Heaven (2/3)

Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions… Matthew 19:21

Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:21 blameless giving materialism
While he was departing as they gazed upward toward the sky, suddenly two men dressed in white robes stood beside them, and they said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
Acts 1:10-11 ascension second coming Jesus

To anyone who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself overcame and sat with my Father on his throne.
Revelation 3:21 overcoming reward Jesus
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 16:19 kingdom world
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and barren, and darkness covered the abyss while the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2 creation Spirit Holy Spirit
So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 God world idols
Then, after he had spoken to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven, and there he took his place at the right hand of God.
Mark 16:19 Jesus ascension
Anyone who is victorious will be dressed like these in white robes, and I shall not blot his name from the book of life. Rather, I shall acknowledge it in the presence of my Father and his angels.
Revelation 3:5 overcoming promises acknowledging
Nevertheless, do not rejoice in the knowledge that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice rather that your names are inscribed in heaven.
Luke 10:20 joy eternal life
The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 33:6 creation speaking
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:7 conversion repentance joy
Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:
He was made visible in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed to the Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 3:16 Jesus Spirit angels
Where can I go to hide from your spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I take my rest in the netherworld, you are also there.
Psalm 139:7-8 Spirit death hell
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all assembled together in one place. Suddenly, there came from heaven a sound similar to that of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were sitting.
Acts 2:1-2 Spirit pentecost
From that day forward Jesus began to proclaim the message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.”
Matthew 4:17 Jesus conversion evangelism
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above all other names,
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
Philippians 2:9-10 Jesus worship world
This is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.’
Matthew 6:9-10 prayer Father humility
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my heavenly Father.
Matthew 7:21 obedience salvation kingdom
Therefore, whoever breaks even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever observes these commandments and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19 law kingdom obedience
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory shine over all the earth.
Psalm 57:6 world worship
Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he pleases.
Psalm 115:3 God dependence understanding
Blessed be the God,
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
Ephesians 1:3 praise blessing
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh, for the life of the world.
John 6:51 bread Jesus body
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single letter, not even a tiny portion of a letter, will disappear from the Law until all things have been accomplished.
Matthew 5:18 reliability Word of God law
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
Matthew 3:2 repentance kingdom nearness

But what I tell you is this: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, since it is God’s throne, or by earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King.