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How does the Bible describe what heaven looks like?

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How does the Bible describe what heaven looks like?

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There really is no systematic attempt in the Bible to describe our eternal home for us. Most of what we know comes from offhand references as a speaker or author talks about some other topic (Examples: Daniel 12:2-3, Luke 16:22-26, John 14:2, Hebrews 11:16, etc.). The book of Revelation has some descriptive passages (See especially Revelation 21:9-27). But these are generally meant to teach spiritual truths, not to tell us what we can literally expect to see with our eyes. This is clear from the fact that the imagery is often fluid. For instance, what exactly does a “city” look like when it’s dressed like a “bride”? (Revelation 21:2)? When it talks about our eternal home, the Bible emphasizes above all that God will be present with us, and evil in every form will be completely absent. That means no sin and no effects of sin (corruption, illness, death, etc.). It means an eternity spent joyfully worshiping and serving our Savior God. A place like this is so utterly foreign to our experi

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