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“IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE” (JOHN 14:6): The language of the Bible is bound by culture and time. Therefore, understanding the Scriptures involves more than knowing what the words mean. We need to understand those words from the perspective of the people who used them. The people God chose as His instruments-the people to whom He revealed Himself-were Hebrews living in the Near East. These people described their world and themselves in concrete terms. Their language was one of pictures, metaphors, and examples rather than ideas, definitions, and abstractions. Where we might describe God as omniscient or omnipresent (knowing everything and present everywhere), a Hebrew preferred: “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Thus, the Bible is filled with concrete images from Hebrew culture:  God is our Father and we are His children.  God is the Potter and we are the clay.  Jesus is the Lamb killed on Passover.  Heaven is an oasis in the desert, and hell is the city sewage dump.  The Last Judgment will be in the Eastern Gate of the heavenly Jerusalem and will include sheep and goats. Heaven is the unbroken Presence of God forever, the unspoiled shores of Paradise, the unending enjoyment of the Living and True Almighty Lord of Heaven and Earth. Heaven has always been the hope and focus of God’s servants. In fact, in the time Christ's disciples were most troubled in their hearts, Jesus comforts them with HEAVEN! And that is where we turn this morning in John 14:1-6. Jesus is all I need to get to Heaven! Believers are TRUSTING THE WAY OF JESUS, BELIEVING THE TRUTH OF JESUS, AND LIVING THE LIFE OF JESUS. This morning most of us if not all would say we are HOPING FOR HEAVEN -- BUT NOT YET! Why? Because "for most Christians, heaven is a place they desire to reach eventually, but not until they have lived out their full days on earth. Their hopes, ambitions, and interests, contrary to what Christ taught and the early Church lived, are really bound up in the life they aspire to live in this world. Heaven is a distant and unreal destination they reluctantly expect to reach at the end of life, but it is not desired before then. To be suddenly raptured to heaven would be, for most Christians, an unwelcome interruption of their earthly plans and ambitions." The real need we have this morning is to long for Heaven! Long for our Father’s House. And most of all, long for Jesus! WHAT IS HEAVEN? Heaven is the eternal and transcendent world that is the abode of God, the angels, and glorified believers. HEAVEN: A DWELLING PLACE (FHA-87C; 011021AM) Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook:   / discoverthebook   Instagram:   / discoverthebookministry   Twitter:   / discoverthebook   Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Traditional Books: https://tinyurl.com/y4xgz9rb Audio CDs: https://tinyurl.com/y5nnj3eu Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations... PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?l... For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/