We tend to think of everlasting life as something that begins after the Resurrection or after we die when in reality it starts the day our lives are returned to us through Christ’s work of salvation. Likewise, we think of the bride of Christ in individual terms instead of as the Church.

Randy Alcorn was interviewed on The Thinking Out Loud Podcast with Kevin and Kyle about his book If God is Good. In this audio clip, Randy talks about the garden of Eden and why God allowed evil to enter the world.

Randy Alcorn was interviewed on The Thinking Out Loud Podcast with Kevin and Kyle about his book If God is Good. In this audio clip, Randy talks about the problem of evil and suffering and where it began.

Un lecteur m'a demandé: Pourquoi Dieu n'a-t-il pas envoyé le sacrifice de Jésus juste après qu'Adam et Ève aient péché? Pourquoi Dieu a-t-il attendu tout ce temps entre le péché originel et la croix? C'est une bonne question. Je ne veux pas sembler condescendant, mais la première réponse qui me vient à l'esprit, après avoir considéré la personne de Dieu, c'est "parce que Dieu l'a voulu ainsi." Je parlerai de plusieurs raisons possibles plus tard, mais c'est là qu'il faut commencer. Il est déjà difficile simplement de comprendre la révélation de Dieu. Essayer de comprendre ce qu'il n'a pas révélé …

Randy Alcorn compares and contrasts the rulership of Adam and Eve and the rulership of the nations on the New Earth, using passages from Genesis 2 and Revelation 21. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Many religions, including Buddhism and Hinduism, picture the afterlife as vague and intangible. Christianity specifically refutes this notion. Biblical Christianity doesn’t give up on humanity or the earth.

Returning to the prefall-Adamic state is not our destiny. The glorification we'll experience in the resurrected state will entail the righteousness of Christ which is far beyond the innocence known by Adam and Eve. But the Curse placed on the Earth because of the fall will be removed and the natural world will have an Eden-like quality, as we see from Revelation where the Tree of Life that was in Eden will be on the New Earth.