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Mon, Jan 30, 2012
Jim Swanson
Heaven
healing, revelation

In Revelation 21 and 22 it refers to healing of the saints. Will we need healing in Heaven?

Revelation 21:4: I do not think this is referring to the healing of saints. To me, it is a great summary statement: the power of death and suffering is now over (1Co 15:54)—finally Death is swallowed up in victory! The shortest verse of the NT, "Jesus wept" is found in John 11. He was to be sure weeping for his friend Lazarus, but also I think for death itself and its power over creation. In Rev. 21:4 now the curse, the Fall and its effects are over. And now God Himself will wipe every tear! And ...

Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Heaven
revelation, war

Is the ‘war in Heaven’ (from Revelation 12:7) a past or future event?

Question from a reader:

I am reading If God is Good. On page 155, Randy implies that the 'war in Heaven' in Revelation 12:7 is past (he uses the word "accomplished"). This seems to jive with the words of Jesus in Luke 10:18 where He says He "saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." Some writers place the Rev. 12:7 'war in Heaven' as yet in the future. Which is it? Past event or a future event?

Is there biblical support for your idea that we may inherit worlds (including Venus, the morning star) one day?

Question from a reader:

I was recently reading your Heaven book again (and came across the section where you answered the "What is the Morning Star" we inherit (Revelation 2:28). You speculate that the Bible means this is Venus. But doesn't the Bible interpret itself later in Revelation when Jesus declares that his is "the bright morning star"?

Are there any other Biblical passages that support the theory that we will "inherit worlds" as you suggested in the book? I know that Mormons believe this to be true, but I'm not finding Biblical evidence of "world ownership" beyond that of the New Earth.

Setting Our Hearts on Heaven and Living for our True Home

JonathanEdwards

It becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven... to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for or set our hearts on anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness? —Jonathan Edwards, The Christian Pilgrim

When the followers of Jesus Christ lose their interest in heaven they will no longer be happy Christians, and when they are no longer happy Christians they cannot be a powerful force in a sad and sinful world. It may be said with certainty that Christians who have lost their ...

Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Heaven, Historical Christians (By and About), Writing

What prompted you to write your book We Shall See God?

Question from a reader:

Have some things happened in your own circle of friends and family in the past few years that prompted you to write We Shall See God, an upbeat book on the topic of heaven?

How does considering the coming New Earth change our personal perspectives?

Perspective

Without an eternal perspective, without understanding the reality that the best is yet to come, we assume that people who die young, who are handicapped, who aren’t healthy, who don’t get married, or who don’t _____ [fill in the blank] will inevitably miss out on the best life has to offer. But the theology underlying those assumptions is fatally flawed. We’re presuming that our present Earth, bodies, culture, relationships, and lives are superior to those of the New Earth. What are we thinking?

Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Heaven
books, heaven, learning, new earth, writing

Will We Find Books in Heaven?

We know that sixty-six books, those that comprise the Bible, will be in Heaven—”Your Word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens” (Psalm 119:89).

Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Heaven
audio, c.s. lewis, evil, heaven, oxbridge, questions, suffering

Q&A on Heaven at 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge (audio)

In this recording, Randy Alcorn answers a variety of questions related to the topic of Heaven, including questions about the millenial reign of Christ, resurrection, culture on the New Earth, and creation care. Recorded at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge.

Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Heaven
audio, c.s. lewis, evil, heaven, oxbridge, questions, suffering

Oxford Breakout Sessions With Randy Alcorn (audio)

In this recording, Randy Alcorn expands on the ideas presented in his plenary address at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge. Randy discusses Heaven, suffering, faith and insights from the life of C.S. Lewis in the context of a smaller more intimate gathering. The Oxford breakout sessions took place on two days and are broken into four audio files.

Tue, Sep 06, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Heaven
audio, c.s. lewis, heaven, joy, new earth, oxbridge

Heaven, New Earth, and C.S. Lewis (audio)

Randy Alcorn's plenary address at the C.S. Lewis Summer Institute at Oxbridge July 26 to August 3, 2011.

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In Revelation 21 and 22 it refers to healing of the saints. Will we need healing in Heaven?

Is the ‘war in Heaven’ (from Revelation 12:7) a past or future event?

Is there biblical support for your idea that we may inherit worlds (including Venus, the morning star) one day?

Question from a reader:

Setting Our Hearts on Heaven and Living for our True Home

What prompted you to write your book We Shall See God?

Question from a reader:

How does considering the coming New Earth change our personal perspectives?

Will We Find Books in Heaven?

Q&A on Heaven at 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge (audio)

Oxford Breakout Sessions With Randy Alcorn (audio)

Heaven, New Earth, and C.S. Lewis (audio)

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