Quotes about Heaven

Jesus taught that there is an eternal destiny for each individual—either heaven or hell (John 5:25—29). The eternal destiny of each individual depends on a decision made in this life (Luke 16:19—31)—to be followed by a life of obedience.

Nothing made by the hand of man has ever been so beautiful as starlight on the water or moonlight on the snow. And the same hand that made trees and fields and flowers, the seas and hills, the clouds and sky, has been making a home for us called heaven.

I have found in my travels that those who keep heaven in view remain serene and cheerful in the darkest day. Forward-looking Christians remain optimistic and joyful, knowing that Christ someday will rule.

A Christian's citizenship may be in heaven, but he has obligations as a citizen of earth. Both living with Christ and going to be with Him in death are greatly to be desired.

What is heaven? It's the home that God created and He possesses. His throne room is His headquarters from which He issues His commands, directions, and prophecies. And Jesus sits at His Father's right hand.

The Bible says more about hell than about heaven.

The moment we take our last breath on earth, we take our first in heaven.

Heaven is a wonderful place and the benefits for the believer are out of this world!

Sometimes . . . we grow homesick for heaven. Many times in the midst of the sin, suffering, and sorrow of this life there is a tug at our soul. That is homesickness coupled with anticipation.

It is unbelief that shuts the door to heaven and opens it to hell. It is unbelief that rejects the Word of God and refuses Christ as Savior. It is unbelief that causes men to turn a deaf ear to the Gospel.

I [will] not go to heaven because I am a preacher. I am going to heaven entirely on the merit of the work of Christ.

The subject of heaven is much easier to accept than the subject of hell. And yet the Bible teaches both.