How Many People Are in Heaven?

Do you ever wonder what heaven is like?

Thankfully, the Bible tells us.

First and foremost, God is the focus of heaven. His glory is center stage. Heaven is a place that shines the spotlight on a Person, the all-glorious Creator and King of the universe.

Yes, there are angels in heaven, too. How many? Thousands. As John says, “thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand” (Revelation 5:11).

And people are there. How many? Again John tells us: “After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count” (Revelation 7:9).

Where do all these people come from? How many nations are represented? Listen to John describe the universal scope of the heavenly population:

“After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:
Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
(Revelation 7:9-10)

What a scene! What a God!

What are all those angels and people doing in heaven? Worshipping God.

Yes, God is the God of the nations – all nations. He is building His church from every nation, tribe, people, and language.

God has always been the God of all peoples. That is why God told Abraham, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3).

I want to say “Thank you” for reading this blog post today. You are part of a group of people from many nations. The other day I was looking at my list of blog subscribers and was encouraged to find the following countries represented:

South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, India, United Arab Emirates, El Salvador, Philippines, Guyana, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ghana, Jamaica, Uganda, Thailand, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Denmark, Nigeria, New Zealand, United States of America.

God is the God of all peoples! This is the teaching of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.

May this truth fill your heart with hope and joy.