Heaven Is Real

Pastor Chris Gordon preaches on Revelation 21, John's vision of the holy city coming down out of heaven. Heaven is hard to describe with words, so Scripture uses symbolic language to point us to something greater than we can imagine. The whole New Testament pushes believers toward this hope. For the Christian, death is not the loss of life but an entrance into eternal life. Like Abraham, we look for a better city whose builder and maker is God. Every city of man belongs to Babylon, but the heavenly Jerusalem is the city we belong to.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
05:22 - Describing the Indescribable
06:43 - Living Toward Heaven
07:58 - Death as an Entrance
10:07 - Abraham's Better City
11:20 - Hope Amid Suffering
14:27 - Two Cities
16:19 - The New Jerusalem Descends
18:49 - The Bride Is the City
23:22 - A Multitude Beyond Number
28:24 - A Spacious City
31:59 - Open Gates, Total Peace
36:27 - Beauty Without End
38:17 - The River and Tree of Life
40:41 - Paradise Restored

Mentions:
Apostle John
Apostle Paul
Apostle Peter
Abraham and Sarah
Adam
Heidelberg Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism (alluded to)
Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Psalm 48
Psalm 102
Psalm 137
Isaiah 66
Revelation 7:9
Hebrews 11
Philippians 1
Ephesians 2
1 Peter 1
2 Thessalonians 1
Jehovah's Witnesses
"Outskirts of Heaven" (country song by Craig Campbell)