What’s Over There?

On a foggy dusk in Venice, I wondered what was over there across the water. Shadowy images, vaguely visible, looked beautiful, and made me want to go see that nearby island in the daylight.

That’s the way we see heaven from our present vantage point. A beautiful place over there through the mist. The Bible gives us glimpses of it. Occasionally we get bits conveyed by people with near-death experiences.

Jesus told his followers that he was going to his Father’s house to build rooms for us. In Jewish customs, during the betrothal period, the father and son built a new room onto the father’s house. He promises to bring us there to live with Him.

The apostle John recorded visions of the future in the book of Revelations. Chapter 21 tells of a new sky and a new earth. God will live with people there. He will wipe away all our tears. Death, anguish, sorrow, mourning, grief and pain will be no more. He is making all things new, and He commissioned John to write ✍️ it down for us to know.

And He further said, It’s done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of the water of Life (verse 6).

What’s over there? Like on that foggy dusk in Venice, we envision something beautiful. I look forward to going over there when the time is right, and experiencing heaven for myself.