Picture of Heaven: Isaiah and Revelation

"Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end. Then all your people will be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands,
for the display of my splendor. The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly." (Isaiah 60:1-3, 20-22 NIV)

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. "Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll." (Revelation 22:3, 5, 7 NIV)

Heaven is something mostly unknown to us. Yet both Isaiah in the Old Testament and Revelation in the New Testament paint this picture of a city of gods people where their light comes from God alone. God is the source of light and warmth and hope.

God help us to long for you and our eternal home in heaven not the things of this world which come and go. Lord thank you for this picture of heaven unified in message to us from your word the bible. Lord help us to have faith in you alone.
Amen