This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer

now than when we first believed. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove

your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. Because we belong to the day,

we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in

sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourself with the presence

of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. Romans 13:11-14

Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my

Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When

everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. John 14:1-3

a. Our real estate is in heaven

This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s

right hand in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 1:20

For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in

heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. Hebrews 9:24

b. Our Redeemer is in heaven

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ

appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 1 John 3:2

For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. And they will see his

face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. Revelation 22:3-4

First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive

and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the

Lord forever. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

c. Our relationships are in heaven

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again,

because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless

inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and

decay. 1 Peter 1:3-4

d. Our resources are in heaven

God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things

against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in

heaven. Matt. 5:11-12

We are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as

our Savior. Philippians 3:20

e. Our residence is in heaven

Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break

in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in

and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Matthew 6:19-21

f. Our riches are in heaven

And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son

has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. I have written this to you who believe in the name

of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. 1 John 5:11-13

a. The Lamb's Book of Life

And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation

20:15

b. The confirmation of your reservation

For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will

not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16