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^ ^ b ^ ^ ^ J J J J J J ÿÿÿÿ Let’s pray. And Lord we are so thankful that we
are citizens of heaven. And it is our future destination because we put our faith in Jesus
Christ. And now Lord as we open Your Word and we think a little bit more and talk a
little bit more about heaven we ask You to speak to us. And we ask all of this in Jesus’
name. Amen.
Good morning. Well that was a real blessing to baptize those first two girls inaugurating
our baptism now officially that we are going to start using as John was saying weekly giving
people an opportunity to take that step of obedience to the Lord. And we are still rejoicing
in all that the Lord did there in South Dakota. And so thank God for that. And be praying
for our upcoming crusade Long Island that is only days away and of course here at Angel
Stadium in Southern California.
All right. We are in Revelation Chapter 6. And the group just sang a song talking about
heaven thinking about heaven. We are going to talk and think about it one more time as
a part of our Essential series. And the title of my message is, “Down to Earth Talk About
Heaven.”
I heard a story about an 85 year old couple. Both of them were 85. And they had been married
for some 60 years. And as it turns out they both died the same day and went to heaven.
Now as a matter of fact this particular couple had been in very good health for the last
ten years of their lives mainly as a result of the wife’s interest in health and good
exercise. So they arrive at the pearly gates of course and I guess Peter, who is in charge
of housing, or so we have heard in so many of these jokes, meets them and welcomes them
and escorts them to their beautiful palatial mansion. And the husband can’t believe it.
I mean the master bedroom alone is ten times bigger than the home he lived in on earth.
And it has all of the features that one would hope for and a fireplace and a Jacuzzi. And
then he says, “How much is this going to cost?” And Peter says, “This isn’t going
to cost you anything. This is heaven.” And then they go outside in their backyard and
they have a beautiful view of this golf course that because it is heaven changes every week
to resemble one of the great golf courses on earth. And the husband is overwhelmed.
Just so full of joy. And he asks again, “How much is this going to cost me? What are the
green fees?” Peter says, “No green fees. You play for free.” This is heaven. Then
after that Peter escorts him to this dining room where there is this lavish buffet lunch
with cuisines of the world laid out. “How much does it cost to eat this?” the man
asked. Peter says, “It doesn’t cost you anything. It’s free. You are in heaven.
And then the man is looking around. He says, “Well wait a second. Where are the low fat
and low cholesterol tables?” Peter says, “That is the good news. In heaven you don’t
have to eat low fat and low cholesterol. In fact you can eat anything you want. You will
never get fat and you will never get sick.” At this point the man pulls the hat off his
head, throws it on the ground and he starts stomping on his hat. He is beet red. Screaming.
And Peter and his wife say, “What is wrong with you? Will you calm down?” And he turns
to his wife and he says, “If it weren’t for your blasted bran muffins I would have
been here ten years ago.”
Now that is just another one of those heavenly jokes. But I kind of like that one in particular
because it brings home some valid points about heaven. One being the most obvious. Heaven
is clearly better than earth.
C. S. Lewis said, and I quote, “Joy is the serious business of heaven.”
But it is hard for us to wrap our minds around this place we are all headed to as believers.
It seems so surreal. So mystical. So unreal. Yet the Bible speaks very specifically about
heaven giving us glimpses of it that really are to some degree understandable. The Bible
presents heaven as a future destination and specifically as a place. The Bible tells us
that heaven will be much better than anything we are experiencing now. The Bible promises
that in heaven we will be given new bodies that will be strong and healthy. And the Bible
promises that heaven is a place here pain is gone and we will live in pure joy. There
will be no boredom in heaven.
Now in our last message we talked a little bit about what we will do in heaven. Because
some have this idea that in heaven we are going to just sit around and strum stringed
instruments. Harps and so forth and lay on clouds and sleep. Which may appeal to some
people. It wouldn’t appeal much to me. But we discovered that in heaven we are going
to be active. For instance in heaven the Bible teaches we will be worshipping. Because Revelation
15:3 says we are singing the song of Moses. Not only are we worshipping but we are going
to be serving the Lord as well. We are doing many things in heaven. We are living in dwelling
places. We are reigning with Him. We are working for Him. And as we are doing all this we are
maintaining unbroken fellowship with Jesus. Revelation 22:3 says, “In heaven His servants
will serve Him.” Also in heaven we will be eating together, which comes as great news
to many, including myself. Revelation 19:9 promises that we will be present with the
great heroes of the Bible at the wedding supper of the Lamb.
But let’s talk a little bit more about heaven now. Some down to earth talk about heaven.
And we are going to answer the following four questions.
Number one. Will we still be married in heaven? Number two. How much to people in heaven know
about what is happening here on earth? For instance are they watching us right now?
Number three. What about the rewards in heaven? The Bible promises us a day of reward in our
future. What is that? And finally. What is the judgment seat of
Christ that we are going to stand before?
So let’s start with the first one. Will we be married in heaven? Now let me take a
quick poll. How many of you would like to be married in heaven? Raise up your hand.
You want to be married in heaven. That is interesting. Let me. Second question. How
many of you are married? Raise your hand. There are more hands the second. Ok. Let’s
try that again. How many of you want to be. Remember you are here with your spouse. Ok.
How many of you want to be married in heaven? Raise your hand up. It’s too late. The first
one was the truthful one. Some people would be very happy to think that there would be
marriage in heaven. Others would not be so happy.
So what is the answer? Will we be married in heaven? Well the answer is yes and no.
Listen. You will still have relationships in heaven that you had on earth. You are receiving
a glorified body. You are relocating to heaven and ultimately to the new earth that God will
establish. But that will not erase history. Listen. It will culminate history. No. We
can’t take material things with us in heaven. But we will take relationships with us to
heaven.
But will still be married. Well actually Jesus was asked that very question by a group of
religious leaders known as the Sadducees. Now the Sadducees in contrast to the Pharisees
did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. In other words the Sadducees did not
believe that there was life after death. Maybe that is where they got their name. Sadducees.
Because they were sad. You see. I mean that is a pretty bleak outlook isn’t it to not
have the hope of life beyond the grave. So they thought they would trap Jesus and they
came up with this hypothetical situation. They said, “Ok Jesus we have a question
for you. There was a woman who was married to a man and the man died and then she married
his brother and he died. She married his other brother. He died. And she married all seven
of his brothers. They all died. And our question is whose wife will she be in the resurrection.”
If I were Jesus, my follow up would have been, “Ok. What is up with this woman? What is
she cooking this guys anyway? What? Seven husbands died?” “Whose wife will she be
in the resurrection?” That was supposed to trap the Lord.
And He responds by saying to them, “You guys don’t know the Scriptures and you don’t
know the power of God because in heaven when the dead rise they won’t be married. They
will be like the angels in heaven.” So we won’t be married in heaven? Right. Well
not necessarily. You won’t be married to your spouse in heaven. But you will be married
to the Lord. You see because the Bible describes us as the bride of Christ. And we will join
our groom in heaven. So in that sense there is marriage in heaven.
Well what about my relationship with my spouse? Now seriously if you have been married to
someone for 25, 35, 45, 55 years the idea of not having any connection with them in
eternity is troubling at the very least. But here is what you need to know. Your relationship
with them will not end. It is not like I get to heaven, I see Cathe, “I have never seen
you before. Who are you?” No. We will know each other. Now we won’t be there as husband
and wife. But we will be there still in relationship.
Randy Alcorn in his excellent book on heaven makes this statement, and I quote, “Earthly
marriage is a shadow, an echo of the true and ultimate marriage. The purpose of marriage
is not to replace heaven but to prepare us for it.” End quote.
Yes the human institution of marriage culminates in heaven. We are no longer married in a technical
sense. But that doesn’t mean our relationship will end. God’s plan doesn’t stop in heaven.
It continues. God doesn’t abandon His purposes in heaven. He fulfills them. Therefore friendships
and relationships that have begun on earth will continue in heaven richer than ever.
Question number two. What do people in heaven know about what is going on here no earth?
Some people think they know nothing of what is happening. Others think they are watching
everything. And then sometimes people will even say, “I sense the presence of my loved
one that has died with me. I think they were with me the other day or I think they were
guiding me or maybe they spoke to me.” Let me be very blunt because we cannot allow emotion
to guide us at a time like this. We need to know that when a loved one dies and goes over
to heaven that is where they go. You can’t communicate with them and they can’t communicate
with you. Now that does not mean that there is no connection. It simply means that there
is no real communication. People in desperation will reach out to psychics or mediums and
so forth trying to have some connection with a person that they have been suddenly separated
from.
But here is what we do need to know. People in heaven may indeed be very aware of what
is happening on earth. I am going to give you four passages to support that statement
and I think there is a pretty good case to be made for people in heaven knowing about
what is happening. For instance people in heaven are aware of the fact that loved ones
are not saved. Let me repeat that. People in heaven are aware of the fact that loved
ones are not saved. This is based on an amazing behind the scenes look at life beyond the
grave in Luke chapter 16. You remember it is the story of Lazarus and the rich man.
They both died. One goes to a place of comfort in Abraham’s ***. One goes to a place
of torment on the other side. Both were fully conscious and aware of those that they had
left behind. We read in Luke 16:28 that the rich man suddenly is reminded of the fact
that he has five brothers and he says, “I don’t want them to die and come here. I
want to warn them about this place.” So that shows that on the other side you are
aware of what you have left behind.
Number two. When people believe in Jesus on earth it is public knowledge in heaven. Let
me repeat that .When people believe in Jesus on earth it is public knowledge in heaven.
You say, “Well how do you know that?” Well read Luke chapter 15 and you have three
vignettes given by our Lord about lost things. First you have a lost sheep. Then you have
a lost coin. And finally you have a lost son. And Jesus keeps bringing home a central point
throughout that series of parables.
Number one. He talks about a shepherd who had a hundred sheep and one went astray. And
he went and searched until he found it. And he brought it back rejoicing. And then Jesus
says in conclusion, “And I tell you in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven
over one sinner who repents than over 99 who don’t need to repent.”
Then Jesus talks about a woman who lost a coin. And as it turns out that was probably
a coin that would be placed in the special bridal headband that a bride would wear. It
would be like losing your wedding ring today. So she searched and searched until she found
it. And then she rejoiced and she said, “Rejoice with me. I found the lost coin.” Jesus then
said, “Likewise I say there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner
who repents.”
Then finally it culminates with the parable of the prodigal son. You know that story.
The son runs away. He comes back home. His father welcomes him with open arms. Again
there is joy in heaven in the presence of the angels over one sinner that comes to repentance.
Now I want you to notice something. It doesn’t say joy among the angels. It says joy in the
presence of the angels. I am not implying the angels are not rejoicing. I am just saying
let’s expand our thinking and note that Christ specifically says, “There is joy
in the presence of the angels.” Could that be referring not to the angels as much as
it would be referring to me?
Listen in heaven we will know more than we know on earth. Right. Not less. Is it not
possible that we could be aware of the fact that someone that someone had put their faith
in Christ because of our testimony. If there was a party breaking out in heaven don’t
you think you would know about it? I remember years ago we were in San Jose for
one of our crusades and I was staying in a hotel and you know I am a light sleeper and
so if there is noise in a room near be it is hard for me to get to bed. And we had an
event that night and then the next night we were having one mere. And I started hearing
music in the next room. And it got louder and louder and louder. And then pretty soon,
and I am not exaggerating, the wall was moving. Thump. Thump. Thump. I thought, “This is
crazy.” So I finally called hotel security and they called up the police department.
Well there was a party going on next door. It was a bachelor party. And there were 100
people in the room. Complete with a DJ, sound system, strobe lights, and I watching this
in my little peephole in the hallway as they are carting all of this stuff out and these
cops are taking these. They threw them out of the hotel. Man I knew about that party.
Now don’t you think that if there was a celebration in heaven and we were rejoicing
over what God had done you would know about it. Of course you would. Maybe we would know
that our testimony played a part in a person coming to Christ. We know more in heaven than
we know on earth.
Here is another thing to think about. People in heaven may know about the time and place
of events on earth. Again. People in heaven may know about the time and place of events
on earth.
And that brings us to our text. Revelation 6. Let me give you the background of what
you are reading. Revelation 6 is in the beginning of the chapter an overview of this great book.
The unveiling as we read about the four horsemen of the apocalypse. But here we look now at
a group of people that are martyred for their faith. People that are followers of Jesus
Chris who are unwilling to worship the beast or the Antichrist and take his mark and so
they are killed and we read about this now.
Revelation 6 verse 9. “When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls
of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘How long, O Lord, holy and true, until
You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?’ Then a white robe was
given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while
longer.”
This is interesting here because first of all we realize they know a number of things
in heaven. They know they were killed for following Christ while on earth. And that
shows that we are the same person in heaven than we were in earth. In a glorified state.
In a fallen state. But it is not like I become a different Greg in heaven than I was on earth.
I am aware. These people were aware that they were put to death for their faith. Also they
are aware of the passing of time. They say in verse 10. “How long O Lord, holy and
true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?’ Verse
11. “It was told that they should rest a little while longer.”
Number three. There was a connection between the believers in heaven and those on earth.
They are talking about their fellow servants and brothers in verse 11. Now this is speaking
of tribulation believers. In other words this is only said of them. These are mere mortals.
If it were true of them, could it not also be true of us.
One final thought. Maybe they are cheering us on in heaven. Hebrews 12 says, “Since
we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run with endurance the race that is
set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” That is translated
a number of ways. That being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. But who is it
referring to? The witnesses? The people who are viewing. Watching.
Well Hebrews 12 follows Hebrews 11 of course. And Hebrews 11 is what we describe as the
hall of faith. Kind of a who’s who of people of God including men like Abraham, Moses,
Joseph, Gideon, Samson, David, Rahab, Daniel. The list goes on And so Hebrews 12 starts
with, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.” “Hey in
light of the fact that these men of God served the Lord so faithfully you better run your
race well. So that could mean one of two things. Number one. They have set the pace. Follow
it. But maybe it is implying they are watching us. I don’t know if they are or aren’t.
Heavenly grandstands. Who can say?
But I know this much. Jesus Christ is watching is. And He is waiting for that appointed day
when will join Him in glory. In fact we get a glimpse into what this will be like in the
story of the death of Stephen. The first martyr of the church. In Acts chapter 7 verses 55
we read that, “Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit, and gazing steadily into heaven, and
saw the glory of God. And He saw Jesus standing at the place of honor at God's right hand;
And he said, ‘Look! The heavens are opening, and the Son of man is standing at the place
of honor God's right hand!’” And then we read that they *** him. “And Stephen
prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!’ And he fell to his knees shouting, ‘Lord
don’t charge them with this sin.’ And with that he fell asleep.”
What a moment. Stephen was between two worlds. He was still on earth but yet he was getting
a glimpse into heaven and he saw Jesus standing. Isn’t that amazing? Normally when we read
of Jesus in heaven He is sitting at the right hand. Here He is standing. One wonders why.
Was He doing so in honor of the first martyr of the church? I can’t say. But Stephen
was seeing glory. And he was ready to go there at any moment.
And you know when a person sees that it changes their life forever. There are things that
can happen to us in this life that can make us more aware of heaven. More aware of our
future destination.
I was speaking with a lady the other day who has a severely handicapped son. And this is
very difficult for her. And she made this statement. “His life,” speaking of her
son, “Has my placed my feet one in heaven and one on this earth.” You know that is
not such a bad place to be. When you have one foot on earth and the other in heaven.
Pain can bring this about. A handicap in the life of a loved one or even your own life
can bring this about. The unexpected death of a loved one or the death of a loved one
in general can cause this to happen where you long to see them. You are connected to
heaven. Or on the other hand you are aware of the limitations and the pain of this world.
It is not a bad thing to have a foot in heaven and a foot on earth.
C. S. Lewis said, quote, “A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form
of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.”
End quote. That’s true.
It is a good thing to be thinking of heaven. We sang about it a few moments ago. Paul in
Colossians 3 says, “Seek the things that are above.” Or literally, “Keep seeking
heaven.” Or again, another translation would say, “Think heaven.”
I like the way that this story also says, the story of Stephen, that he fell asleep.
I mean this man, let’s be blunt, was being *** to death. This man was dying a violent
death. But the Bible describes it as falling asleep. Listen that is what death is like
for a believer. It is like falling asleep. I am not saying you could not experience pain.
What I am saying is God will wrap you in His loving arms and receive you into glory.
I don’t know about you I kind of like to fall asleep. You know when I was younger I
hated it. But now I enjoy a nap in the afternoon. I try to take one whenever I can. Not long
naps mind you. My naps after lunch last maybe eight, nine minutes. Ten at the most. But
I wake up refreshed. But as I sort of drift away to me that is a good thing. I enjoy that.
And one day we will just fall asleep in effect and wake up in heaven.
In fact it is that very verbiage that Paul uses to encourage the believers in Thessalonica
who were feeling that they would never see their loved ones again who had died and gone
on. So he wrote these words to encourage them. He said in 1 Thessalonians 4, “According
the Lord’s own Word we tell you that are still alive were it left to the coming of
the Lord we will not precede those who have fallen asleep.” Or those who have died.
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with a loud command and
the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet call of God. And the dead in Christ will rise
first. And then after that we which are alive and remaining will be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
He is talking about something we call the rapture. You heard of that? Now some people
would say, “You know the rapture is not in the Bible.” Well actually the rapture
is in the Bible but the word isn’t. Unless you have a Latin Bible. Because the phrase
caught up is from the Latin word rapturus where we get our word rapture from. It means
to be taken away by force. But the teaching of the rapture where we are caught up to meet
the Lord in heaven is taught throughout Scripture. Jesus said in John 14, “I go to prepare
a place for you, and if I go, I will come back and receive you unto Myself.” And that
phrase receive you means to take you by force. Jesus also described it in the Olivet Discourse,
also known as Matthew 24. And He says, “Two will be in a field: One will be taken and
the other left. Two will be in a bed: One will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore,
for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.” And the moment He takes you to
heaven you will be reunited with your loved ones. Heaven will be a time of family reunion.
Now I don’t know what kind of family you have. But it is probably dysfunctional like
mine. I don’t think anyone really has a normal family do they? And I am speaking especially
of an extended family. You know those big reunions you have every few years and you
meet cousins you never knew you had before. And every family as some weird relatives.
Ok. Every family has the weird Uncle George and cousin Itt you know. Remember Cousin Itt
from the Addams Family. Here is the sad thing is you might be the weird uncle or cousin
in your family. We always think it is someone else. What if you are the one? And so sometimes
family reunions are difficult and uncomfortable. Oh I don’t even like going to them. Well
listen. The reunion in heaven is going to be glorious because even if some of your weird
relatives make it they will be redeemed so they won’t be weird anymore. And you won’t
be weird anymore.
And imagine you will just be going about your business and in a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye you are caught up into heaven. Immediately reunited with loved ones you have been separated
from. And best of all you come face to face with the One who made this all possible. The
Lord Jesus Christ. That is why we need to be ready. Because the rapture could happen
at any moment. And when it does happen it will happen instantaneously. Listen. Death
is not only the great separator. But Jesus Christ is the great reconciler and He will
reunite us.
And when we get to heaven we will not only be reunited with those that have gone before
us but we will be united with those we may have helped bring to faith. 1 Thessalonians
2:19 Paul says, “What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you
in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?” Paul is saying that these spiritual
children of his will be his crown of rejoicing in the Lord’s presence when He comes. This
passage would seem to be implying that when we get to heaven we would have grouped around
us those we helped to believe in Jesus.
Now that might discourage some because you would say, “Well I don’t know that I have
really helped that many people believe in Jesus.” Well you don’t know what you have
or haven’t done in many ways. Because you haven’t seen the big plan here yet. And
you don’t know the person you affected that will affect another person who will affect
another person. You don’t see how it is all going to all play out. Here is what you
need to focus on. Just be faithful with the opportunities that God sets before you. You
may have reached more people than you realize. Because ultimately it is God that converts
people. Not you or I. I have never converted anyone and I never will. Nor will you. The
Bible says, “One sows, another waters. God gives the increase.” God is the one who
brings men and women into the kingdom of God. But check this out. When you prayed for the
work of evangelism you are invested in it. When you have given financially to support
the work of evangelism you are also invested in it. So when you see the work that God does
through one of our crusades such as we just had there in South Dakota you share in the
fruit of that. As you see the blessing of God as people are coming to faith at our own
church and maybe you were involved in Chapter Two you share in the fruit of that you see.
So you may have reached more people than you really understand. As Paul said in Philippians
4:17, “I don’t want a gift from you. I just want you to receive a well earned reward
in heaven.”
And listen. When you get to heaven there is going to be awards given out. There is a judgment
for Christians called the judgment seat of Christ. Now I am not talking about the great
white throne judgment where the books are opened and the Book of Life is opened. We
will talk about that next time. That is really for nonbelievers. The judgment I am talking
about, the judgment seat of Christ is in heaven so you are already there to start with so
don’t sweat it man. You made it. But this is a judgment where rewards are given out.
Maybe it would help us if we thought of it more as an awards ceremony you see. Sort of
like the Grammys or the Oscars.
Don’t you love it at the Oscars when they are getting ready to announce the Oscar for
maybe actor of the year and the screen goes into split format and they have the camera
on every one of the people that are nominated? And they are all waiting you know. And the
winner of the actor of the year is. And they announce the name. And the one person jumps
up and all the others are like oh they are so happy. I was hoping they would win. When
really they were thinking, “Uggh.” But they are actors. Right. Oh that is wonderful.
I never wanted to win. And then sometimes there are those occasional sweeps where one
film may win multiple awards. And then the film you were rooting for doesn’t win any
awards.
And we say, “Well what about me? There are things that I have done for the Lord that
gave gone unnoticed?” Well maybe they are unnoticed by people, but they are noticed
by God. Ok. Because Jesus said, “Being that your Father who sees you in secret will reward
you openly.” And this is that day that the Bible talks about.
In fact we read about it in 2 Corinthians 5:10. It says, “We must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according
to what he has done, whether good or bad.” This could also be translated, “Things will
be made clear and open.”
This is not a judgment of many people at one time. It is a judgment of an individual. If
what you have done is good or bad. And by the way the word that is used here for bad
is not one that speaks of something that is ethically morally evil. The word bad means
evil of another kind. Maybe another way to say it is good for nothingness. Listen. God
is not going to drag up all your old sins at the judgment seat of Christ because they
are covered in the blood. They are forgiven. We should not choose to remember what God
has chosen to forget.
So that is not what this is about. The Lord is saying, “All right. What did you do with
your life? What did you do with your resources? What did you do with your time?” When it
talks about good or bad it is talking more about a person who was good for nothing. They
just sort of wasted their life in the pursuit of nothingness. You can have a saved soul
and a lost life.
The Bible tells us the story of the wicked King Belshazzar who was confronted by the
prophet Daniel. Daniel said, “You know what? You have been weighed in God’s balances
and you have been found lacking.” Now normally when we get on a scale we want to weigh less.
Right. Generally. When you get on God’s scales you want to weigh more. You want to
have substance and depth and purpose and weight to your life. Effectively Daniel was saying,
“Belshazzar you are a spiritual lightweight. You have done nothing with your life.”
Yes we will stand before this judgment seat of Jesus Christ. Speaking of this Paul writes
in 1 Corinthians 3:11, “For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that we
already have, Jesus Christ, and anyone who builds on this foundation may use gold, silver,
jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But there is going to come a time of testing at the judgment
day to see what kind of work each builder has one. Everyone’s work will be put the
fire to see whether or not it keeps its value. If the work survives, he will receive a reward.
If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builders themselves
will be saved but like someone escaping through a wall of flames.”
So it is not so much about bad things you did. It is more what did you do with your
life. Did you accomplish anything? Did you impact anyone? Did you seek to glorify your
life? Or did you spend it in the pursuit of nothingness.
I think we sort of envision this day as being monopolized by the great heroes of the faith.
In other words at this heavenly awards ceremony if you will we are thinking that people like
Corrie ten Boom or Jim Eliot or Billy Graham are going to get all of the rewards and there
will be nothing left for us. But I suggest to you there might be some surprises in heaven.
Oh I am sure the Lord will reward these great people of faith I have already mentioned in
a wonderful way. But I think He will reward those you have never heard of before. People
like Pearl Goode. You have heard of the little old lady from Pasadena. That is Pearle Goode?
You say, “I have never heard of her before.” No. You haven’t have you? Pearle Goode was
an older woman who heard of the ministry of Billy Graham and committed herself to pray
fervently for every crusade that he did. Word reached Billy Graham of the faithful prayers
of the little old lady from Pasadena Pearle Goode. He was so moved by it that they started
flying her out to the crusades so she could pray on site, which she did faithfully until
she died at the age of 90. And at her funeral service Billy’s wife Ruth paid this tribute
to Pearl Goode. Quote, “Here lie the mortal remains of much of the secret of Bill’s
ministry.” End quote.
See here is my point. She wasn’t a preacher, missionary, or author. She didn’t have a
hit song on Christian radio. But while Billy did his part Pearle did hers. While Billy
was out preaching Pearle was praying.
And in the same way you have your part. So don’t worry about what God has called someone
else to do. You focus on what God has called you to do because the key in that final day
is not how much you did but why you did it. God is far more interested in significance
than He is in success. God is far more interested in faithfulness than He is in success. Because
in that final day what is going to say? “Well done good and successful servant.” No. He
is going to say well done good and what? Faithful. It is all about faithfulness. It is all about
doing what God has set before you and doing it well with all of your might. And that is
what we will be judged for in that final day.
And there will be crowns given out. Crowns given to each of us. Fortunately this does
not involve dentists. How many of you have ever received a crown at the dentist? No fun.
Wow. You folks have bad teeth. I have too. But this is going to be a crown of a different
type altogether.
You know it is kind of funny how, and I am just discovering this for the first time,
having a granddaughter, now two granddaughters, how little girls like to dress up like princesses.
See with raising two boys we never dealt with these issues at all. Pretty straightforward
Girls you know they want to be a little princess. I was at Disneyland awhile ago and these little
girls I mean they were fully dressed up as princesses. I mean look there is Cinderella.
There is Sleeping Beauty. They have got the full gown. The crown. The scepter. The whole
deal you know. And I am thinking, “This is a whole new thing to me.”
Something about us you know. We want to be royalty. We want a crown. Well one day you
are going to get a crown if you are faithful to the Lord. Here are some of the crowns that
God is going to give out in heaven. For starters there is a crown of rejoicing, which I already
alluded to. When Paul wrote about those that would be gathered around him his crown of
rejoicing. That would probably a soul winner’s crown. Using your influence for the glory
of God.
Number two. There is the crown of life. The crown of life. This one is specifically promised
for the man or woman who has resisted temptation and has persevered under trial. James 1:12
says, “Blessed is the man who endures temptation, and perseveres under trial because when he
has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who
love Him.
Listen. There are people who suffer in this world. And it doesn’t seem fair sometimes.
Because they have to go through life with a handicap. They have to go through life with
a difficulty. But God says, “I have a special crown for you that have endured this. I have
a special crown for you that are hurting. I have a special crown for you that have resisted
temptation.” While many of your friends maybe caved in and did in and said, “You
are missing out on all of the fun.” You said, “Well I am just going to be faithful
to the Lord. I am not going to do what you are doing.” So when you are heaven you can
sing to them, “Whose Sorry mow” because you will have a crown to show for it.
Not only that but there is also the crown of righteousness. The crown of righteousness.
And this is specifically going to be given to those who have served God and have a heart
for heaven. This crown is given to those who have served God and have a heart for heaven.
Paul, speaking of this in 2 Timothy 4 says, “The time has come for my departure. I have
fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. Now there is
laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge will give to
me, and not to me only, but to all who have longed for his appearing.”
Let me ask you a question. Do you long for the return of Jesus Christ? Then there is
a crown waiting for you. There is also this crown waiting for you if you have been faithful
the Lord and you have finished the race. You complete the work He has set before you.
So make your life count. Be heavenly minded. Be earthly good. Keep one foot in heaven and
keep another foot on earth and make every day count and be ready to meet your God.
There may be some of you listening to this message right now that aren’t even sure
if you are going to get to heaven. We are talking about rewards in heaven and you are
saying, “Man I don’t even know if I will be there.” Well listen. Let’s get that
fixed right now. This is down to earth talk about heaven. Let’s talk about that. How
does a person get to heaven? They have to put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
They have to turn from their sin and trust in Christ and Christ alone for their salvation.
Jesus laid it out pretty plainly when He said, “I am the way, I am the truth, I am the
life. No man comes to the Father but by Me.”
Listen. Let me say something that sounds a bit controversial, but it really isn’t.
All roads lead to God. But not all reads lead to heaven. You say, “Well what? What? All
roads don’t lead to God.” No. All roads lead to God. Here is what I am saying. It
doesn’t matter what your religious persuasion is. It doesn’t matter if you are a believer,
a nonbeliever, even if you are an outright atheist. All roads lead to God. Whatever you
believe. Whatever you do not believe. You are going to get to God one day. You will
stand before God one day. But only one road leads to heaven. See I will stand before God.
And if I put my faith in Christ I will be admitted into heaven and I will stand before
God.
And if I have rejected Christ, and we will talk about this in our next time I will be
sent to hell. Yes there is a hell. And I know it is hard for some of us to understand. But
we will talk about why there is a hell and why it was created and so forth in our next
message. So you better show up. Don’t ditch church next week. “I don’t want to hear
about hell.” No. You come. You need to hear about it. So you can warn your friends so
they don’t have to go there.
But see it is really our choice. And only through Jesus can I get in heaven. Well why
through Jesus? Because only Jesus met the righteous requirements of God the Father that
we offended and sinned against. Only Jesus was uniquely qualified to bridge the gap.
Because Jesus was fully God and yet He was fully man. And He lived a perfect life and
died a perfect death and rose again from the dead. And He says, “Now I will give you
eternal life in the presence of My Father if you will believe in Me.” I mean if He
said, “Ok. You give me all the money you have I will let you in” it would be worth
it. If you live a life of pain and misery on this earth I will let you in. It would
still be worth it. But He doesn’t ask that. Because He took all of that pain upon Himself
already. And you don’t have enough money to buy your way in no matter how rich you
are. He says, “No. I bought it for you. I paid the price for you. Here is what you
need to do. Accept the gift.”
And some people for some unknown reason choke on that. “Accept the gift. I don’t want
to.” All right. Go to hell. I didn’t mean it that way. That is where you are going to
go. That is your choice that you are making. You will literally go to hell. And there will
be nobody to blame but yourself.
Sorry to quote C. S. Lewis so many times in one message. But he said, “The gates of
hell are locked from the inside.” In other words if you end up there on that final day
you are the one that sent yourself there and effectively locked the door behind you. There
will be no one to blame but yourself.
God offers you complete pardon and forgiveness if you will believe in Jesus right now. And
I am going to give you an opportunity to do so. If you have never asked God for His forgiveness,
if you have never asked Christ to come into your life please so as we close now in prayer.
Let’s all pray. Father thank You for Your Word. Now I pray for any that have joined
us who may not yet know You help them to see how they can come into a relationship with
You. Help them Lord to be forgiven of their sin. We pray that Your Holy Spirit will convict
them of their sin and bring them to Yourself now.
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