Is It Possible for My Jewish Ancestors to Be in Heaven?

article - Randy Alcorn

I believe Christ died for all people, Jew and Gentile (1 John 2:2) I believe He brought His salvation first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles (Romans 1:16).

Is It Possible That God Guides a Dying Person, Explaining What's Happening and Who's with Them?

article - Randy Alcorn

I agree that God’s timing was perfect and He is the one who prompted you to be with your loved one when she died.

Randy Alcorn Talks About Responses to His Heaven Book

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

Why Are People Afraid to Die?

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Randy Alcorn addressing he questions, "Why are people afraid to die?" at the Seed Company Invitational 2007.

Endorsements and Book Reviews of In Light of Eternity

article - Multiple Readers

This heaven-focused book provided me more earthly applications than I could handle-from what to teach my children and how to spend my money, to what to dream about as I lay my head down at night. 

In Heaven, Will We Be Disembodied Spirits Floating in the Clouds, or Will We Have Bodies?

article - Randy Alcorn

Eventually all believers will have resurrection bodies (Job 19:25-27; Is. 26:19; Dan. 12:2-3; 1 Cor. 15:12-58; Phil. 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:4-6).

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....