Little Red Book Ministry

V. Heaven
Heaven is the final destination or the final state of every person who has been made righteous through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. There are many parts to heaven mentioned in the Bible. We, as Christians, will apparently dwell in the city called New Jerusalem. However, the indication is that we will be welcome in every part of heaven.

A. The gate of heaven
When the Old Testament patriarch, Jacob, was traveling to Haran, he laid down to rest one night in the place where Abraham had built his first altar to the Lord after entering Canaan. He had a dream of angels ascending and descending on a ladder to heaven (Gen 28:12–17). When he awoke, he had this insight:

“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven” (Genesis 28:17).

B. Paradise
This is the place where Jesus promised to meet with the repentant thief on the cross after their death. At that time it was located within the Earth but shortly after that Jesus took it to heaven. Here the souls of the righteous dead wait in blissful peace for the resurrection at which time they will be reunited with the body.

Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4; Revelation 2:7; Psalms 68:18; Ephesians 4:8

C. The throne room
The throne of God is set before the “mount of the congregation” in a place called “the sides of the north.”

“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north” (Isaiah 14:13).

Psalms 48:2; Psalms 103:19; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 12:2; Revelation 4:2–11; Revelation 5, 7, 22