Heaven on Earth

READ: JOHN 14:1-6; PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21; REVELATION 21:1-5 Too often, Christians have a vague understanding of heaven as a cloudy, indistinct place where we’ll wear white bathrobes and strum on harps. No wonder so many people don’t want to go there! If we take a good look at what the Bible actually says about heaven, we’ll find that it sounds pretty good. Heaven will ultimately be on earth (Revelation 21:1-5). I remember being so relieved when I first understood this. It’s a familiar, concrete idea I can wrap my mind around. God created the Earth uniquely for habitation, with the intention that people live on it. That objective won’t change, but the earth will be made better—healed from sin and all the brokenness it caused. The Bible tells us the first earth will pass away and be made new—minus the sin, hunger, sickness, death, and war we’re all too accustomed to on the current one. We will have physical bodies (Philippians 3:20-21). Another relief, isn’t it? We’re accustom...