejoice.
But most awesome is that God will dwell among the redeemed within the midst of the city, and a glorious rainbow surrounds His majestic throne (Revelation 4:3). From beneath His throne, the river of life springs, and on both sides of this river, the tree of life produces a fresh crop of different fruit every month.
Reward
If the walls, foundation, and streets are this beautiful and spectacular, just imagine what your home will be like - the one that Jesus custom-made for you! What an awe-inspiring privilege and reward to have the chief architect of the universe, who knows your heart’s desires even better than you do, designing and building your own unique home in this city!
An important aspect will be the biosphere of heaven: its life cycle will be eternal, not one cursed with the decay and death of this sin-infected world. The creation story makes it clear that