Eternal Truth

What do you think about Eternity…do you think about it? Randy Alcorn’s Blog post today says it best–

Both Heaven and Hell touch Earth—an in-between world leading directly into one or the other. The best of life on Earth is a glimpse of Heaven; the worst of life is a glimpse of Hell. For Christians, this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven. Randy Alcorn

I just finished reading Randy’s book “Heaven”. In it he take an exhaustive look at what the Bible says about Heaven and what modern day Christians think about it. Here is just a sampling of the chapter titles, giving you an idea of the broad variety topics he covers.

• Chapter 1 – Are You Looking Forward to Heaven?
• Chapter 2 – Is Heaven Beyond Our Imagination?
• Chapter 9 – Why Is Earth’s Redemption Essential to God’s Plan?
• Chapter 12 – Why Does All Creation Await Our Resurrection?
• Chapter 15 – Will the Old Earth Be Destroyed… or Renewed?
• Chapter 22 – How Will We Rule God’s Kingdom?
• Chapter 26 – Will There Be Space and Time?
• Chapter 39 – Will Animals Inhabit the New Earth?
• Chapter 41 – Will Heaven Ever Be Boring?
• Appendix A – Christoplatonism’s False Assumptions

I really enjoy Randy’s ability to communicate scripturally, a picture of how Heaven—on the New Earth will be someday. He has a great sense of where he’s headed and he wants to share it with everyone, and in so doing gives us the same longing and yearning to be—Heaven-bound!

Are you looking forward to Heaven?