Resources by Topic: Heaven

In this Q&A Randy answers questions about Revelation, missions, death, Heaven and generosity at a Seed Company convention in 2014. 

In this Q&A Randy answers questions about Revelation, missions, death, Heaven and generosity at a Seed Company convention in 2014. 

Since I’ve written a book on what the Bible says about Heaven (though I’ve never been there), I’ve been asked a lot of questions about the Heaven Is for Real book, and now the movie.

At 2:30 a.m., on November 19, 2002, I stood on our deck gazing up at the night sky. Above me was the Leonid meteor shower, the finest display of celestial fireworks until the year 2096. 

Your life on earth is a dot. From that dot extends a line that goes on for all eternity. 

In 2014, Randy Alcorn was interviewed on the John Ankerberg Show, talking about the subject of Heaven.  

Question from a reader: I will be attending a memorial service for a dear friend’s mother who was not a Christian. Her father is devastated, even though she had battled cancer for nine years. How can I offer hope at such a time?  

The thinking is that since there is no marriage in Heaven (Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25), there will be no procreation and the human race will be fulfilled in number.

When asked if we would recognize friends in Heaven, George MacDonald responded, “Shall we be greater fools in Paradise than we are here?”

Do you think it’s possible that in Heaven the Holy Spirit could come upon women like He did with Mary and allow them to conceive? What a joy that would be for all the women who longed to conceive but never did.

Death is a relocation of the same person from one place to another. The place changes, but the person remains the same. 

My favorite Christmas song is “Joy to the World,” because as my wife Nanci pointed out to me years ago, it’s the Christmas song that looks forward to Christ’s return and the New Earth.

Having an eternal perspective is in so many ways the key to living out a true Christ-following life. 

My point in this blog is not to put anyone in distress or have them second guess past decisions. Rather, this is only for those who are interested and are thinking about future decisions.