I want to go there!
Somewhere in time, or better yet, sometime in the future, I’m going to heaven. No, I haven’t gotten any bad news that tells me my life is about to end, but I know it will end someday. When that day comes, I will be ready to go.
I was driving home from work, listening to the radio and I heard a song. The lyrics were sung in a myriad of different dialects. The thought hit me as I was driving down the road. Heaven will be like that. Every tribe, every tongue, every people will be there. Imagine that. Won’t it be amazing to look out over the throngs of people and see every skin tone, every eye color, and every hair color represented? In people alone, heaven will be a colorful place, but it does not stop there.
Revelation 21:18-21 (The Message Bible) “The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the city was pure gold, translucent as glass. The foundations of the City wall were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl.”
Think about it. With all the jewels making up the foundation and streets of translucent gold, all lit by the light of God’s glory, how can it be anything but amazing?
If you haven’t read the book, titled “Heaven is for real” by Todd Burpo, I suggest you do. In this book, the author’s young son dies and spends time in heaven and then comes back. The parents don’t know this, the medical team never tells them. Then one day, little Colton starts telling them about heaven. Having heaven described through the eyes of a four year old boy is fun and interesting. In his brief time in heaven, he saw some of the splendor of God. He also saw the Jesus on a rainbow colored horse. That is something that would impress a little boy.
It is hard for us to imagine heaven. We really don’t have anything to base it on. I don’t know of a city with streets of gold, do you? There is nothing as peaceful in our world. In our world we have death, pain, sorrow, in the midst of our love and joy, but heaven will be different. In heaven there is no pain, no suffering. Every tear we ever cried will be wiped away. Even if we thought of the most amazing place, we could rest assured that heaven will be better than anything we can think of.
Another note about the book “Heaven is for Real.” When young Colton was in heaven, the angels would sing songs to him. When Colton asked for his favorite song, heard at most sporting events today, “We will Rock you.” The angels would not sing that song to him. Isn’t it nice to know that angels have good taste in music?
John 14:1-3 (NIV) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you may also be where I am.
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