Resources by Topic: Heaven

Luke 22:18 is often quoted as definitive proof that we will not eat and drink in God's Kingdom. But in the context of Luke 22 Jesus is addressing legalistic rules of what one is allowed to eat and drink. Randy Alcorn clarifies that Jesus is saying God's Kingdom at its core is not concerned with such legalistic things. But the rest of Scripture indicates that we will be eating and drinking in Heaven and Randy explains how this may be a beneficial experience. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

From what Jesus says in Scripture, it is clear we will be eating and drinking in Heaven. In this clip Randy Alcorn discusses some implications that are not commonly brought up when talking about this subject. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn discusses two situations recorded in Scripture in which Jesus says that we will eat and drink in Heaven. There are many other verses that confirm this. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Much thought has been given to what our age will be at the resurrection. Some suggest that we will be at our peak. Others emphasize that we will always be growing more vigorous. Randy Alcorn shares some of the various perspectives and then adds his own thoughts to the discussion. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

C.S. Lewis suggests that at the resurrection we will be ageless, and Jonathan Edwards emphasizes that we will increasingly become more vigorous, active, tender and beautiful. Randy Alcorn quotes these two writers and then shares some thoughts of his own. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

This is a common question, which theologians in the Middle Ages exerted a lot of effort so answer. Randy Alcorn shares several quotes from them, concluding that we will be at our peak in Heaven, an age at which we have stopped growing but have not started declining. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

In this video clip, Randy Alcorn shares a quote from Charles Spurgeon that encourages us that we do not need to grieve excessively over the death of our believing loved ones because they are not lost. They are enjoying their eternal triumph with the Lord. But Randy clarifies that it is not wrong to weep over death, since Jesus wept over the death of Lazarus. 

The trend today is to focus not on our eternal future (who cares about the “sweet bye and bye”?) but our present circumstances, as if this world were our home.

Charles Spurgeon describes the death of our believing loved ones in terms of children going up to bed. Parents don't grieve as if they have lost them because they know they will see them in the morning. Randy Alcorn shares a quote from Spurgeon which encourages us that we don't need to grieve excessively because children we have lost are enjoying their eternal triumph. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

We shouldn't think that in Heaven we will lose our individuality and be absorbed into some mystical "All" as Buddhism believes. To make this point, Randy Alcorn quotes Bruce Milne who asserts that the individual selves that were worth God saving through Christ will continue in the life to come. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Based on Luke 24:39 when Jesus appears after the resurrection, Randy Alcorn points out that if Jesus is still recognizably Jesus in his resurrection body, then we will clearly be recognizably ourselves in our resurrected bodies. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Many ask if we will lose the particular personalities, interests and passions God has given us in this life. Randy Alcorn responds with a question: why would we? Yes, in Heaven anything sinful will be removed. But if God made our personalities, then individuality is good. In Heaven He makes us who we are, just better. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Does "no more night" mean we will not be able to see the beauty of the stars? Randy Alcorn suggests that the emphasis in these passages is that we will no longer "need" the night. Like the statement that there will no longer be any sea in Revelation 21:1, "no more night" primarily means that there will no longer be the danger, sin and vulnerability that comes with the night. In God's Kingdom we will be perfectly safe. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn recalls the imagery of C. S. Lewis' "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." In it the voyagers know they have reached Aslan's country, or Heaven, because the sea water turns sweet. One member of the voyage describes the sweet water as drinkable light. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.