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In this clip, Randy Alcorn encourages us with a quote from Charles Spurgeon which reminds us how anticipation for what is awaiting us in the life to come motivates us to persevere in this life. Randy also emphasizes that it motivates us to live at a greater level of purity and service now as well. He finishes with a passage in 2 Peter 3 that tells us that since we are looking forward to a New Heaven and New Earth we should make every effort to live holy lives here. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn shares the conclusion of C.S. Lewis' The Last Battle which reminds us that when our life on this earth ends it will only have been "the cover and the title page" of the real story that will go on for eternity. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

We often think of Heaven as eternal relaxation, but Randy Alcorn shares a quote from Victor Hugo that suggests our work and service for God will continue, in fact it will be far greater in Heaven. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn shares several verses from Exodus 31 and 35 that show God's delight in artistic skill. Randy concludes that it makes sense that we will be engaging in artistic endeavors in Heaven. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn shares his thoughts on this interesting question. They center on the idea that if humans were much smarter before the fall then animals could have been smarter as well. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn shares quotes from John Wesley that show his belief in the restoration of animals in Heaven. Wesley argues that they will be even more magnificent then they are now, perhaps even with greater understanding. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn admits that he cannot say conclusively our pets will be in heaven. But it would certainly be consistent with God's excessively generous character if He brought our pets back to life there. Randy also quotes Joni Eareckson Tada and John Piper who share this perspective. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

The word "flesh" does not just mean humans. In this video Randy Alcorn shares several thoughts that show how animals will benefit from the coming salvation from the curse. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn admits that he never would have believed what he now teaches about animals on the New Earth. It was only the surprising results of study that brought him to his current understanding of the future of animals in God's kingdom. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

In Romans 8:21-23 it says that call creation, not just humans, are longing for the coming redemption from the fall. Randy Alcorn argues logically that this longing would go largely unmet if only humans live again on the new earth. This means that animals may also live again. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

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.

The earth was created for inhabitants, and animals were a part of creation before the fall. Would God think animals were a mistake and not put them on the new earth? Randy Alcorn explains that many verses in Scripture show that God has immense concern for animals and will make them a part of the coming kingdom. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn looks at verses from Isaiah that describe the peace between animals that will be in the world to come. But he stresses that this doesn't only apply during the Millenium. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

We are familiar with Romans 1:20, which tells us that God is made known through creation, but we forget this means animals as well as the mountains, trees and rivers. Randy Alcorn asserts that the higher the creation, the more it reveals about God. Man is the highest form of creation, and animals next. Randy shares a few more verses that demonstrate how animals reveal God as well. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.