In Heaven, Will We Have Our Own Places to Live?

article - Randy Alcorn

Jesus described heaven as having many rooms or dwellings (John 14:2-3). Like earthly cities or countries, heaven includes individual dwelling places.

In Isaiah 65:20, It Sounds as If Isaiah Is Saying That in the New Heavens and New Earth People Will Die. How Do You Interpret This Text?

article - Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: Isaiah 65:20 says “he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.” It sounds as if Isaiah is saying that in the new heavens and new earth people will die. How do you interpret this text?

In What Sense Will Believers Be Judged in Heaven?

article - Randy Alcorn

The Bible treats this judgment of believers with great sobriety. It’s not a meaningless formality, but a monumental event in which things of eternal consequence are instituted.

In Your Heaven Book, I Came Across What Appeared to Be a Misunderstanding of the 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Passage. What Is Your Response?

article - Randy Alcorn

I studied verse 10 and clearly, whatever is being spoken of in verse 9 is also being spoken of as being revealed to us by the Spirit in verse 10. I also went to the beginning of the passage....

Intermediate (Present) Heaven vs. Eternal Heaven

article - Randy Alcorn

When a Christian dies, he or she enters into what theologians call the intermediate state, a transitional period between our past lives on Earth and our future resurrection to life on the New Earth.

Is It Possible That in the Ages to Come We Will Travel to Other Planets and Encounter Alien Beings?

article - Randy Alcorn

Let me share with you some relevant excerpts from my book Heaven, related to a New Universe, other planets, aliens and space travel.

Once in Heaven, Will People Know and Recognize Those They Knew on Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn

Scripture gives no indication of a “memory wipe” that will cause us not to recognize our loved ones and others we’ve known.

Can There Be Good Competition, and Will There Be Competition in Heaven?

video - Randy Alcorn

In this interview with former NFL coach Joe Gibbs, Randy Alcorn talks about competition on Earth and in Heaven.

God's Invitation and Offer of Salvation

video - Randy Alcorn

You are made for a person and a place. Jesus is the person. Heaven is the place.

God's Original Plan for the Earth

video - Randy Alcorn

In this one and half minute video clip, Randy Alcorn talks about how God's original plan for the earth is still His plan. God has never abandoned his original plan that righteous human beings will inhabit and rule the earth.