Last edited on 21/Apr/2021
The Bible’s Answer
Heaven is God’s eternal domain where his will is always accomplished and where no sin, evil, or suffering exists (Matthew 6:9–10; Revelation 21:27). It is also known as the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 18:3), the kingdom of God (Mark 10:15), and the kingdom of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13–14). Every Christian who trusts in Jesus as their Saviour till death will go to Heaven, where they will spend eternity in God’s personal, loving presence (John 6:40).
Heaven Is a Place of Joy and Comfort
Jesus called Heaven his Father’s house, and promised that in it, he has prepared a place for those who believe in him. Jesus said:
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. (John 14:1–3)
On other occasions, Jesus describes Heaven as a joyful banquet (Matthew 8:11) and a wedding feast (Matthew 25:10), where we will recline at table, celebrate, and rejoice with one another. Jesus also refers to Heaven as “Paradise” (Luke 23:43) and “eternal life” (John 5:24), which tells us that it will also be a beautiful place that we will experience for eternity.
All Christians Are Guaranteed to Go to Heaven
For Christians, Heaven is our true home that our Lord will take us to when we die, or when he returns before that. Paul said:
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. (Philippians 3:20–21)
All who genuinely believe in Jesus can rightfully say with confidence that God has already granted us full citizenship in Heaven, and that we will one day meet Jesus there face to face. Similarly, he wrote that God gave us the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of this reality (2 Corinthians 5:5).
Heaven Is Perfect and Eternal
Peter said that God keeps our imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance in Heaven for us while we are still waiting for it (1 Peter 1:3–5). This tells us that this inheritance is something that will never fail or disappoint us. In speaking against laying up treasures on Earth, Jesus told us to lay up treasures in Heaven, “where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19–20). Because God is with us in Heaven, we will always have eternal peace and security. The Bible says regarding John’s revelation of Heaven:
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away. (Revelation 21:3–4)
Heaven will be completely different from life that we are used to now. All the “former” things that we still experience here, such as: anger, sadness, grief, frustration, loneliness, hopelessness, despair, boredom, etc., will pass away when God calls us home to his domain. Instead, because we will always be with God, in the domain where his will is always accomplished, we will always experience God’s qualities: love, joy, kindness, peace, happiness, creativity, contentment, hope, etc.
Conclusion
We will be able to enjoy having fellowship with God in his beautiful heavenly city, which contains his own glory, the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:10–11). Everyone who rejects Jesus as their Saviour till death will never enter Heaven, since they have sinned against an infinitely holy God and refused to accept God’s only means of redemption (John 3:16–18, 36).