We are having a little mini-series on heaven. Our question today is: What will heaven be like for the redeemed? We are not asking what heaven is like now, but what it will be like then. We are going to look at what we will be doing there in heaven, in glory with the Lord today.
In Revelation 19, we pick up on the issue of worship. One of the primary features in heaven is the worship of God. We find here in Revelation 19:1-6, “After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; because his judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her.’ And a second time they said, ‘Hallelujah! Her smoke rises up forever and ever.’ And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, “Amen, Hallelujah!” And a voice came from the throne, saying, ‘Give praise to our God, all you His bondservants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.’ Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.’” What we have is a picture, which is very indicative of other scriptures, that the heavens are filled with the praise of God. It is a great worship time of the Lord. Some have said if you don’t enjoy worshiping God, you won’t enjoy heaven. I think there is some truth to that, but I also know we are very limited creatures here on earth, even as regenerate, children of God. We are easily distracted. Our hearts are often cold. Our minds are not able to focus as we should. That does not mean we do not love the Lord. It does not mean we do not worship Him, but our worship is always tainted by the flesh that we still live in. So, don’t get to upset if you are not a person who just absolutely adores to worship all the time. At the same time, let us not minimize the importance of worshiping our great God. There is nothing more valuable or wonderful than worshiping the One who deserves it, and that is the Lord Himself. Our worship there will be perfect worship. It will be pure worship like we see reflected in scriptures such as these. The true worship of God. Also, there will be fellowship there in Revelation 19:9, it says, “Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And he said to me, “These are true words of God.” . . .
