Randy Alcorn looks at Romans 8:21-13 to answer this question. These verses emphasize that all of creation, not just humans, will be liberated from the bondage to which it was subjected. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Genesis uses the same word to refer to animals and humans. Though this does not mean that animals are equal to humans, Randy Alcorn explains that it does indicate that there is something special and unique that all living creatures share compared to the rest of creation - trees, rocks, etc. This is an important distinction in a culture that talks about "our cousin, tree." This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

There is every reason to believe that we will continue our relationships with family in Heaven. Though we may not be a family the way were in this life, Randy Alcorn suggests that God may even make the seating arrangements in Heaven by families. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Some take Jesus' statement in Matthew 22, that we will be like angels in that we will not marry, to mean that we will in general be like or become angels. Randy Alcorn explains that this is not the case. Jesus is only comparing us to angels regarding the specific issue of marriage in Heaven. Scripture makes it clear that we will not marry, but we will not become angels. People are people. Angels are Angels. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn shares two quotes that assure us we will be joyously reunited with our loved ones and will enjoy relationship with them. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn quotes Jonathan Edwards and Frederick Buechner's descriptions of the New Jerusalem which will be the perfect city of which we always dreamed. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

In response to the question, "Will we be able to fall into sin again?" Randy Alcorn emphasizes that in the life to come we will have Christ's righteousness as well as the memory of what life in sin was like. So we will have no desire to ever go back to sin again, and thereby will not be capable of another fall. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Adam and Eve were perfect when they were in the garden, but they sinned. Will we be able to sin again in the coming life? Randy Alcorn answers this question from Romans and Revelation. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

In this clip Randy Alcorn explains several verses that are often misused to try to argue that we will have no need for things such as eating and drinking in Heaven. He finishes with an excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "The Last Battle," which describes how the food in Aslan's Country (a representation of Heaven) is far better than anything tasted on this earth. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.