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“In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains;
it will be raised above the hills, and people will stream to it.  Many nations will come and say, “come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of God of Jacob.”           Micah 4:1-2

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December 29, 2002

The Streets of Gold or the Fires of Hell

  

Text: Revelations 21:1-8

Thesis: If we choose to serve Jesus, it is Heaven. If we choose not to serve Jesus, it is Hell. The choice is ours!

 

I. Every person on the face of the earth will reside in one of two places.

            A. For everyone who chooses to serve Jesus will live in Heaven for all eternity.

                        1. Heaven will greater than we can imagine.

                                    a. God will dwell with his people. (vs3)

                                    b. God will provide a perfect environment. (vs4)

                                    c. God has created a city of splendor.(vss11-26)

                        2. Jesus is the gate into God’s presence and Heaven.(vs6-7)

                                    a. Jesus said, “I am the Way the Truth and the Life and no one comes to the father but by me”

                                    b. “What is bound on earth is bound in Heaven” Matthew 18:18.

 

            B. For everyone who choose not to follow Jesus will live in Hell for all eternity. (vs8)

                        1. Hell will be a place of fiery torment.

                        2. It is not God’s desire for anyone to perish.

                          . 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. [1](2 Peter 3:9)

 

                C. “Choose this day in whom you will serve…But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

 

 


 

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