That question is just as likely to be asked by an adult as it is a toddler. We all are fascinated with the afterlife. The Bible actually speaks very little of it. In fact, Revelation 21-22 is the only major one to describe heaven in depth.
If I were to answer that question biblically but succinctly, I would say, 'new'.
New.
We love getting new phones, new clothes, new furniture, and what's better than a new car smell?
Heaven will be new in every way. In fact, as Revelation describes it, heaven is not merely a 'new' dimension. It is actually a "new heaven and new earth" (21:1). Depending on how you read it, it will either be a totally new world or a renewed earth. But it will be transformed and transforming, either way. Everything will be new, and perfect, and right, and good.
All that is bad about our human existence will be gone. All that is good will be magnified. And best of all, we will be with God.
We have had tastes of this - the tabernacle and temple, Jesus, the Holy Spirit's presence. But it will be complete and unfettered communion with all of the Trinity all at once.
There is so much more that will characterize heaven and I invite you to come Sunday to discover it (or wait til the recording is up). But for now, let's ponder the hope all believers have of a new existence in a new world.
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