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Will There Be Law on The New Earth?

April 18, 2018

We know that on the New Earth, sin will be done away with and will be no more. (Read more on that from Randy.) So laws restraining people from doing bad or harmful things won’t be necessary. We’ll be fully righteous, and all we do will be honoring to Jesus.

Is the Present/Intermediate Hell Empty?

April 4, 2018

Question from a Reader: In our church it was stated that at present Hell is empty. Is this really true?

Won’t Gentile Believers Always Dwell in Heaven, Since the New Earth Is for Israel?

March 28, 2018

Question from a reader:

Paul says we are citizens of Heaven, so I doubt we will live on the New Earth, since that is for the nation of Israel. We are Gentiles—our home is Heaven. What are your thoughts?

Is “Christian Universalism” Biblical?

March 27, 2018

Here are some resources that can help you understand the issue and what the Bible actually says.

Will We Have Our Own Homes in Heaven?

February 16, 2018

The New International Version rendering of John 14:2 is this: “In my Father’s house are many rooms. . . . I am going there to prepare a place for you.” Place is singular, but rooms is plural. This suggests Jesus has in mind for each of us an individual dwelling that’s a smaller part of the larger place. This place will be home to us in the most unique sense.

Will Those Who Dislike Cities Find Themselves at Home in the New Jerusalem?

January 29, 2018

Over the years, people have told me they can’t get excited about the New Jerusalem because they don’t like cities. But this city will be different—it will have all the advantages we associate with earthly cities but none of the disadvantages.

Is the Bride of Christ an Individual or a Group?

January 3, 2018

Question from a reader: In your Heaven book, you say that at the wedding feast of the Lamb we’ll not be guests; rather, we’ll be the bride. Does that mean as a group? Or as just one person? Answer from Karen Coleman, EPM Ministry Assistant: We can think of the Bride as one entity. But it’s like all the students of a school can be called together “the school.” Many students make up one school. Or even better, all believers in Jesus can be called together “the Church.” It’s one thing made up of many members ...

According to Revelation 6:9-11, Will We Have Bodies in the Present Heaven? Or Just Souls?

January 3, 2018

Question from a reader: On page 46 of your book Heaven, it talks about the martyrs in Heaven, crying out to God for justice on Earth (Revelation 6:9-11). In the King James Version, Revelation 6:9 says their souls (not bodies) were crying to God. On page 64 of Heaven, #2 says “righteous men made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23). Again, in the King James Version, Hebrews 12:23 says “the spirits of just men made perfect.” According to the KJV, it seems that we will be souls or spirits in the present Heaven, but not have bodies. Is this correct?

Why the Coming Resurrection Frees You from the Bucket List Mentality

October 25, 2017

The concept of a bucket list, a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket,” is entirely understandable for people who believe that this is the only life they will ever live.

Recent Interviews about Heaven, from Two Christ-Centered Churches in Texas

October 6, 2017

I enjoyed speaking in Plano at First Baptist Prestonwood, a mega-church that is Bible-based and Jesus-centered. I thank God for Jack Graham and the other pastors and staff. And this was my first time at Church at the Cross in Grapevine, with my friend JR Vassar. I love that church, another body of believers bringing Jesus to their community.