What Are Heaven and Hell Really Like?

One Minute After You Die

“What Are Heaven and Hell Really Like?”

Key Scriptures

• “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.​” Matthew 7:13-14​
• “in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal​ destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.​” 2 Thessalonians 1:8​

• “And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an​ emerald circled his throne like a rainbow… 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. … 6  In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.​ In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. 7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had ​a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. 8  Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after​ after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.’”​ Revelation 4:2-3, 5-8 

• “That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.’”​ 1 Corinthians 2:9​ 

• “I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them 4 He will wipe ​every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”’​ Revelation 21:3-4 

• ​”For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.​” John 3:16 ​

Reflect on What You’ve Heard

1. What is one point that stuck out to you in today’s message? Why? ​
2. Do you believe in heaven and hell? Why? ​
3. What about heaven excites you?​
4. How does hell and heaven being real change the way you live and the way you treat others? ​
5. How will the way you live this week change because of this message? ​

Pray it Out

Jesus, help me to rest in the confidence that Heaven is so much greater than I can comprehend! Thank you for loving me so well! Amen.