Can You Fall Out Of Heaven?
Answer: People cannot fall out of heaven any more than they can fall out of their own front yard.
You may have seen pictures or cartoons that show heaven as a place up in the sky or in the clouds.
We don’t know where heaven is; we only know that God and Jesus are there.
Someday God will make a new earth and a new city called the new Jerusalem, where all his people will live forever.
That place will be perfect for us-no dangerous streets, no diseases to catch, nothing to worry about at all.
In heaven, you will never hear anyone say, “Be careful!” because you won’t have any dangers to be careful about.
Key verse: I heard a loud shout from the throne. It was saying, “Look, the home of God is now among men.
He will live with them and they will be his people. Yes, God himself will be among them.” (Revelation 21:3)
Related verses: Romans 8:39; Revelation 22:14
Related questions: Are there police in heaven? Will there be any doors in heaven? Does heaven move?
Note to parents: This question comes up when children confuse heaven with a physical location, usually one that is up in the sky.
They are not able to imagine a spiritual-as opposed to physical-reality, so they can’t imagine heaven not being a place.
They naturally think of heaven as being up because that’s where we put it in our descriptions of it.
Is Heaven All Made Up Of Clouds?
Answer: Sometimes cartoons and movies show funny pictures of angels standing in clouds.
But heaven is not made up of clouds. The Bible does say that clouds surround God’s throne, that Jesus was caught up in the clouds, and that when Jesus retums he will come in the clouds.
But those are word pictures.
They don’t mean that heaven is made up of rain clouds.
Heaven is God’s presence. It’s a spiritual place.
It’s a world invisible to us now but very real just the same.
Key verse: Then the scene changed. I saw a white cloud. Someone was sitting on it, and he looked like Jesus.
He was called “The Son of Man.” He had a crown of gold on his head and a sickle in his hand. (Revelation 14:14)
Related verses: Psalm 97:2; Luke 21:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Related questions: Is there going to be summer and fall in heaven? Will there be any winter?
Will our house be warm? Does it rain in heaven? Can you walk on clouds in heaven? Are there bathrooms in heaven? Is there water in heaven?
Note to parents: Children pick up a lot of wrong ideas about heaven from cartoons and other popular tales.
If you’re not sure how to explain what’s wrong with a false idea, it’s better to say “I don’t know how to explain it” than to fall back on a popular fantasy.
Sit down with them and read Revelation 21-22 together so they can see what the Bible says about heaven and the new Jerusalem.
Why Is Heaven So Shiny?
Answer: Heaven shines with the brightness of the glory of God. God is perfect, holy, 100 percent good.
Because of that, God shines with light. Many descriptions of heaven mention light and gold because of God’s glory.
Key verse: Great bursts of light flashed forth from him.
It was like light from a glittering diamond or from a shining ruby.
There was a rainbow glowing like an emerald around his throne. (Revelation 4:3)
Related verses: Revelation 4:1-6; 21:18-21, 23; 22:5
Related questions: Will there be night in heaven? Why does God stay up all night? What does my mansion in heaven look like?