He is preparing a place

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3
This is a wonderful promise, given by Jesus to His disciples, and to us today as well. He tells His disciples that He is going away – He will be crucified, rise from the dead after three days, and then ascend to the Father. But when He departs, it won’t be for a holiday. No, He will still be working.
Jesus says He is returning to the Father to prepare a place for us. This is a dwelling place in heaven. Now I’ve heard various teachings on what this is, and most seem to agree that the common view of God’s mansion in heaven being a big house with many rooms, like a grand eternal hotel, is not what Jesus is referring to. What is He referring to, then? Well, just as our physical bodies are referred to as ‘tents’ (e.g. 2 Pet. 1:13, 2 Cor. 5:4), our resurrection body is called our ‘heavenly dwelling’ (2 Cor. 5:4).
Think about it: God spent six days creating the world. Jesus has spent the last 2000 years, almost, preparing our dwelling places in heaven. How much more glorious will they be, than what we currently experience!
And here’s another aspect to think about: Jesus doesn’t only take us to heaven for our sake. No, He looks forward to spending eternity with us, just as we look forward to spending eternity with Him. He wants to share it with us.