BIBLE REFERENCE GUIDE # 20
1Corinthians 15:19--- Our hope is in Christ and not in the things of this world.
Hebrews 11:10, 16--- God has prepared an eternal city for the righteous that is free from the problems of earthly cities.
Revelation 3:12--- The name of that eternal city is the new Jerusalem.
Philippians 3:20, 21--- God will give us new bodies that are fit to dwell in His eternal city.
1Corinthians 2:9--- The glories of the world to come cannot be totally comprehended by us now. It ia a place of unspeakable joy.
Psalms 16:11--- The ultimate happiness, love, and life will be found in heaven and the earth made new.
Revelation 21:2, 3--- The righteous will be privileged to have God Himself dwell among them. The throne of God will be moved to the new earth.
John 14:1-3--- Jesus longs for us to be with Him- the ultimate joy beyond our imagination today.
Revelation 22:2--- The tree of life spans the river of life and yields a new crop every month.
Isaiah 65:21, 22--- We will have time to build country homes and plant our own vineyard.
Matthew 5:5--- Those who are meek and faithful to God now that will inherit the earth in its recreated state.
Revelation 22:4--- We will have personal contract with God and be able to talk freely with Him as our Father and Creator.
Isaiah 41:31--- Heaven will be a place of unspeakable joy as all earthly sickness and handicaps are gone.
Revelation 21:4--- God will wipe away all tears. Painful memories will be forgotten and only joy will remain.
Isaiah 65:25--- The animals will be friendly and all will feel safe around them.
Revelation 21:25--- God's city will have open gates because it is forever safe from attack and will reign for eternity.
Romans 8:18--- The reward of the faithful will far outweigh the hardships of this life.
2Corinthians 4:17, 18--- Paul tells us that we are to see through the eyes of faith what the physical eye cannot now see and live for those things to come.
Revelation 14:4--- Those who are saved will have first learned to follow Jesus now so that they can follow and dwell with Him forever in the next life.
Revelation 21:5--- The things that God has promised are true and faithful and we can trust His promises.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie