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Heaven, Hell, and the Life to Come
What does the Bible actually teach about the afterlife? Here, with reverence and honesty, are the great questions of the life to come: what heaven is, what happens when we die, the resurrection of the body, the reality of judgment, and how anyone can be sure of being with God. These are handled soberly, never sensationally, and always with the hope of the gospel held out to you.
The Bible speaks of these things not to frighten us but to give us hope and to send us to Christ, who is himself the resurrection and the life. Where sincere Christians have understood the details differently, we say so plainly and without dogmatism. But on the center there is no doubt: for those who trust Jesus, death is not the end, God will wipe away every tear, and the best is yet to come.
What Does the Bible Say About Heaven?
What the Bible actually teaches about heaven: not clouds and harps but the presence of God, resurrection life on a renewed earth, and every tear wiped away.
What Happens When You Die?
What the Bible teaches about death and the intermediate state: to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, and the resurrection still to come.
The Resurrection of the Body
The Christian hope is not merely that souls survive death but that bodies are raised. What 1 Corinthians 15 teaches about the resurrection of the dead.
What Does the Bible Say About Hell?
A sober, honest look at what the Bible teaches about hell: the reality of judgment and separation from God, the views Christians hold, and the mercy of Christ.
The Judgment: We Will All Give Account
What the Bible teaches about the final judgment: it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment. The great white throne, and hope for the believer.
The New Heavens and New Earth
Revelation 21 and the Bible's true ending: a new heaven and a new earth, God dwelling with his people, and every tear wiped away. The renewal of all things.
How Can I Be Sure I Will Be With God?
The gospel, warmly and simply: not by our goodness but by trusting Christ. How anyone can be sure of being with God forever, and a genuine invitation to come.
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