Philippians 3:20

Believers' true citizenship is in heaven, and from there they eagerly await Christ the Savior. Our deepest identity and hope lie above, not in this world.

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• Eph 2:19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
• Col 3:1–3Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
• 2 Cor 4:18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
• Heb 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
• 1 Pet 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 2 Tim 4:8From now on there is laid up 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 to all who crave His appearing.
• Eph 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
• 2 Pet 3:12–14as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
• 2 Cor 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• 1 Th 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• Col 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
• Heb 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
• Heb 10:34–35You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• Matt 6:19–21Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
• 1 Cor 1:7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ps 73:24–26You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• Gal 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
• Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
• Rev 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
• Luke 12:32–34Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• 2 Th 1:7–8and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
• Matt 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• Luke 14:14and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
• Prov 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
• Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Isa 26:1–2In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
• 1 Th 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
• Phil 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
• Rev 21:10–27And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
• Phil 1:18–21What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
• Ps 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
• Luke 12:21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

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