SHORT SERMON ON HEAVEN & HELL

By-John Calvin Roy

Romans 2:6-8 ESV

He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor
and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and
Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the
middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious
and made the holy man’s mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be
famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it
possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they
could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, “You have seen Hell.”

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round
table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same
long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, “I
don’t understand.” It is simple” said the Lord, “it requires but one skill.

You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.”

What does the Bible say Heaven will be like? Is there only one way to get to heaven according to the Bible?  These
are questions many have asked. This list of Bible verses about heaven is meant to inspire you. Heaven is truly where
the citizenship of the Christian is! These verses excite me. Are you sure you are going to Heaven? Read these Bible
verses closely along with the path to heaven! I also encourage you to use a study Bible to look up these Bible verses
for context and commentary.

Bible Scriptures Describing Heaven

Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always
see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place
for you?

Revelation 5:9-13 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you
were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I
heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of
myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power
and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” And I heard every creature in heaven and on
earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the
Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 22:1-5  Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne
of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life
with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will
worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will
need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Heaven Our True and Eternal Home Bible Scriptures

1 Kings 8:30 And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And
listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive

1 Corinthians 2:7-9 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our
glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But, as it is written,”What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for
those who love him”

2 Corinthians 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the
Lord.

Philippians 1:21-23 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor
for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with
Christ, for that is far better.

Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will
transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to
himself.

Jesus Is the Only Way To Heaven Bible Verses

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but
have eternal life.

John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the
wrath of God remains on him.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.

John 17:3 And this is eternal life,that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which
we must be saved.”

How Do you Get To Heaven-  (Taken from Article- Signs of Second Coming of Jesus Christ)

Admit – that you are a sinner and in need of a Savior (Rom 6:23)

Abandon – self-effort and realize that you can not be saved by your works or your own efforts (Acts 16:31)

Accept freely Christ’s payment for your sins, required of the Father (John 3:16)

Acknowledge Jesus Christ as your personal lord and Savior (Acts 4:12)