The Glorious Home of the Soul

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• The Glorious Home of the Soul
• John 141-3

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• Introduction. A. The word glory suggests ideas
  like splendor, brilliant light, luminous, radiant
  and dazzling beauty, magnificence, splendidness.

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• B. The Glorious Heavenly Home is described fully
  in the book of Revelation, chapters 21, 22.

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• I. It will be glorious because God is Glorious.
• A. Exodus 1610, the glory of the LORD appeared
  in the cloud to announce that He would give them
  manna.

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• Exodus 2416, when Moses ascended Mount Sinái,
  the glory of the Lord rested on the mount
  4034, the glory of the Lord filled the
  tabernacle.

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• B. Exodus 3435, whenever the children of Israel
  saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses'
  face shone, then Moses would put the veil on his
  face again, until he went in to speak with Him.

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• When Moses spoke with God, his face shone so much
  that the people could not look at him. He had to
  put a veil over his face.

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• C. 1 Chron. 2911, Thine, O LORD, is the
  greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the
  victory, and the majesty.

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• D. Psalm 191, the heavens declare the glory of
  God 292, Give unto the LORD the glory due to
  His name 7219, let all the earth be full of
  His glory.

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• II. It will be glorious because Christ is
  Glorious.
• A. Jn. 171-5, 24 Hebrews 13, who being the
  brightness of His glory and the express image of
  His person.

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• B. Jn. 114, And the Word became flesh, and
  dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of
  the only begotten from the Father, full of grace
  and truth.

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• John 211, This beginning of His signs Jesus did
  in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and
  His disciples believed in Him.

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• C. Matt. 172, And He was transfigured before
  them and His face shone like the sun, and His
  garments became as white as light.

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• 2 Pet. 117, For He received from God the Father
  honor and glory when such a voice came to Him
  from the Excellent Glory "This is My beloved
  Son, in whom I am well pleased."

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• D. His return will glorious. Titus 213, looking
  for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of
  our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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• III. It will be glorious because it will be the
  home of the glorious church.
• A. Eph. 527, that He might present to Himself
  the church in all her glory, having no spot or
  wrinkle.

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• B. Rev. 212, Then I, John, saw the holy city,
  New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
  God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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• C. 2 Tim. 210, Therefore I endure all things
  for the sake of the elect, that they also may
  obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus
  with eternal glory.

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• V. It will be glorious because we will forever
  give glory to God
• A. Praising Him, exalting Him, honoring Him,
  giving Him honor for His divine and majestic
  attributes.

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• B. We do this now not only in the worship, but
  also in our daily life. Jn. 158, By this My
  Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.

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• C. We will give glory to God, praising Him and
  serving Him eternally. Rest, not inactive, but
  relieved, freed from everything that causes
  sadness and pain.

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• D. Rev. 141-5, Glorious singing!!
• V. 2, like the voice of many waters, like the
  voice of loud thunder, like the sound of
  harpists playing on their harps.
• Whats the largest group of brethren you have
  ever sung with?
• When all of Gods Singers Get Home.
• Why could only 144,000 sing the song?

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• VI. How is the glorious heavenly home described?
  Rev. 212-4, 10-11, 18-19, 21-25.
• No more tears, pain, sickness, dying v. 4
• I make all things new, v.5. Like new things
• Glorious, beyond our wildest imagination!

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• A. The temple of Diana of the Ephesians was so
  brilliant that the doorkeeper shouted to the
  people that entered to protect their eyes.
  Imagine the Glorious Heavenly Home.

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• B. There are many glorious things in the world
  gold, silver, precious stones, heaven-ly bodies,
  oceans, rivers, parks, Aurora Borealis of Alaska
  (great northern lights).

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• C. Also men produce glorious things,
  architecture, bridges, skyscrapers, but there is
  no earthly glory that can equal the glory of the
  Heavenly Home.

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• D. The Heavenly Home is compared with the most
  beautiful, the most valuable things we know in
  this life But our Heavenly Home will be a
  thousand times more glorious.

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• VII. It will be glorious because we will be in
  the presence of the glorious God. Rev. 2111,
  having the glory of God. This is the
  explanation. Its glory is God Himself.

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• Rev. 2123, The city had no need of the sun or
  of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God
  illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. Just
  imagine!

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• B. Rev. 225, There shall be no night there
  They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the
  Lord God gives them light.

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• C. 1 Tim. 616, dwells in unapproach-able light,
  whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor
  and eternal dominion! Amen.

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• VIII. Our personal glory.
• A. The purpose of the gospel is that we be
  conformed to the image of His Son, Rom. 828-30.

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• 2 Cor. 318, beholding as in a mirror the glory
  of the Lord, are being transformed into the same
  image from glory to glory.

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• If our character is transformed into the image of
  Christ, He will transform the body of our humble
  state into conformity with the body of His
  glory, Phil. 321.

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• If indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also
  be glorified together, Rom. 817.

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• B. Our body will have heavenly glory, 1 Cor.
  1540, there are also heavenly bodies with
  heavenly glory. V. 42, 43, 49, we will also bear
  the image of the heavenly.

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• C. Matt. 1343, Then the righteous will shine
  forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

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• Conclusion.
  A. This hope is as a firm anchor
  of the soul. Having this hope we purify ourselves
  as He is pure.

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• We know that when He is revealed, we shall be
  like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And
  everyone who has this hope in Him purifies
  himself, just as He is pure. 1 Jn. 32, 3.

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• B. That which prepares us for the Glorious
  Heavenly Home is the glorious gospel according
  to the glorious gospel of the blessed God. 1 Tim
  111.

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• Not simply by hearing the gospel o by praising
  the gospel, but by obeying the gospel.

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• C. But there shall by no means enter it anything
  that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie,
  but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book
  of Life. Rev. 2127.

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• D. Therefore, the Glorious Heavenly Home is that
  place where the Glorious Father, the Glorious Son
  and His glorious people will live forever.

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• E. Having a desire to depart and be with Christ,
  which is far better. Phil. 123. Do we talk this
  way or do we only seek the glorious things of
  this life?

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