What Is So Great About Heaven?

The sermon explores the nature of heaven based on Revelation 21, contrasting common misconceptions with the biblical vision of heaven as the restoration of creation and intimate relationship with God. Chris Meads emphasizes that heaven entails the renewal of the physical world and the elimination of evil, not merely a disembodied afterlife. He stresses that the central blessing of heaven is immediate access to God's glory which will mean infinite, unhindered joy for redeemed humanity. Believers can have confident hope amidst the pains of this life because they are destined to reign with Christ in the perfection of the new creation. The sermon challenges listeners to build their lives around these heavenly realities rather than earthly comforts and pleasures which cannot ultimately satisfy.