Isaiah 60:22 Seems to Indicate That Offspring Will Somehow Be Possible in Heaven. What Are Your Thoughts on This?

article - Randy Alcorn

The offspring and descendants I understand to be the offspring and descendants of people presently alive.

In Isaiah 65:20, It Sounds as If Isaiah Is Saying That in the New Heavens and New Earth People Will Die. How Do You Interpret This Text?

article - Randy Alcorn

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?

Once in Heaven, Will People Know and Recognize Those They Knew on Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn

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

If Sex Was Holy and Sacred in Eden and in the Context of Marriage, Why Would It Be out of Place on the New Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: If we understand that sex was holy and sacred in Eden as well as in the context of marriage on this Earth, why would we think that sex would be out of place or offensive on the New Earth?

The New Earth: It'll Be the Old Earth, Made New

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Randy Alcorn talks about how the New Earth will be the old earth, made new.

The Redeemed Earth: All the Best of the Old Earth and More

video - Randy Alcorn

In this three minute video, Randy Alcorn explains how the redeemed earth, which will be all the best of the old earth and more, is what we long for.

What Does the Bible Teach About the New Heaven and the New Earth?

video - Randy Alcorn

In this video clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What does the Bible teach about the New Heaven and the New Earth?" See Randy's book Heaven for more information. 

What Will Our New Bodies Be Like?

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Q&A: Randy Alcorn and Pastor Greg Laurie at Harvest Christian Fellowship discuss the question, "What will our new bodies be like?"

How Does the Scriptural Description of the New Earth Differ from That of the Jehovah Witnesses?

article - Randy Alcorn

What matters isn't what someone else says, but what the Bible says. The Jehovah Witnesses are wrong in many number of areas about the New Earth. However, their belief that there will be a New Earth is correct.

How Much Will Rewards Really Matter on the New Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: The New Earth is going to be so amazing, wonderful, beautiful, breath-taking, tangible, relational, joy-filled (the list goes on and on) and is also void of pain, suffering, death, sin, and grief. In light of all that, how much will rewards really matter?