THE STREETS WON'T MATTER!

Revelation 21:21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.


There are quite a few  books now about people who say they have had "after death" experiences and what they "saw" and "did" in heaven. Although there is information about what heaven will be like in the Bible, there isn't a lot. I believe there is a reason for that.

As humans we focus on things in the context of what we understand with our human minds. But I think we have NO IDEA what heaven or anything that will happen there will be like.

I, for one, am anxious to be in heaven, not because I will see streets of gold, or pearl gates, or even the mansion that God has promised to prepare for me. I believe the streets won't matter.

What will matter is WHO is there, and I am not talking about our loved ones who have gone there before us. I am talking about God the Father and Jesus the Son. That is what will be our focus. Nothing else will matter.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says it best.

Although this is hard for us to imagine, it reminds us that heaven is far more glorious than anything we will ever know in this life. Every picture of heaven the Bible paints for us is beyond our understanding but assures us of heaven’s beauty and splendor. This world is imperfect and subject to decay, but heaven’s perfect beauty will never fade. When God gave the apostle John a glimpse of heaven’s glory, his immediate response was to worship (see Revelation 22:8).

The most important truth about heaven, however, is that God will be there. No evil will ever touch us, but we will be safely in God’s presence forever. The Bible says, “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb (Christ) is its lamp” (Revelation 21:23). Think of it: In Heaven “we will be with the Lord forever” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)!

Is heaven your destination? Do you know beyond doubt that someday you will go to be with Christ forever? You can, by turning to Him in faith and trusting Him alone for your salvation. God’s promise is for you: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life” (John 3:36).