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What Will Heaven Be Like?

Many people imagine heaven as a place in the clouds, but the Bible paints a very different picture. In this message, Lead Pastor Sean Sears explores the final chapters of Revelation and uncovers God’s incredible plan—a New Heaven and New Earth where sin, suffering, and death are gone forever. Will eternity be boring? What will we do in heaven? And most importantly, how does knowing this change the way we live today? Discover the hope and purpose found in God’s endgame.

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MESSAGE NOTES

Series: End Game

Message: What Will Heaven Be Like?

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Date: February 9, 2025

The End of the Book Is Not the End of the Story

“Many picture heaven as floating on clouds, playing harps forever—but that’s not what the Bible teaches.”
God’s final plan isn’t just heaven—it’s a New Heaven and a New Earth, a real, physical, perfect world where we’ll live in resurrected bodies, free from sin and suffering.

1️⃣ The Old World Is Replaced with a New One

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[Revelation 21:1]“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared.”
  • After the , God destroys the old, broken world and creates a perfect one.
    • Great White Throne Judgment
  • The current world is , and God has always planned to renew it. 📖 📖
    • corrupted by sin
    [Romans 8:20-21]“Creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.”
    [Isaiah 65:17]“Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth… Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation!”

    Unlike other religions that emphasize escape from the physical world, Christianity promises a where we live eternally with God in resurrected bodies.renewed, physical world

    2️⃣ God Dwells With His People—No More Sin or Suffering

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    [Revelation 21:3-4]“God’s home is now among His people… He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain.”
    • —no separation, no distance, just face-to-face communion.
      • God will be with us
    • —no sickness, grief, or fear.
      • All suffering is erased forever
    • Heaven will feel familiar, like .
      • coming home

      C.S. Lewis: “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”

      3️⃣ We Will Have Resurrected Bodies & Purpose

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      [Philippians 3:20-21]“He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like His own.”
      • We won’t be floating spirits—we’ll have real, glorified bodies, just like Jesus did after His resurrection.
      • Jesus ate, walked, and talked after rising from the dead—so will we!
      • —worship, work, adventure, relationships, and joy. 📖
        • Heaven will be filled with purpose
        [Isaiah 65:21-22]“My people will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.”

        John Newton: “When I get to heaven, I shall see three wonders: The first—many people there I did not expect to see. The second—many I expected to see are missing. The third——is that I am there!”the greatest wonder of all

        4️⃣ The Final Victory—No More Evil, No More Curse

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        [Revelation 22:3-5]“No longer will there be a curse upon anything… They will see His face, and they will reign forever and ever.”
        • The —no more pain, toil, or separation from God.
          • curse from Genesis 3 is undone
        • We will and reign with Him forever.
          • see God’s face
        • Everything lost in Eden is .
          • fully restored

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          [Revelation 22:17]“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ Let anyone who is thirsty come and drink freely from the water of life.”

          🔵 Application: How Should We Live?

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          Live with eternity in mind.

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          Jim Elliot: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”
          Be bold in faith—take risks, share the Gospel, love unconditionally.
          Charles Spurgeon: “Time is short. Eternity is long. Live this short life in the light of eternity.”

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          “If not now, when?”Only those whose names are in the Book of Life will enter the New Heaven and New Earth.

          ✨ Key Takeaways

          ✔️ God will with a . ✔️ We will live in with . ✔️ Heaven isn’t an —it’s . ✔️ Jesus is calling to come to Him and receive eternal life.

          replace this broken worldnew, perfect one
          real, resurrected bodiespurpose and joy
          escapea fulfillment of God’s perfect plan
          everyone

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          “This is not the end—this is just the beginning!”

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          Application Questions

          1. What stood out to you from this message and why?
          2. What is one thing God is telling you to START doing because of this message?
          3. What is one thing God is telling you to STOP doing because of this message?
          4. How will this message change how you act at home, at work, and in your relationships?

          Many people imagine heaven as a place in the clouds, but the Bible paints a very different picture. In this message, Lead Pastor Sean Sears explores the final chapters of Revelation and uncovers God’s incredible plan—a New Heaven and New Earth where sin, suffering, and death are gone forever. Will eternity be boring? What will we do in heaven? And most importantly, how does knowing this change the way we live today? Discover the hope and purpose found in God’s endgame.

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