Believers periodically tell me versions of the following: “We shouldn’t be thinking about reunion with loved ones, or the joys of Heaven. We should only be thinking about being united with Christ, who is our only treasure.” 

Dan Franklin with Group Think Rescue interviews Randy Alcorn, author of Heaven, on what happens when we die, the hope of a New Earth, and common misconceptions about the afterlife.

We’ll have eternity to celebrate great victories on the old Earth, but we have only this brief window of opportunity now to win those victories. As missionary C. T. Studd said, “Only one life, ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.”

Randy Alcorn speaks on Heaven at the 2010 Cannon Beach Conference.

In this almost 40 minute video, Randy Alcorn speaks on the subject of Heaven on the Game Plan for Life Simulcast. See Randy's book Heaven for more information. 

In the past few months, I have been repeatedly asked about the phenomenally popular book Heaven Is for Real. This book was again number 1 on the May 8 New York Times bestseller’s list.

In this video clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What is the New Heaven and the New Earth?"

In this five-minute video clip, Randy Alcorn talks about how God’s ultimate plan is not to take us up to live in a realm made for him, but to come down and live with us in the realm he made for us.

In this 2-minute clip, Randy Alcorn talks about Luke 16, the story of the rich man and Lazarus.