Céu
O céu é a morada eterna de Deus e a esperança final do cristão. A Bíblia descreve o céu como lugar de glória, alegria e comunhão perfeita com o Criador.
A morada de Deus
Na casa de meu Pai há muitas moradas. Os céus declaram a glória de Deus — e um dia habitaremos lá eternamente.
2 In my Father's house there are many mansions. If not, I would have told you: because I go to prepare a place for you.
1 Unto the end. A psalm for David.2 The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.
5 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds.
25 For what have I in heaven? and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?
1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.2 And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
6 He that buildeth his ascension in heaven, and hath founded his bundle upon the earth: who calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth, the Lord is his name.
24 Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord?
17 Alas, alas, alas, 0 Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee:
Cidadania celestial
A nossa cidadania está nos céus. Ajuntai tesouros no céu, não na terra. O céu é a pátria do cristão.
20 But our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ,
19 Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.20 But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.
14 But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.
21 Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
2 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.
Esperança eterna
Seremos arrebatados para encontrar o Senhor nos ares. Ainda não se manifestou o que havemos de ser — mas seremos semelhantes a Ele.
16 Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord.17 Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.
2 Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.3 And every one that hath this hope in him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.
18 The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work: and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
50 And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.51 And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.
9 And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.
12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.
7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.8 But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.
9 For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
1 All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.
15 A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?