Where In The Bible Will I Find:

The Eternal Kingdom – Home Of The Soul?

The eternal kingdom, in the presence of God, has always been the, ultimate desire of man! The faithfulness of Abraham is tied inseparable to this hope: "For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." He and Sarah traveled through the land of promise, yet were not satisfied: "But now they desire a better country, that is, in heavenly wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city" (Hebrews 11:10, 16).

Jesus is now in heaven preparing that home for the soul: "...I go to prepare a place for you ... I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also" (John 14:2-3). All of God's faithful children will have a home in that eternal kingdom and will be with our Lord and Saviour in the home of God. Paul assures us that “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthy house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens" (II Cor. 4:18, 5:1). That sweet home of the soul will be far better than all our anticipations.

John was given a glimpse of its beauty and wrote "...Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them” (Rev. 14:13). But John, though never given a complete description of the eternal kingdom, did describe in part the city of God that sits out on the glad hills of God’s glory. (Rev. 21:3-4) There follows such a fabulous view of the eternal city of our God as to beggar description! He closed with the words: "And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 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..." (Rev. 22:4-5).

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city" (Rev. 22:14). Christ shall return for His people, “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power" (II Thess. 1:8-9). It is at this time that He will deliver up the kingdom to His Father and then cometh the end (I Cor. 15:24). We must OBEY His gospel to be prepared at that time.