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.

How Heaven Energizes the Unwasted Life

video - Randy Alcorn

In this clip, Randy Alcorn talks about Heaven in connection to not wasting your life. Desiring God's Don't Waste Your Life

If God Is Love, How Could There Be No Repentance After Death?

article - Paul Martin

Only the elect can be saved; and, no one who is elect ever reaches death not having responded to God’s gift of salvation.

If Our Loved Ones Are in Hell, Won't That Spoil Heaven?

article - Randy Alcorn

Many people have lost loved ones who didn’t know Christ. Some people argue that people in Heaven won’t know Hell exists. But this would make Heaven’s joy dependent on ignorance, which is nowhere taught in Scripture.

If Sex Was Holy and Sacred in Eden and in the Context of Marriage, Why Would It Be out of Place on the New Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: If we understand that sex was holy and sacred in Eden as well as in the context of marriage on this Earth, why would we think that sex would be out of place or offensive on the New Earth?