Thursday, August 27, 2015
Heavenly Occupation
Bible Questions Answered:
“...so what would we do when we're in
heaven?...”
Diane/ St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Heavenly Occupation:
* Service:
Adam in the garden of Eden:
Genesis 2:15 KJV
And The Lord God took the man, and
put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 2:15 NLT
The Lord God placed the man in the
Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.
Genesis 2:15 MSG
God took the Man and set him down in
the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order.
“Wasn't this work?”
Yes, but it was a joy to do, because
there wasn't any curse in it, that didn't come until after the fall.
Revelation 22:3 KJV
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:
* Heavens Kings And Priests:
Daniel 9:27 KJV
And the kingdom
and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of The Most High,
whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall
serve and obey him.
Revelation 1:5,6 KJV
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is The
Faithful Witness, and The First Begotten Of The Dead, and
The Prince Of The Kings Of The
Earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own
blood,
6 And hath made us kings and
priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.
* Discovering
The God Of The Universe:
Exodus 33:18 KJV (Moses
Prayed.)
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Psalm 97:6 KJV
The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the people see His
glory.
Matthew 5:8 KJV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
John 17:3 KJV
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee The
Only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
I Corinthians 13:12 NLT
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a
mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All
that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know
everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
II Corinthians 3:18 KJV
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of
The Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even
as by The Spirit Of The Lord.
Ephesians 2:6,7 KJV
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in
the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in
His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:17-19 KJV
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being
rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,
and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that
ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
I John 3:2 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall
be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
* Reigning
With Christ:
Daniel 9:22 KJV
Until The Ancient Of Days came, and judgment was given to the
saints of The Most High; and the time came that the saints
possessed the kingdom.
Luke 12:43,44 KJV
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when He cometh
shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that He will make him ruler
over all that He hath.
Ephesians 2:6 KJV
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
II Timothy 2:12 KJV
If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He
also will deny us:
Revelation 3:21
KJV
To him that overcometh will I
grant to sit with Me in My Throne, even as I also overcame, and
am set down with My Father in his Throne.
Revelation
22:4,5 KJV
4 And they shall see His face; and
His name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for The Lord God
giveth them Light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
* Judging
Angels:
I Corinthians 6:2,3 KJV
2 Do ye not
know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be
judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3 Know ye not
that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this
life?
*Fellowship:
Hebrews 12:22-24 KJV
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of The
Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are
written in heaven, and to
God The Judge Of All, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 And to Jesus The Mediator of the new covenant..."
* Everlasting
Worship:
Revelation 7:9,10 KJV
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before The Lamb, clothed with white
robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which
sitteth upon The Throne, and unto The Lamb.
Revelation 14:2,3 KJV (Music-
singing and harp playing.)
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters,
and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before The Throne, and
before the four beasts (Living Creatures), and the elders..."
Revelation 15:3,4 KJV
(Music- Singing.)
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song
of The Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God
Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King Of Saints.
4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou
only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee;
for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation 19:1-6 KJV
1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power,
unto The Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He hath judged the
great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and
hath avenged the blood of His servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and
ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts (living
creatures) fell down and worshiped God that sat on the
throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all
ye His servants, and ye that fear Him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as
the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings,
saying, Alleluia: for The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Galatians 6:9 KJV
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.