Each person has a different feeling about the text, and we get nowhere. Besides, our common sense is not enough to instruct us in interpretation of apocalyptic. The streets are gold, and the Lamb does have seven eyes-just not literally. But would it contradict known facts to believe that on the New Earth there will be a great city with streets of gold and gates made of pearls (Revelation 21:21), and with trees and a river (22:1-2)?” But this approach fails to correctly read the genre of apocalyptic, and encourages speculation. Revelation 5:6-“When Jesus is described as a lamb with seven eyes, it contradicts known facts to take that literally.Here are some of the difficulties in Alcorn’s book. We can't ignore the scriptures that militate against our view. He seems to be saying, in effect, 'Why not take all the descriptions of heaven and the new earth literally?' Yet if we are going to do so, we must be consistent. And yet the book fell short of expectations.Īlcorn makes several good points, and in interesting and sometimes compelling ways. I already knew that we agreed on some key points-for example, that Christian tradition needs to be reevaluated, that there is an intermediate place of the dead, and that the resurrection is physical. When I read Alcorn's 2004 bestseller Heaven, I expected to learn.

What do you think about Randy Alcorn's book Heaven? Is he right that heaven will be down here on earth?

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Earth as he intended it to be.Īnd the next time you hear someone say, 'We can't begin to imagine what Heaven will be like,' you will be able to tell them, 'I can. This is a book about real people with real bodies enjoying close relationships with God and each other, eating, drinking, working, playing, traveling, worshiping, and discovering on a New Earth. If you've always thought of Heaven as a realm of disembodied spirits, clouds, and eternal harp strumming, you're in for a wonderful surprise. Now, Randy Alcorn brings eternity to light in a way that will surprise you, spark your imagination, and change how you live today. In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it-a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ's presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it.

We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr.

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