The Better Country
John Doggins. Hebrews 11:15-16 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.… I. HEAVEN IS A PLACE OF FREEDOM FROM ALL EVIL. NO sin, and therefore no suffering. What a "better" world this would be if both were at an end, and God's will done as it is done in heaven. Wars would cease; national and individual animosities; tyranny and anarchy; intemperance and every form of vice; heathenism and superstition, with their manifold horrors — all would disappear, and Divine love and peace would rule in every heart. II. HEAVEN IS THE CHRISTIAN'S HOME AND FATHERLAND. III. HEAVEN IS THE CHRISTIAN'S PROMISED INHERITANCE. God's people have an heritage (Psalm 61:5); they enjoy an earnest of it here, but wait for full possession till they enter on their majority. 1. Its nature, "Incorruptible." 2. Its splendour. It is a "mansion" — which indicates its stability as well as its grandeur. 3. Its extent may be inferred from many passages of Scripture. IV. HEAVEN WILL BE THE:FULFILMENT OF MAN'S DESIRE FOR PERFECTED LIFE AND IMMORTALITY. (John Doggins.) Parallel Verses KJV: And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. WEB: If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.