Heaven is the word God uses for where we as believers are headed.
Heaven is mysterious to many; and a place of many fanciful speculations. But, Godās Word has given us all He wants us to know about Heaven.
As we open to Revelation 4, we open to the first words of the only guided tour of Heaven found in God’s Word. Note these opening words:
Revelation 4:1 (NKJV) After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, āCome up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.ā 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.
Think of what we are witnessing as we begin looking through:
The Door of Heaven:
Standing Open
There have been many wonderful sights that people have been able to witness: the light from the first light bulb, the awesome sight at the launch of giant rockets into the sky, and the glimpse of lost treasures in ancient tombs: but nothing anyone has ever seen compares to this.
The next two chapters we will study in Revelation, start with each of us given this sight, through the Apostle Johnās eyes: of the door to Heaven standing open.