Does Heaven Really Exist?

Does the Bible say very much about Heaven?

Jesus mentions Heaven about seventy times in the book of Matthew alone. It appears from the very first verse in Genesis—”In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”—to the last reference found at the end of Revelation—”[He] showed me the great city . . . descending out of heaven from God” (Revelation 21:10 NKJV).

In fact, fifty-four of the sixty-six books in the Bible mention Heaven. Remember: the Bible is our only authoritative source of information about Heaven.

Shortly before Jesus was arrested and crucified on the cross, He told His disciples that after His death they should not be discouraged because He would live again. He then assured them He would return to His Father in Heaven to prepare an eternal home for all who would believe Him.

He said, “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.”

Then He left this promise: “I am going there [to heaven] to prepare a place for you. . . . that you also may be where I am” (John 14:2–3).

The Old Testament prophets wrote about Heaven; Psalms mentions Heaven more than any other book in the Old Testament; the apostles spoke of Heaven from divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit.

The Bible doesn’t tell us everything we’d like to know about Heaven, but the Bible does tell us everything we need to know about Heaven while we are here on earth.

We should believe what the Bible says about Heaven and take comfort from its promise that we can spend eternity with Jesus Christ in His heavenly dwelling.

If someone asks you about Heaven, you can say with assurance, “We know that if the earthly tent [body] we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (2 Corinthians 5:1). What a promise! What a destiny!