Feet on the ground, eyes towards the sky

Floating above the clouds while playing the harp: for some the sky seems eternally boring. Is this your image of heaven and eternity?

The author destroys these false conceptions to reveal to you a rich, exciting and surprisingly concrete eternity. God's Word says a lot more about heaven than you realize. And what she lets us glimpse is astonishing. You'll find clear, biblical answers to many frequently asked questions, such as:

• What bodies will we have in heaven?

• Will we work?

• Will we sleep?

• Will animals live on the new earth?

We need, more than ever, to look to heaven, where our life is hidden with Christ. To live better here below.

So, let’s look at the bright future that awaits us and…let the party begin!

Randy Alcorn is a pastor, speaker and author of numerous books translated into several languages ​​including Choosing Purity . He enjoys tackling the subject of managing material possessions, encouraging his readers to develop a perspective of eternity in their daily choices. Randy and his wife Nanci live in the United States and are happy parents and grandparents.

Contents

PART ONE: CURRENT HEAVEN – ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, WHERE DO WE GO WHEN WE DEATH?

• What is the “current sky”?

• Do two distinct skies exist today?

• Do we remain conscious after death?

• Is the current sky a physical place?

• Will we have an intermediate body in the intermediate sky?

• Will we be judged when we die?

• What is life like in heaven?

• Do people in the sky remember their lives on earth?

• Do we see from the sky what is happening on earth?

• Do those in heaven pray for those on earth?

• Is heaven still heaven when we are aware of the evil that is happening on earth?

• Will we live in heaven forever?

PART TWO: THE ETERNAL HEAVEN – WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT OUR ETERNAL HOME?

• Where do our erroneous ideas about heaven come from?

• Are we incapable of imagining the sky?

• How can we speak of “what the eye has not seen”?

• Is the eternal sky a real place?

• Which place are we destined for by default: heaven… or hell?

• Is hell real?

• What did Jesus say about hell?

• What is meant by “unifying all that exists in heaven and on earth”?

• Will the old earth be destroyed…or renewed?

• Will the new earth be familiar to us?

• How can we understand that we will see God in heaven?

• God will dwell among us…what does that mean?

• Will God serve us?

• How will we worship God in heaven?

• Will we truly reign with Christ in heaven?

• How will we reign in the kingdom of God?

PART THREE: LIFE ON THE NEW EARTH – THEMATIC GUIDE TO OUR MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN

• Our capabilities

• Our age

• extraterrestrial life

• Angels

• Animals

• Aspire to the sky

• Our bodies

• Books and reading

• Boredom

• Clothes

• Conflicts

• Culture

• Our desires

• Our emotions

• Entertainment and leisure

• The differences

• Family

• Food and drinks

• Our freedom to choose

• Our friendships

• The human race

• hell

• Our homes

• Our identity

• Knowledge and learning

• Our geographical landmarks

• Our languages

• Laughter and pleasure

• The wedding

• The music

• Nature

• The new Jerusalem

• The oceans

• Our pets

• Physical space

• Our possessions

• Our privacy

• Our relationships

• Our memories of the old land

• The resurrection

• Rest

• The rewards

• Sexuality

• The sin

• The sleep

• Space and the universe

• The sports

• Technology

• The weather

• Time travel

• The tree of Life

• Our unrealized dreams

• Heavenly weather

• Work

PART FOUR: CAN YOU KNOW IF YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN?

PART FIVE: GOD’S PROMISES REGARDING HEAVEN

• Is this all real?

• What does the sky look like?

• Would I have a place in heaven?

• Will I go to heaven? How to achieve it?

• What if I'm afraid of death?

• Is there really life after death?

• Where can I find happiness that lasts?

• And when I want more than the world can give me?

ISBN: 9782924595329