Philippians 3:20

Imitate Me

¹⁹ Their end is destruction, their bellies are their God, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are devoted to earthly things. ²⁰ We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waiting with longing expectation for the coming from Heaven of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹ who, in the exercise of the power which He has even to subject all things to Himself, will transform this body of our humiliation until it resembles His own glorious body.

Citizenship is in Heaven

Earthly Things

Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ

Conversation Is In Heaven

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

Ephesians 2:19

You are therefore no longer mere foreigners or persons excluded from civil rights. On the contrary you share citizenship with God's people and are members of His family.

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that there is no gift of God in which you consciously come short while patiently waiting for the reappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Acts 1:11

who said, "Galilaeans, why stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into Heaven will come in just the same way as you have seen Him going into Heaven."

Hebrews 12:22

On the contrary you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the ever-living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless hosts of angels,

Matthew 6:19-21

"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 19:21

"If you desire to be perfect," replied Jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me."

Luke 12:21

"So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."

Luke 12:32-34

"Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."

2 Corinthians 4:18-1

while we look not at things seen, but things unseen; for things seen are temporary, but things unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So we have a cheerful confidence, and we anticipate with greater delight being banished from the body and going home to the Lord.

Galatians 4:26

But the Jerusalem which is above is free, and *she* is *our* mother.

Ephesians 2:6

raised us with Him from the dead, and enthroned us with Him in the heavenly realms as being in Christ Jesus,

Philippians 1:10

so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:18-21

What does it matter, however? In any case Christ is preached--either perversely or in honest truth; and in that I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

Colossians 1:5

on account of the hope treasured up for you in Heaven. Of this hope you have already heard in the Message of the truth of the Good News.

Colossians 3:1-3

If however you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, enthroned at God's right hand.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to await the return from Heaven of His Son, whom He raised from among the dead--even Jesus, our Deliverer from God's coming anger.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a loud word of command, and with an archangel's voice and the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

2 Timothy 4:8

From this time onward there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who love the thought of His Appearing.

Titus 2:13

in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Hebrews 9:28

so the Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order that He might bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, separated from sin, to those who are eagerly expecting Him, to make their salvation complete.

Hebrews 10:34-35

For you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you have in your own selves a more valuable possession and one which will remain.

1 Peter 1:3-4

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

2 Peter 3:12-14

eagerly looking forward to the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, all ablaze, will be destroyed, and the elements will melt in the fierce heat?

Revelation 1:7

He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.

Revelation 21:10-27

So in the Spirit he carried me to the top of a vast, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God,