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Right now, in your moment of strength, make choices that will serve you well in your moment of weakness.

I believe the New Jerusalem is right now in the present (intermediary) Heaven because of my understanding of Revelation 10.

One thing I know about the struggle with lust is that the more you feed it, the more it will desire to be fed and the more it will consume you.

I’ve spoken on Matthew 6 in Kenya and Cambodia, but I change illustrations, while still focusing on the importance of giving. I believe giving is universal, a timeless principle, which God taught to and expected of the poorest Israelite.

It is the intermediate hell that is cast into the lake of fire.(Rev. 20:14)

Randy Alcorn shares his story at the Seed Company Invitational 2007.

It is talking about the present Heaven, apparently, since the New Earth comes on the scene after the final judgment, and Revelation isn’t about the New Earth until Revelation 21-22. However, some aspects of the present Heaven may be shared by the future post-resurrection Heaven.

I believe Christ died for all people, Jew and Gentile (1 John 2:2) I believe He brought His salvation first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles (Romans 1:16).

In health and wealth theology, God is seen as a great no-lose lottery in the sky....

In any case, there is no contradiction whatsoever between God being everywhere present and for the existence of evil.

Question from a reader: Isaiah 65:20 says “he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.” It sounds as if Isaiah is saying that in the new heavens and new earth people will die. How do you interpret this text?

It is not forever—we will be reunited in Heaven and never have to worry about leaving each other again, and my dad will be able to walk by me with no pain.

Let me share with you some relevant excerpts from my book Heaven, related to a New Universe, other planets, aliens and space travel.

Scripture gives no indication of a “memory wipe” that will cause us not to recognize our loved ones and others we’ve known.