Resources by Topic: Heaven

In this minute long clip, Randy talks about how our hearts or minds are to be continuously set on these “things above” where Christ is in heaven, not on “earthly things” (Col. 3:1-4).

Randy Alcorn answers a call-in question on Along the Way radio show. Oct 2009.

Randy Alcorn discusses Heaven, answering the question," How can people go to Heaven?" on the Janet Mefferd radio Show. March 2010.

Randy Alcorn discussing the topic of Heaven on the Janet Mefferd Show. March 2010.

Randy Alcorn discusses the topic of Heaven on the Janet Mefferd Show. March 2010.

There could have been no atonement without the incarnation. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).

Common Elements of Near Death and “After Death” Experiences

Our unbiblical assumption that Heaven won’t be a real, tangible, earthly place blinds us to what Scripture actually says.

The safest road to hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. — C. S. Lewis

It is talking about the present Heaven, apparently, since the New Earth comes on the scene after the final judgment, and Revelation isn’t about the New Earth until Revelation 21-22. However, some aspects of the present Heaven may be shared by the future post-resurrection Heaven.

I believe the New Jerusalem is right now in the present (intermediary) Heaven because of my understanding of Revelation 10.

Heaven is an actual place, in a real location, designed by God with people in mind.

Video of Randy Alcorn taking about reader responses to his Heaven book.