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Your Greatest Adventure is Just Around the Corner
In bestseller after bestseller, author Randy Alcorn has held
readers spellbound with fast-paced, gripping fiction infused
with eternal themes. Now, he responds to the widespread hunger
for more insight on this subject with a straightforward,
real-life look at what it means for believers to both think
and live in light of eternity.
Those captivated by Edge of Eternity, Deadline,
and Dominion can now explore more deeply the truths
about heaven and eternity that were woven into each of these
novels. With clear biblical teaching and illustrative stories
and reflections, Alcorn shows how your life today will impact
the eternal reality that awaits you.
What's this book about? Here's a summary of the central idea:
The deepest longing of your heart is for one person and one
place. Jesus is that person. Heaven is that place. The
Carpenter from Nazareth promised he would go ahead to prepare
a place for you. What your heart most deeply desires awaits
you in the home custom-built by your Bridegroom. Meanwhile, a
thousand counterfeits vie for your attention, trying to
convince you that they are what you're longing for. But you'll
never be satisfied with anything in the Shadowlands. It's the
land of substance you really crave.
Heaven is that land! Have you bought the lie that heaven will
be boring? No way! Heaven will be an exhilarating adventure in
which every chapter is better than the one before. In Light
of Eternity will grip your soul and open your eyes to
heaven. Dive in and see how you can live now in light of your
forever home. See how the choices you make in the 'short
today' will have a lasting impact on the 'long tomorrow'.
One moment after you die you'll know how you should have
lived. And you'll know what's on the other side. Don't wait
until then to find out. Let this book guide you into
discovering how wonderful your eternal future will be, and
what you can do now to prepare for it. Because the real
adventure awaits you on the other side, with the person you
were made for...and the place He's made for you. |
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Reader Responses |
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I have recently read your book, In Light of Eternity. I must say it is the best book I have ever read on the subject of heaven. It especially ministered to me at this time in my life. On June 20, 2004 my father died of a brain aneurysm. My dad wasn't a Christian, but I had a providential opportunity to share the gospel with him. Chapter sixteen, "A Greater Miracle", was a real joy to my heart. Though my circumstance wasn't exactly the same as yours, it had many similarities.
On June 29, 2004, my youngest of four children was killed in a horrific motorcycle accident. Troy-boy, as we affectionately called him, was 17 years old, and was our last child at home. I am attaching a Letter to the Editor ("Reality Hurts") which I wrote to our local newspaper that describes some of the details of this horrendous tragedy. I am also including a copy of a poem, "A Father's Memory", which I wrote about my son. This poem will give you a small flavor of what my son was like.
I had the privilege of preaching a sermon entitled "Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One" shortly after my son's death. All of these things were happening, and then I received your book which both confirmed and informed me about the reality of "the place" we were made for. Your comment on page 48, "I expect heaven will be a place of "no ages" but of "all ages", was a marvelous confirmation of what I had told my wife a day earlier about how we would view our son in heaven. Your comments in chapter fifteen about those in heaven seeing what happens here were invigorating, to say the least. The closing comment on page 101 was a beautiful ending to a glorious chapter, "The joys of heaven are not rooted in ignorance. They're rooted in perspective." Knowing that my son is now seeing a beautiful tapestry is a great comfort to my wife and I. Thanks again for your wonderful book. - Frank Zitzman Jr. (name used with permission) |
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Note from the Author |
I really enjoyed writing In Light of
Eternity. It's a short book, concise, citing many passages
of Scripture that give us a cumulatively substantial picture
of heaven. I wrote it largely in response to the thousands of
letters and questions from readers of my novels Deadline,
Dominion and Edge of Eternity. They've asked why
I portray heaven (and hell) as I do in these books. (In ILOE I
cite brief passages from all three of those novels.) In
Light of Eternity is full of answers to those reader
questions--including what will we do in heaven, will we
remember family and friends and events on earth, can those in
heaven see what's happening on earth, will there be animals,
what's the nature of rewards, etc.
The Bible tells us much more about heaven than is often
assumed. In a day when speculation and subjectivism about
heaven runs rampant, I found it refreshing to carefully
examine what Scripture says. Readers tell me they've given it
to those who've lost loved ones and those facing death
themselves. I'm getting lots of encouraging responses from it,
and I'm always interested in reader feedback. If you read ILOE,
please email me at
info@epm.org and tell me what
you think. Thanks!
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