God showed me a beautiful way to explain and locate Heaven. This was one of the prominent questions asked by teenagers during my Sunday school teaching days.
Where is Heaven?
According to God’s Word...
Ps. 48:2 – Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King
Isa. 14:13 – For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
And Ezekiel also refers to the house of the Lord which is “towards the north”
“On the sides of the north” is where heaven is. And that is exactly where a compass points to – to the “sides of the north” and NOT directly north – as we were taught in grade 5 geography.
Where is Heaven?
According to God’s Word...
Ps. 48:2 – Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King
Isa. 14:13 – For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
And Ezekiel also refers to the house of the Lord which is “towards the north”
“On the sides of the north” is where heaven is. And that is exactly where a compass points to – to the “sides of the north” and NOT directly north – as we were taught in grade 5 geography.
If one looks at a map of the world, top is north, bottom is south, east is right and west is left. Let’s say that heaven is north, and hell is south. Then we pick the Bible, open it up, and hold it in front of us. The Bible becomes our map and compass now. It shows us the way not?
By picking it up, (direction north) with the intention to read it, it starts showing the way to salvation (heaven). By putting it down (direction south) without reading it, we miss the opportunity of being guided on track, which means we fail to get “direction”... and south we agreed points to hell...
Every time we pick up the bible just to put it down without reading it, we miss a message (that’s suppose to guide us) - from God. Directionless we put it down.
The Old Testament talks about sin and the fall of man. The New Testament again is all about forgiveness and mercy through Jesus Christ. If we once again pick up the Bible and open it up where the Old and New Testaments split, it indicates eats and west... and God says... “Your sins will be removed as far as the east is from the west”. (By the way... that is ... bl... VERY far)
So, north is heaven if you pick up your “map” to read, south is hell if you put it down without reading, west is sin and death and east is mercy and grace we got at the cross.
Now let us continue confirming the location of Heaven.
In the book of Genesis, it takes little to understand that heaven and earth are two separate creations AWAY from each other. Heaven is NOT a place on earth Belinda Carlisle!!
By picking it up, (direction north) with the intention to read it, it starts showing the way to salvation (heaven). By putting it down (direction south) without reading it, we miss the opportunity of being guided on track, which means we fail to get “direction”... and south we agreed points to hell...
Every time we pick up the bible just to put it down without reading it, we miss a message (that’s suppose to guide us) - from God. Directionless we put it down.
The Old Testament talks about sin and the fall of man. The New Testament again is all about forgiveness and mercy through Jesus Christ. If we once again pick up the Bible and open it up where the Old and New Testaments split, it indicates eats and west... and God says... “Your sins will be removed as far as the east is from the west”. (By the way... that is ... bl... VERY far)
So, north is heaven if you pick up your “map” to read, south is hell if you put it down without reading, west is sin and death and east is mercy and grace we got at the cross.
Now let us continue confirming the location of Heaven.
In the book of Genesis, it takes little to understand that heaven and earth are two separate creations AWAY from each other. Heaven is NOT a place on earth Belinda Carlisle!!
God made the heavens ABOVE the earth!! To the north... where Jesus rose up to!
God rained brimstone from heaven
God called to His people from heaven
God opens the windows of Heaven when He sends rain
God refer to the stars of Heaven – Do I see any stars on earth?
God sends dew from Heaven above
God wants no graven images to be made, that is in Heaven above or below here on earth.
The sun, moon and stars are the hosts of heaven God says. (now we are getting closer, but not there yet)
Everything that is in the Heavens, and that is upon the earth, belongs to God
Jos 2:11
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Jos 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
2 Sa 22:14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
Ps 102:19
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
God rained brimstone from heaven
God called to His people from heaven
God opens the windows of Heaven when He sends rain
God refer to the stars of Heaven – Do I see any stars on earth?
God sends dew from Heaven above
God wants no graven images to be made, that is in Heaven above or below here on earth.
The sun, moon and stars are the hosts of heaven God says. (now we are getting closer, but not there yet)
Everything that is in the Heavens, and that is upon the earth, belongs to God
Jos 2:11
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Jos 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
2 Sa 22:14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
Ps 102:19
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Amen.
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