Bloody Mary Bible Brunch: Death and the Bible Ep. 7 (Heaven)

1. Afterlife 1 –
   1. Kingdom of Heaven is at hand?
      1. Matthew – the already and not yet? -- Something more but also now
      2. Matthew 25 – I am with you to the end of the Age
   2. Inheriting Eternal Life = going to Heaven = entering the Kingdom of God/Heaven?
   3. 1 Cor. 15 – the order of resurrection – Christ, the faithful, death is the last enemy – final trumpet blast – we will all be changed, clothed in what can’t die. (cites to Isaiah) – Heavenly access post Jesus resurrection
      1. Oh death where is thy sting 1 Cor. 15
      2. John Donne - sonnet
      3. John Chrysostom - Sermon

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1. Harrowing of Hell 1 Peter 4:6 – After the resurrection, the doors of heaven are opened
2. Cloud witnesses – Hebrews 12 - an immediate afterlife?
3. John 14 – In my father’s house there are many rooms – Wait until Second Coming
4. 20 – Wait until Second Coming