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.
In my Father's house there are many rooms. If this wasn't so I would have told you. I'm going to prepare a place for you.
The heavens declare God's glory; the skies above announce what he has made.
Each day speaks constantly about God's glory to the next day; each night shares knowledge of God with the next night.
God, your greatness is above the highest heavens; and your glory is over all the earth!
Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Who is there in heaven for me except you? And I want nothing on earth except you.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
The Lord builds his upper rooms in heaven, and places the foundations on the earth. He calls for the water of the seas, and pours it down as rain upon the earth—the Lord is his name!
Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere in heaven and on earth? asks the Lord.
"Ah, Lord God! You created the heavens and the earth by your great strength and power. Nothing is too hard for you!
Cidadania celestial
A nossa cidadania está nos céus. Ajuntai tesouros no céu, não na terra. O céu é a pátria do cristão.
But our homeland is heaven, and we're waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there too.
Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it. Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me. Don't stop them. The kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are like them!"
Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, then go and sell your possessions, give the money to the poor, and you'll have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me."
Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
Fix your mind on what's above, not what's here on 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.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the cry of the archangel, and with the sound of God's trumpet, and those who have died in Christ will rise first. Then those of us who are alive and still here will be carried up together with them into the clouds, and we shall meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever!
My friends, we are already God's children; however what we shall become hasn't been revealed just yet. But we do know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. All those who have this hope in them make sure they are pure, just as he is pure.
The Lord will rescue me from all the evil things done against me, and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. His is the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Then he led them out until they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them, and was taken up to heaven.
After Jesus had told them this, he was taken up as they were watching and a cloud hid him from their sight.
We're not fighting against human forces, but against supernatural rulers and powers, the dark lords of this world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
For we didn't bring anything into the world, and we can't take anything out with us either. But if we have food and clothes then that's enough for us.
In the same way the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Everything has its own time—a time for all that happens here:
When we die, we leave just as naked as when we were born, taking nothing with us from all we've worked for.