2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. John 14:2-3, NIV
The Bible says that God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th. Some may be surprised by this or argue that it could not have been 6 literal days. I'm surprised by it and wonder what took God so long. I think God was enjoying the process of creating the heaven and the earth because clearly he could have created everything in a moment of time. It wasn't hard for God because nothing is hard for God (Mark 10:27; Luke 1:37; 18:27). It isn't impossible for God to do anything except violate his own perfect nature (Hebrews 6:18).
There are two verses quoted above from John 14:2-3 that says that Jesus went ahead of us into heaven to create a place for you. So, if it only took him 6 days to create heaven and earth what do you think that place is going to look like that he had 2,000 years to create. I don't image, but I know that it is greater than my mind can grasp. Look in Ephesians 3:20 quoted below.
20 "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,"
God can do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. Have you ever noticed a beautiful sunset. It just lights up the sky with all sorts of reds, purple, violent, yellow and orange colors. I particularly noticed it when I traveled out west and there was no trees or buildings to get in the way of the view. Part of the reason for those colors is because of things like reflect, pollution and dust. If God can do all that with dust and pollution imagine what he can do with the good stuff. God uses something that looks like gold to pave the streets in heaven.
I wonder at what heaven is going to look like. As beautiful as it is, it is also going to have Jesus there. The one who died and rose for you from the grave. He went through the agony of the cross and the torture for you and so defeated death as Revelation 21:3-4 says,
3 "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”"
