1. Seven Things NOT In Heaven What will heaven be like? Searcher’s Class

2. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles Revelation 21:8 Revelation 21:8 - But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

3. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles Revelation 21:27 Revelation 21:27 - But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

4. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles There will be no traces of ungodliness No homosexuality No pornography No prostitutes No liquor stores No vulgar speech

5. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death Revelation 21:4 - Revelation 21:4 - And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

6. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death Death is the result of sin in the garden of Eden – Genesis 3:16-19 Sin is separation from God In Heaven we are with God

7. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears Revelation 21:4 - Revelation 21:4 - And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

8. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears No More - - Screams, moans Groans, wimpers Psalm 30:5b - Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

9. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears Isaiah 65:17 - Isaiah 65:17 - “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

10. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night Revelation 21:25 - Revelation 21:25 - Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). Night is the time of evil. Evil loves darkness. John 3:19

11. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night God is the light. The glory of God is so bright there not any darkness at all

12. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun Who needs the sun or stars? Revelation 21:23 - Revelation 21:23 - The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

13. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas Revelation 21:1 - Revelation 21:1 - Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

14. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas Oceans (seas) are used in 2 ways: 1.Judgment – The flood was a judgment against the world 2.Separation – When one was at sea – they were apart from family

15. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas 7.No More Curse Revelation 22:3 - Revelation 22:3 - And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

16. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas 7.No More Curse Galatians 3:10 - Galatians 3:10 - For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

17. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas 7.No More Curse Galatians 3:13 - Galatians 3:13 - Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),

18. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas 7.No More Curse The curse is sin. The curse of death. The curse of disease. The curse of pain, sickness, disappointment. The curse of war, murder, drunk drivers.

19. Things NOT in Heaven 1.Nothing that defiles 2.No pain or death 3.No sorrow, weeping, tears 4.No Night 5.No Sun 6.No Seas 7.No More Curse The curse is gambling, alcohol, crime, lies, being cheated, gossiped about. All these curses will be gone!