Heaven is an amazing and detailed study on Heaven. Alcorn has painstakingly compiled and synchronized all that the Bible teaches about the place we would all rather be. Well, we would, wouldn’t we? Among a lot of other things, Alcorn answers questions like “What will we do in Heaven?,” “Will there be space and time?” and, of course, “What about the animals?” This is a book that positively changed the way I think about the future. – M. S.
Over the years my Sunday school teacher would describe Heaven. I was always so discouraged because the things they said were like we wouldn’t know who we were or remember certain things or people or they didn’t know what kind of body we would have (you have addressed all these things). I was so encouraged by your Heaven book that has filled me with joy. Thank you for your book. I want to be heavenly-minded and the things you said in your book are things I have come to believe and feel and I can’t tell you just how much of an encouragement it is to me. – C. P.
Your Heaven book has been such a blessing to me! I was so happy to find out that you were coming out with it after reading Deadline. You have given me such freedom to imagine what it will be like. For so long I just couldn’t imagine and now truly see that God has given us so much of what Heaven will be like in scripture. Thank you for opening my eyes to that eternal perspective that encourages me onward. Thank you. The hope we have in Christ is all encompassing. – C. C.
This book is outstanding! A must-read for every Christian who is serious about their daily walk with Christ. Exhilarating and Invigorating to say the least. – K. P.
Suffice it to say that the hymn, “This Is My Father’s World,” has become so much more after reading this book. Informative, entertaining, and inspiring. – B. O.
Words can’t express how awesome this book is. Everyone should have a copy next to their Bible. The way it’s written, it’s has made the Bible easier to understand. Both books together, your eyes and mind will be truly open and your spirit will be calmed. – C. B.
Heaven was very informative; an easy and enjoyable read. I already had an idea from a previous Bible study that we’d be more than disembodied spirits floating around on clouds for all eternity, but Randy Alcorn covered a number of issues that I had never even thought about. Like, will there be sports in Heaven? Or animals (such as previous, long lost pets)?
Randy also gave detailed answers to questions I had about art, music and culture in Heaven. I always wondered if we’d have our own homes in Heaven, or if we’d have jobs. His insight on the work that we’ll have in Heaven was also thought provoking.
I also never realized that there would be a New Earth and a New Heaven, and that the two will merge one day and that we’ll reside on the New Earth...and he gives plenty of examples from the Bible to support his claims. There is more in the Bible than I previously knew, and Randy helped me see how wonderful God’s plan is for our lives. In fact, he refers to the life we’re living now as the before-life and the life after we die as the real life; the life that God originally intended for humanity before Adam and Eve sinned.
I highly recommend this book for everyone.
It’s amazing how Satan really has deceived the world about God and Heaven. Heaven will offer the believer more than this world ever could. Randy talks about how Satan has deceived people into thinking that sin is fulfilling and that it brings satisfaction, when all it really brings is discontentment and unhappiness.
God has so much planned for those who love and follow Him, it’s mind blowing. After reading Heaven, it makes me wonder why I never heard these things in church. After all, the stuff he talks about in his book is in the Bible, they’re just not taught in church.
I plan to send this book to everyone I know. I want everyone to know what God really has planned for us after we die. What an amazing book! I’ll be re-reading Heaven for years. – G. F.
Randy managed to do it again. This book is the single best book on the subject of Heaven that I have ever read. Really, the book is mislabeled. It should be entitled “New Earth.” His extensive use of Bible Scripture backs up nearly every observation he makes. That is what gives this book such authority and weight. I highly recommend this book to every believer. – R. D.
This is a must-read if you, like me, have never thought much about Heaven. As I read through the book, I realized that my views on Heaven were more in line with the views of our culture than with Scripture. The ideas and concepts presented by Mr. Alcorn forced me to really dig into Scripture and find out what God says about our eternal dwelling place. This is a delightful book to read, because of the hope and optimism about our eternal dwelling place with God. The end of life has never looked so good. – W. C.
This is a very good book. It is a little bit of a slow read at first, but uses Scripture well and is so encouraging about Heaven, that it really makes you want to get on with it and be there. I never had a negative view of Heaven (clouds, harps, endless “hallelujahs”) but I had really not concentrated on the fact that Heaven is the New Earth and that point brings great joy. – B. I.
For the biblically well-educated, Heaven is a book above reproach. It covers in depth, all the questions about a Christian’s Eternal Home. However, if you are a beginner, you need to get one of the abridged versions of this same book for use. The other versions cover the basic points without the extras, such as opinions from biblical scholars, and references to other non-biblical sources. The book, Heaven, is what I call a hard-read, because you cannot read very much at a time before taking time to assimilate all of it, and I am very well biblically-educated. Choose wisely according to your own Biblical knowledge. – M. S.
This was highly recommended to me by a friend, who was highly impressed.
It has viewpoints that she had never realized before and explained many of the mysteries that she had wondered about. Looking forward to reading it with great anticipation. – B. H.
I lost my mom a couple of months ago. She was a Godly woman who loved the Lord with her every being. When she finally moved to Heaven I had an incredible desire to know exactly where she was and how she got there. I needed to know that she made it into the arms of Jesus. This book took me exactly where I needed to go. The insight of Randy Alcorn is God-given. I kept my Bible beside me as I read and looked up all scripture that he referenced. I believe that Randy Alcorn and the book Heaven are right on the mark of what and where Heaven actually is. I now have a peace. My mind is straight. I am thankful. – S. G.
A well-researched and original view of scripture dealing with Heaven and the New Earth. The book was worth buying for the appendix in the back dealing with "Christoplatonism." The author repeatedly demonstrates how the Greek Philosophy propounded by Plato has infiltrated Christianity, and continues to color our understanding of scripture to this day. Worth a read! – M. M.
When you have finished this book, you will have a better understanding of the wonderful place God has prepared for us!!! I received this book after my husband died and found it to provide me with comfort...I now have a PHYSICAL, concrete image of what Heaven is and I am all the more excited about my mission here on earth and my final reward—HEAVEN! I purchased 10 copies of this book and gave it to friends and family. Every one of them thought the book was fabulous! – C. C.
Before reading this book, I thought that the Bible didn't say much about Heaven. Boy, was I wrong. Randy Alcorn has demonstrated, in a systematic and thorough way, that the Bible tells us much about what Christians have to look forward to in Heaven. I suggest parents read it and tell their children about it. Heaven is a wonderful place. But Satan has made it seem boring and dry. Randy does speculate at times, but the book is soundly based on the scriptures of both the Old & New Testaments. The book is in 3 parts. Part 1 is "A Theology of Heaven," written in language anyone could understand. Part 2 poses and answers many questions that people have about Heaven. Part 3 suggests how we should live in light of this knowledge of Heaven. I recommend it highly. – J. D.
Randy paints such a wonderful picture that is leaves me in awe. Compared to what we have now, his word pictures describe what I thought was indescribable. True to his background, he soars with this book and leaves me waiting for a sequel and wanting to travel there as soon as possible. – C. M.
Slogging through the trench warfare of this earthly life, do you ever wonder if the next one will be better? I've heard people say that if they go to Hell, they'll be so busy shaking hands that they won't realize where they are for several years. Others feel a secret dread that Heaven will be one long, exhausting church service, and many are so overwhelmed with issues of this life, that thinking about the next one takes too much energy.
Heaven by Randy Alcorn shines the true light on humankind's real destiny: an exciting, creative, joy-filled eternity with Jesus who created you to live in perfect peace, safety, exciting, selfless love with Him and his family forever!
Do you think of Heaven as a realm of disembodied spirits, clouds, and harp music? C. S. Lewis thought of Heaven as having more solidity than what we now have—so does Randy Alcorn, based on his thorough exegesis of the scriptures. I liked his organization of the issues because the book can be used as a daily study guide. The chapters are thorough, but short enough to be read during your normal study time. Mr. Alcorn tells you when he is speculating, and when the exegesis of the scriptures are according to their historic meaning.
Mr. Alcorn addresses questions and issues about Heaven that have stirred within human hearts for years. – M. T.
Randy has done a magnificent job describing what Heaven will be like. No one can get really excited about floating on a cloud for eternity. That's one reason more people don't strive hard enough to seek the answer to how to make sure they get there. Jeremiah 29:13 tells us "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Pastors never spend enough time describing what Heaven is like. The Bible actually tells us quite a bit because God wants us to know what's in store for us when we reach His kingdom. Don't miss out on an eternity of happiness! – B. H.
This book is so wonderfully written, it is an inspiration and blessing to all who read it!! The best part about this book is that it is all based on Scripture! I can't say enough wonderful things about this book and the author's ability to articulate such wonderfulness! Buy this book, you won't be disappointed!
Thank you Lord for using Randy Alcorn to be a blessing to all who read this. Randy is blessed with the ability to explain clearly what is already in Your Word in such great detail! Praise God! I can hardly wait to see my loved ones in Heaven (The New Earth)! – D. T.
I believe that this book should be read by everyone who believes that there is and will be a Heaven. I also believe that this book should be read by those who doubt or down-right disbelieve that there is a Heaven after the Judgment day. If you are in this later group, beware, because Jesus is going to change your life. – J. U.
This book (Heaven by Randy Alcorn) will give you a clear view of where you will go when you leave this Earth, assuming you accept the fact that God is the Creator who sent His Son Jesus here to pay the price for our sins. – L. S.
My husband won’t put it down. He just says, “You have to read this! It is the best book I have ever read.” If he would give me a chance, I would read it! – M. M.
Heaven, by Randy Alcorn, is a thorough and engaging book about a mysterious subject. Many people believe in life after death and almost all Christians hold to some hope of Heaven but, having never been there, most are unsure about what Heaven will be like. Through the years I have heard few sermons about Heaven. It seems Heaven is a subject mostly reserved for funerals. Many of the common conceptions (e.g., mystical disembodied existence or lack of meaningful activity apart from worship) of Heaven are wrong according to Alcorn. He asserts that common views of Heaven are derived from Platonism rather than Scripture. Alcorn says that if we go to the Bible we will see that Heaven is the perfecting of body and spirit for all eternity. Alcorn believes that the things we enjoyed on Earth will be continued in Heaven but in perfection, cut off from any hint of sinfulness. Far from being a place of boredom, Heaven teems with excitement as God's people move from one fulfilling activity to another always with Jesus at the center of their affection and as the source of their praise.
Alcorn does us a service by pointing out that the Bible says much more about Heaven than we are often prepared to admit. He also serves us well by making distinctions between the good things God has made, like mind and body, food and drink, and the way evil has corrupted these things on Earth. Avoiding the error of calling matter evil and spirit good would be a blessing for believers in the present day and will shape our concept of eternity.
There are many places in the book where Alcorn's conclusions may not match the reality of what Heaven will be. This is something he freely admits. But I believe his basic framework for studying Heaven is sound and that his conclusion that Heaven will be perfect union with God on the New Earth is warranted, based on the evidence of Scripture.
I think for some readers it would be helpful to read the Appendix section first. Appendix A and B lay out the interpretive framework Alcorn uses in the book.
The book is long (476 pages) but interesting. Many readers will find the section on “Questions and Answers about Heaven” especially enjoyable. – J. F.
I bought a copy of this for a friend after I read my own copy. This book will change the way you've always thought of Heaven. Pulling together a surprising amount of information that the Scriptures tell us about Heaven, Alcorn answers many common questions. Do animals go to Heaven? Will we see our pets again? What will we do in Heaven? What will relationships be like? This book made me, for the first time, truly long for Heaven. – L. T.
I haven't gotten this excited about a book in many years. If ever a topic was "hidden in plain sight," it is the scriptural doctrine of Heaven. I am living differently now, and it is because the future has gotten much less vague. Everyone must read the first 20 pages of this book. After that, skip to the topics you are curious about (it is laid out in neat question-and-answer format), and have a feast. Incredibly, it is a fat book on Heaven with virtually no speculation. Who could have thought it possible? – P. T.
I purchased my first copy at a church bookstore shortly after the untimely death of my wife last year. It had been recommended to my daughter, a member there, as a source of comfort. Since that time, ten months ago, I have given away perhaps five or six other copies to different people, none of whom have been grieving the loss of a precious wife, mother, and "nana." The author "connects the dots"—drawing logical conclusions based on sound syllogistic reasoning. In doing so he has "painted" a picture that should be viewed by everyone persuaded that there is "something" beyond death itself. The "dots" are specific references found in scripture. He also provides an 11-page appendix on the interpretation of scripture (i.e., what is to be taken literally, figuratively, or is clearly only poetic) I found very useful and insightful. If you don't "believe" the Bible, don't buy this book now—buy The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel first. Alcorn is careful to point out whenever he begins to speculate beyond what is clearly supported by scripture. This is a phenomenal book that has crystallized previously hazy general thoughts about the place I plan to spend eternity with people I already know and others I've only read or heard about. Heaven clearly shows that Heaven is a real place with real people in bodily form enjoying activities we would associate with life as we know it today. Only a fool would choose to ignore the possibility. – J. S.
I bought this book because a close family member died, and I had questions. This book answers just about every question I could think of (even the ones that people are afraid to ask out loud). It is completely based on the Holy Scriptures, which was important to me because I wanted the truth, not someone telling me what they think I want to hear.
I think everyone should read this book. If you have a loved one that has cancer, this could be a tremendous encouragement for them (and you).
I wish my family member had read this book before she died, perhaps then she wouldn't have feared death so much. – L. W.
This book is extremely well researched and has been able to change a few views I've kept my whole life. Don't get into it unless you want details. This is exhaustive. – L. M.
Excellent reading. He has done research on Heaven that very few others have done. By reading it, you will gain a better perspective on this life and the life to come. – W. S.
This author does a pretty good job of examining the actual works in the Bible and keeping them in proper context. Too often, religious authors make the words of the Bible fit to whatever they are selling. I don't usually buy it!
This is a great book for the discriminate follower of Christ. It really points to the importance of befriending God for all the right reasons.
Even if you are more of a liberal thinker, non-traditional thinker, follower of eastern philosophy, I think this book will stir you to interesting thoughts. – D. B.
I’ve just read Randy’s book, Heaven. It has impacted my life: renewed my spirit and my conviction to serve Christ, my desire to share Christ with others, to rededicate my life to pursuing what Christ wants me to do to serve him. My desire to learn more about Christ and live for Christ is now my passion. - J. B.
On Valentine's Day 2007 my husband of 25 years died very unexpectedly on his 50th birthday. As you can imagine I was and still am devastated. His journey to our eternal home led me in search of a book so that I might study and become more knowledgeable about Heaven. At a bookstore in my town, a wonderful Christian employee led me to your book Heaven. He prayed with me as he could tell how sorrowful and grief stricken I was. It was a wonderful experience. I immediately began to read your book. What a comfort! I cannot tell you how it helped me. – C. R.
This book is a must-read for those Christians who are serious about their faith. Randy Alcorn is a Christian minister who has made a study of what the Bible says about Heaven and he skillfully explains the biblical Heaven with the appropriate biblical references. When a Bible passage is somewhat open to interpretation, he argues the logical possibilities so you can make a choice but then gives his studied opinion based on scripture. For most of us, this book will lift the veil of the unknown and speculative and reassure us of God’s plan for eternal life. – D. L.
This is by far the most insight explanation of Heaven, all based on scripture (that I’ve read). – D. C.
A well-written and thought-provoking book. Alcorn gently challenged the vague generalities and ideas of Heaven I ‘picked up’ here and there, and encouraged the mind’s involvement in examining God’s Word on the subject. It has not only altered my view of Heaven, but also brought this present life into clearer focus. A life-changing read. – A. S.
What an in-depth and thought-provoking look at Heaven. Randy Alcorn delivers another insightful glimpse into a place we should all yearn to be; a place prepared for believers in Jesus Christ by Him. – M. G.
I thought I knew a lot about Heaven, but after reading this book I had a new appreciation and deeper understanding of it. The author backs up a lot of his statements with scripture references, and some conclusions are logical. Anything he can’t back up with scripture, he readily admits. The author has done extensive research on the subject and is highly qualified. Be prepared for this book to change your life after you read it! – M. O.
While it is a bit lengthy, this is without a doubt the best book I have ever read on Heaven. It brings portions of scripture together to give a unified and much more accurate/complete picture of Heaven than most, if not all of us, have ever seen before. I saw another reviewer say it was a “must-read for Christians” but I would love to have everyone that I count dear, who is not a Christian, to read this book as well. I believe that if they could just get past all of the misconceptions they have that they would want to go there too. I once heard a preacher say “No one really wants to go to Hell, but the majority of people don’t want to go to Heaven either. What they really want is just to stay on this Earth.” I think he was right. If this book is correct in its explanation/interpretation, it seems that is exactly what God intended all along!
Finally, this book has caused me to re-evaluate my life in the light of eternity and to make changes accordingly. I hope to live now and in the future so that I will not be ashamed before Him at His coming and so that I will have an abundant entrance into Heaven. – S. S.
I purchased this book because I wanted to learn more about Heaven. My husband died recently. This book has given me so much to hope for. I know I will see my husband again. I know now that we will continue our relationship in Heaven and be able to enjoy all the wonderful things we enjoyed together only in Heaven they will be even better. Our resurrected New Earth will be such a joy to behold. I gave my first book Heaven to a friend of mine who was going through the same thing with her husband (both had brain cancer). I wanted her to find the same hope that I had in reading this book. I purchased a second book and am so very glad I did. I would recommend this book very highly to anyone who is interested in learning the blessings that God has promised His children in Heaven. – J. C.
I bought this as a gift for my mother. She really likes the way the author described Heaven. She never looked at Heaven in this way before. – J. B.
I found Dr. Alcorn’s book, Heaven, very enlightening. It answered questions for me. He addressed many of the questions that I have had since the death of my son. His answers were based on scripture and he was honest in his beliefs. We can only know from what God has said in His Word and that is always left up to interpretation. I pray that Dr. Alcorn is right in his analysis. His book brought me comfort and peace. – J. D.
After reading Randy Alcorn’s book Heaven, I wanted to see what his fiction books were like. Never have I been so scared, cried, gasped, laughed and jumped for joy over a book before as I did for all 4 of these books (Deadline, Dominion, Deception, and Safely Home). I recommend them to everyone. – S. P.
My 67-year-old father, an unbeliever, read your book Heaven. Some months later he received Christ. Thank you so very much for being obedient to God’s call. I am forever and eternally grateful for your part as a means to my dad’s salvation. - T. C.
My husband and I both love the book. It is eye-opening and very interesting. The author does a great job explaining his view with the backing of scripture. – T. K.
This is one book all should read. You will never think again about dying the same way. It is one book that will change your whole way of thinking about the rest of your life and the one to come. I can’t wait to get there now. – J. B.
Oh, what an awesome book! We bought the Heaven for Kids book too, and it is just as great, but on a child’s level. Both books are perfect for helping us develop a deeper understanding of our eternal destination. Please get this book. You will love reading it. What a comfort it is. – D. C.
This is perhaps the most comprehensive book available today on Heaven. And it is very biblical. The author is careful to back up what he says with scripture. This is not just conjecture or speculation. Scripture is our sole authority for everything and anything we know in Christianity, and writers that stick to the scripture are rather rare today. I can’t recommend this book enough. I, personally, have purchased over 40 copies of the book to give to friends for birthdays and Christmas and such. It is excellent and you can’t do better on this topic. There are great explanations on the New Heaven and the New Earth and much information about what kind of Heaven we go to when we die versus the New Earth that will come one day. I would urge everyone to read this book—believer and non-believer alike. – B. S.
This book has already helped me begin to visualize what eternity will be like for Christians and non-believers as well. Seeing the “prize” ahead should help us “run the race.” – K. S.
This is very biblical look at the subject of Heaven. The references to scripture are well-documented and frequent. Good for a small group study. – R. S.
I just finished this book. It took me about 3 weeks to read it, reading every night. I really appreciate that Mr. Alcorn asks people to contact him if they find anything that doesn’t fit with the Bible. It frees you to really think and really study, and know you can do something about it if you disagree. It really does make Heaven feel like home. I’m going to read it again, and study the scriptures some more! – A. H.
I really am enjoying the book. My mom just passed away and I needed to know more about the place she went to and what she was doing. It has made me think of Heaven in such a different way. And it has given me such peace and relief. I can’t wait to join my mom someday and experience all the wonderful splendor together. I would recommend it to anyone who has lost a loved one and needs comfort and answers. – J. P.
Next to the Bible, this book is the most profound and life-changing book I have ever read. I look at everything differently and more deeply. The Holy Spirit has worked through Dr. Alcorn to give him incredible wisdom and insight as to what the scriptures tell us about our resurrected lives. It has taken me a couple of months to read this book because I study the scriptures as I go along. But I am savoring every moment as I ponder and learn. I encourage every Christian in Christ to read this book. You’ll be so glad you did! Thank you Dr. Alcorn, for all your years of research and love that you put in this book. The passion shows! – M. T.
This book has changed the way I view life. It has not only given me the longing for Heaven and the New Earth but given me a fresh perspective for this life as well. I recommend every true Christian should read this book. – S. W.
God has used all of Randy Alcorn's books in a very powerful way to reach me and bring me back to Christ. Although I am a single mother and have very limited financial means, I want to help in any way I can. I am so thankful for how God used Randy Alcorn to reach me when I was as the bottom, and had some very difficult things occur in my as well as my daughter's lives.
Our lives were nearly taken by my mother-in-law. It was most definitely the worst thing my daughter and I have ever gone through, and I still struggle with it, as it happened very recently. But through reading Randy Alcorn's books, fiction and non-fiction, God really spoke to me.
Right now I am in the middle of Safely Home and Heaven. I have a strong thirst for God and His Word and I am so thankful for this ministry. My daughter and I were close to being brutally killed, yet by the grace of God, I know He has a plan for both of us.
While reading Safely Home, as well as the Bible, I feel your wonderful ministry has turned me back towards God and His purpose for my life. - E. D.
I listened to the Heaven book on audio CD's. My new biblical theology of Heaven has stunned me to the point of speechless awe. I have only begun to pursue this joy and hope. Thank you. - E. K.
I just wanted to say how very much I am enjoying your book Heaven. My Dad died very suddenly last August and it rocked my world. I immediately gained a renewed interest in Heaven since I know he is there. Not only has this book been comforting by verifying the reality of Heaven but it has been hugely informative as well. I have been a pastor's wife for many, many years and I have to say that I am learning many things I didn't know before.
Thank you for all the work you put into this book. I have only started the full length version this week but it is really making a difference in my life. - S. T.
I have been making my way through a 7-week preaching series on Heaven at church. I came across your book Heaven last week and bought it. I just wanted to say that I am thoroughly enjoying it and to thank you for it.
I have been preaching on various aspects of the New Heavens/Earth from Rev 21-22 and supposedly each sermon speaks of an aspect that is better than the previous sermon. For example, my order has been Heaven on Earth, no suffering, no sin. Today, because of your book I entitled my sermon, "Heaven—It's Going to be Physical" and spoke about the fact that we will live forever on a physical resurrected Earth and forever in physical resurrected bodies. I basically emphasized the physicality of the New Heavens/Earth from 1 Corinthians 15, Romans 8, and Revelation 21:1-3.
I do not think I have seen people so encouraged following a sermon before. One lady actually turned to someone and said, "It makes you wonder why anyone would be afraid to die." People were so encouraged. So thank you for the help. - Pastor and Bible College teacher in Australia
I want to thank you for writing this wonderful book Heaven. I was so encouraged. Now my 17-year-old son has begun to read it, and can't put it down. As a pastor, I have presented such a vague perspective on eternity and Heaven. Your book has answered so many questions that I had and your careful study and presentation of Scripture is so appreciated. - J. N.
Thank you for the book Heaven! It has changed my life and I am almost through my second reading of Heaven! I may read it again just to stay refreshed! - E. A.
Heaven has changed my life. It will be the first Christian book I have read over and over. My work can become very depressing and it is just amazing how more meaningful my life has become through the power of this book. It clarifies my thinking about the life to come. Nothing I have ever read has so encouraged me in this difficult walk.
Scripture whose meaning seemed obscure now jumps off the page with important meaning. I just can't say enough about this book. The world would quickly become a very different place if every Christian read it. - C. G., Worker in full-time prolife ministry
A really good friend is dealing with prostate and liver cancer and recommended to me the book Heaven. After reading the first several chapters I was hooked and loved the book so much I finished it in less than 2 weeks. For me that's quite a feat! I've recommended Heaven to many others. - R. L.
I am a two-time cancer (lung & breast) survivor and the widow of a man who suffered from depression and turned to drugs. I have also buried two of my children (16 mos. and newborn) a month apart. I have no words to express my gratitude to you for writing Heaven. It turned my world upside down. I have found excitement buried deep within. I look at what we would call tragedies in my life and praise to our Lord overflows within me. I would not adore Him, praise Him, and desire to live for Him were it not for these events. I had nowhere to go but to Him. - A. G.
This has been the very first book to capture my attention about Christianity. It's also made me scared about the possibility of not being accepted into Heaven...especially when I thought nightly prayers were all that was needed. I'm very grateful that a fellow dog rescuer suggested I read this book. Thanks for writing it....you may have just saved my soul. - B. F.
The first time I ever heard anyone talk about Heaven was when I read your books. I was literally floored, my mind started racing with excitement, and it made my relationship with Jesus Christ even stronger then before. Then to top off the cake you wrote the book Heaven. My mind soured. You matched the Bible to what you wrote and everything made sense and came together. My life has never been the same since.
Heaven has changed my entire life and my witness. I recommend this book to everyone that I know, and it is a critical foundation for my witness to others. - W.C.
Your book on Heaven isn't just great; it's also very important. In fact, it may be the most important Christian book I have read in years. I must say I am acquiring vital insights on virtually every page. May God continue to bless your increasingly vital work.
- Gregg Cunningham, Executive Director, Center for Bioethical Reform
This is a great book on Heaven! It is very comprehensive and touches on many aspects I had never thought of before. It does get a little repetitive. Overall though, it has helped me to see that I was designed for Heaven, I put too much emphasis on this life, and I will never be completely satisfied until Heaven. - K. B.
This book encourages you to search deeper into scripture, and to understand more fully about Heaven and dismiss our own ideas we have created based on our wants and needs. Excellent reading. - K. M.
I enjoyed reading Heaven because it tells you what living in Heaven and the New Earth is going to be like someday. It answered a lot of questions I had about Heaven. If you are a Christian, it will really make you excited to go there. - P. V.
First the bad, though I don't think it amounts to much. I felt that Mr. Alcorn harped too much on the fact that Heaven and our resurrected bodies are physical rather than some sort of spirit-only, ghostly kind of thing. It has never occurred to me that they would be otherwise. From what Alcorn says, though, a lot of Christians don't believe this way. The scriptures describe things just as Alcorn says, but apparently, many Christians have insisted on taking the Biblical descriptions of Heaven metaphorically. The book gets a little dry at points as Alcorn goes into complex, in-depth proofs of points I had already accepted. I understand that Alcorn does have other books that aren't quite as scholarly.
The thing I liked most about this book was that it got me to thinking about Heaven. Ordinarily we get so wrapped up in life here on Earth as it is now that we don't give more than a passing thought to Heaven. We may think a lot about our ministries, or about how to become closer to God, or about working on our character flaws, but we seldom think of our reward.
Mr. Alcorn points out that it's okay forward to our reward. I think most of us have been taught that doing things for a reward rather than for pure altruism is bad. If you're a doctor, and you're only doing it for the money, then maybe it is bad. Or if you're a social worker who doesn't care about people, or a teacher who hates kids.
But Jesus does tell us to look forward to Heaven. I had previously overlooked this fact, but it's definitely there in scripture. It really is okay to do things with a mind toward pleasing God and receiving a reward from Him. God really wants us to look forward to Heaven and to work to be worthy of riches there.
Alcorn gets perhaps a little carried away on some of his imaginary scenarios of what Heaven might be like, but he does make it clear that he is just speculating, and I'm sure he had fun doing it. I've been dreaming up things myself, so I can't criticize him too much.
I think it's also important that we as Christians realize that the picture unchurched people have of Heaven isn't likely to be scriptural. Even Christians, apparently, often have a very unscriptural idea of Heaven, so how can we expect people of our secular times to automatically know what Heaven is like? All they know is what Hollywood has told them. We need to realize this and take it into account when sharing the love of Christ. It's hard to get excited about going to Hollywood's version of "Heaven."
I believe this book deserves a wide readership and, if it gets it, will be of genuine benefit to the church of Jesus. - R. G.
I have to confess, that I've read this book over and over because I want to be sure I didn't miss anything! If everyone on the planet read this book, it would definitely change the world we live in—without a doubt. We live in a fallen world, that we don't have control over and it's so wonderful and reassuring to realize this isn't all there is…we have so much to look forward to in Heaven. I have shared material in this book with my loved ones because I want them to be as excited about our eternal home as I have become. Thank you Randy Alcorn for a book that has changed my life! - V. E.
This extremely readable, interesting and informative book consists of three parts:
Part 1: A Theology of Heaven, covering what we can learn from Scripture, including the nature of Intermediate Heaven, the importance of the resurrection, the New Earth and Hell. (212 pages)
Part 2: Questions and Answers About Heaven, consisting of 120 questions and scripturally-based answers, even for the question "Will we drink coffee in Heaven?" (210 pages)
Part 3: Living in Light of Heaven, which focuses on what it all should mean to us now. (20 pages)
The book also has Notes, Selected Bibliography, Scripture Index and Subject Index (40 pages)
It succeeds in its mission of convincing the reader that Heaven is something to actually look forward to and prepare for. - P. B.
I never knew much about Heaven because no one really wants to discuss the subject. However, the closer you get to going there the more you want to know about it. This book should be a "must read" for every person and especially Christians who are curious about where he/she is going to spend the rest of their lives with Jesus. Since we consider Heaven our real home and this present Earth our temporary abode, we should be trying to find scriptures that relate to it. This book takes away any doubts and better yet any fears that one might have concerning where we go after we die, what we will be doing there, who we will see there, and whether we will be able to see what is going on at good old planet Earth while we are up there. Randy Alcorn has done an extremely competent work and brought out all the truths about Heaven. I can't thank him enough! - C. L.
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I have ordered several copies for friends, and have been talking nonstop about it since I received it. I would highly recommend this book. - C. A.
Initially, this book bogs down a bit with quoting others' (C. S. Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, etc.) perspectives on Heaven, but it does correlate a great deal with the Bible. It also answers specific questions such as "What will I do in Heaven?" Most of us have never heard a sermon on Heaven, only that it is beyond our imagination. All that we know is that it is certainly better than the alternative. This book actually provides a glimpse (albeit somewhat speculative) of what we might experience. - V. J.
A well-researched, totally biblical view. Challenged my neo-platonism mind set and helped me see the realities after this life is over. - E. C.
This is a very in-depth book about what Heaven is like. It takes a while to get through the book, but with the use of Scripture, the author explains how to get to Heaven and what it will be like. This book pulled together and clearly answered many questions I had. I like the fact that it's mostly Scripturally-based. The author seldom uses just his opinions. - J. B.
I highly recommend this well-researched investigation of what the Bible has to say about Heaven. Much is extrapolation and conjecture, but the author's views are explained thoroughly. Very uplifting, even life-changing. - F. D.
Heaven is an amazing book. It fills in a lot of the blanks in our thoughts and assumptions about Heaven. It stirs the imagination and the desire to go there. I found nothing that contradicts Scripture and much that validates it. - N. P.
I wanted to let you know how eternally (no pun intended) grateful I am for your book on Heaven. It came at a very trying time in my life spiritually (our daughter with major medical issues—not being healed though we believed she would be).
Heaven has become as real as tomorrow to me. I know of some of the things that I'm looking forward to tomorrow—but I won't know all it will hold until it's the present. And of course tomorrow certainly won't be as glorious as Heaven (unless Jesus comes back tomorrow). Knowing more about Heaven has given me a clearer perspective and hope & joy in my daily life. I've since listened to John MacArthur's series on Heaven and his last tape has a number of reasons why we should set our hearts on Heaven—the ones that stuck me are to the effect that having our heart set on Heaven is evidence of true Salvation and that a heart set on Heaven will not stoop to vanity! - A. N.
I have just finished reading your encouraging book about Heaven. Though I have been a biblical preacher for more than fifty years, the insights you shared in the book were so new and insightful for me. Thanks for your faithfulness to God’s precious Word. Your closing appendix regarding accurate biblical interpretation was a special inspiration for my own mind and heart. - R. K., pastor in Wisconsin
I just had to write to you and let you know what an inspiring book Heaven was, and still is, to me. I enjoyed it so much, and was so tremendously blessed by it, that my wife and I got a copy for each family in my congregation. Our church will begin a study using your book, along with the study guides. Thank you for allowing God to use you in such a way as to help other pastors and their sheep to see Heaven in a much clearer way. I am looking forward to some wonderful and invigorating discussions on our future home. —Pastor B. C., New Hampshire
I bought the CD audio version of Heaven for my mother who is 87. She's been stumbling lately and fractured a vertebra on a recent fall which has taken a huge toll. I know she's thinking about Heaven when she thinks about the future. Her comprehension is greatly diminished of late and she reported the book was "heavy" and hard to understand, but as I go by her room she's playing it about 8 hours a day. She must be listening to it over and over.
Each day she reports something new that's she's excited about. "I always worried about whether your dad would know me when I get to Heaven. He will. He'll greet me." - W. L.
Randy's In Light of Eternity is a shorter version of his theological tome Heaven. Randy sent it to my husband the year before he died and his copy is a treasure to us because it's lined and underlined and highlighted. He literally devoured it over and over and over again.
I often send In Light of Eternity to friends and loved ones who are facing the ultimate graduation day with a note that it comforted my husband and I'm hoping it will do the same for them. - S. H.
My 70-year-old mother entered Heaven this last Easter. She had stage-four cancer for three years and had read Heaven before she died. I know that it brought her great comfort; it also brought hope to those of us in the family who also read it. (She bought copies for all of us.) - L. G.
My mother (age 92) was so excited after reading Heaven that she bought 25 and 30 copies to mail to all of her loved ones (son, grandchildren, nieces, etc.). I know she has read the book at least twice now, and is looking forward even more to "going home" when the Lord decides it is time.
I got the CDs for myself as well as the book. What a blessing for me and my mother. I highly recommend it to everyone. - R. G.
I have been devouring Heaven this summer, and will be teaching on this subject to my ladies' SS class (mostly elderly women). Our dear friends lost their 16-year-old daughter in June of this year and the book has been a help to them as well.
I think the beauty of this book lies in its positive message. So many books and ministers concentrate on the miserableness of the 'end times'—people hiding in caves, and seven years of grossness and death, and fire and brimstone and dead bodies lying around. So much so, that most of us are scared and don't want to think about it. This book changes all that. I wept when I read the first chapter. - H. L.
I have just finished reading your encouraging book about Heaven. Though I have been a biblical preacher for more than fifty years, the insights you shared in the book were so new and insightful for me. Thanks for your faithfulness to God’s precious Word. Your closing appendix regarding accurate biblical interpretation was a special inspiration for my own mind and heart. - R. K., pastor in Wisconsin
Thank you for writing Heaven. I was relying on God making every moment new so that praising Him would be constantly renewed. Now I can look forward to every moment being exciting and the praises spontaneously reflecting my joy. - D. W.
I told my barber about your book Heaven. She bought it, read it, and rededicated her life to Christ. Her sister bought 4 copies and gave them to other family members. This last February, my barber passed away from a brain aneurism. At her funeral your book was credited for her new-found Savior. - M. S.
Let me say that your book on Heaven was a real source of excitement and comfort for me. We lost our son just about a year before it came out and at the time I was reading all that I could find on Heaven. It was very timely for me. - R. C.
I read your Heaven book and it added a whole different dimension to my life. Things that used to be important fade in the light of eternity. I'm moving into an area where my priorities are shifting and I hope of am more useful in the service of Jesus. - D. J.
I wanted to let you know how eternally (no pun intended) grateful I am for your book on Heaven. It came at a very trying time in my life spiritually (our daughter with major medical issues—not being healed though we believed she would be).
Heaven has become as real as tomorrow to me. I know of some of the things that I'm looking forward to tomorrow—but I won't know all it will hold until it's the present. And of course tomorrow certainly won't be as glorious as Heaven (unless Jesus comes back tomorrow). Knowing more about Heaven has given me a clearer perspective and hope & joy in my daily life. I've since listened to John MacArthur's series on Heaven and his last tape has a number of reasons why we should set our hearts on Heaven—the ones that stuck me are to the effect that having our heart set on Heaven is evidence of true Salvation and that a heart set on Heaven will not stoop to vanity! - A. N.
Heaven helped me with something that I have struggled with personally for many years even as a pastor, namely "What will heaven really be like?" I know that even what Mr. Alcorn says at times is merely speculative, but it gave me a much more encouraging picture. I hope that many buy his book and read it. I will certainly be recommending it to my congregation. - B. D.
Your book Heaven was given to a woman in my church by a friend of hers from outside the Church, and she asked me to preview it to see if the theology was sound. I really didn't expect it to be, and couldn't imagine what kind of vivid imagination someone must have to write about spirits floating in clouds for eternity. When I began to read the book, I couldn't believe my eyes! This was the hope of the ancient Christian Church, and my own tradition (Orthodox Presbyterian), but folks seemed to have forgotten it.
I am now recommending the book to everyone I meet (if only for the selfish reason to say "I told you so" since whenever I would preach on this, people would look at me as if I had lost my mind!)
Sorry to go on about this—theologians have known about this forever, but lay people usually don't read Hoeksema, Bavink, Vos, Murray, etc. If God's people could get hold of this truth, they'd stop chasing mere money, and have a more eternal perspective, realizing that what they do will not only count in the coming age, but will actually LAST into the coming age.
This book is the most exciting one I've read in ten years, no kidding. - C. H.
I am a pastor's wife. I just finished reading Heaven. It is a WONDERFUL book. It's the view I learned as a child. - D. C.
My 27-year-old daughter passed away a little over one year ago from cancer. I have been devastated since that time. I felt I had not only lost my daughter, but my faith as well. I truly felt God had let me down by allowing such an awful thing to happen. She was the best gift He had given her dad and me, so I could not understand why He took that wonderful gift away from us. To tell you the truth I still don't understand, but I do have a desire to be where she is. I have a desire for Heaven.
Before she passed away, and before I read your book Heaven, I knew I wanted to get to Heaven "eventually." I had a misguided idea of what it would be like and I wasn't too excited to get there......
Now I can't wait to experience it. Because of my daughter's death, I have read everything I could on Heaven and your book has made me feel so much better about where she actually is. I didn't know before about the intermediate Heaven and it brings such comfort to me to realize she isn't in limbo somewhere waiting 'til Jesus returns.
My heart is lighter. I thank God for you. - C. H. (mother of Courtney) and at some future date, will be mother to her again, in a much better place.
I recently experienced a very traumatic death of my baby from an extremely negligent doctor. My faith has been shaken to the core. I read many books about grief and just got done reading Heaven. Thank you for giving me such a beautiful experience and piece of mind. - R. E.
Your book Heaven has literally changed the way I think and live. It has strengthened my relationship with the Lord. Thank you and I look forward to meeting you when we get there! I have family members that I'm afraid may not make it. I have bought an extra copy of Heaven and am passing it around for them to read. - D. B.
Thought you should know that your book Heaven was a great source of encouragement for my mother (and myself) during her last months of life. Her medical condition diminished so that (for several weeks and months) all she could do was sit and be read to. Along with the Psalms, Heaven was truly inspiring and encouraging. It was the first time she'd clearly heard what was beyond the grave for the believer, and I know it comforted her. - C. J.
Your book has completely transformed the way I look at Heaven (and life in the present). I polled our college students before our class about Heaven and some of them wrote comments like "When I think of Heaven it makes me cry" (not tears of joy), and "I worry that Heaven won't be as good as this life." The goals of our class this semester are to understand and anticipate. So far there has been a lot of interest in the class! It is a class of about 50 and no one in the class has ever studied Heaven before (most of these students were raised in Christian homes and churches). Thank you for expanding my vision...with truth! - P. T.
I first found your ministry after my 61-year-old mom was killed in a car wreck (2 years ago) and someone gave me one of your fiction books. Needless to say, your Heaven book means the world to me and sits on my bedside table permanently. It makes me excited for the day when I will join my mom there!! - K. H.
I have just completed reading Heaven. What a blessing to have my thoughts turned to our eternal state and be able to have an excitement about what it will be like. I've been a believer for about 53 of my 63 years and this is the first time I have read such an account of the New Heaven and New Earth with such detail and with the support of scripture. My view of God and what He has prepared for us and what Christ purchased for us at Calvary has been tremendously expanded. - N. E.
I came across your book on Heaven. I just wanted to thank you for daring to imagine what it actually means when the Bible speaks about a city and so on. I'm completely amazed about the book and even more so about my future on the New Earth! Thank you for doing all the hard work of studying and writing the book in order to make it convenient for me who just had to read the book. It really changed my perspective on many things in life. I find myself thinking that it isn't too bad if I won't experience this since I might have even more fun doing it in Heaven. - H. K.
I am reading Heaven now. Fantastic book. You answer questions I wouldn't even think of asking! I've been preaching since 1973 and this is the best most logical presentation on a subject I have ever seen. Thanks for helping me "see" some things that I have previously. - K. L.
I have just completed reading your book on Heaven. I cannot possibly tell you what a pleasure it was, and how confident it makes me know about the future that God has for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your work will be a great blessing to all who read the book.
I am 80 years old, so I expect to be in Heaven awaiting your arrival—see you there! - W. D.
After being a Christian for 35 years, a seminary graduate, and an adjunct teacher in Denver Seminary's leadership track; I must tell you that this book has created more anticipation and excitement of what lies ahead of me than anything I have studied or read in my Christian life, other than the Bible itself. - Steve Johnson, President Strategic People Development
My helicopter pilot son was shot down in Iraq 2-27-91. He had sent us a letter to be opened only if he did not come back.
"Well, if you have to open this up, please don't worry about me. For once I know something you don't, what Heaven's like."
His words have travelled far—giving millions a hope for Heaven. I have been collecting "heaven" books all these years. Thanks for the best book of all about heaven, your book Heaven. - S. L.
I have been a Christian for over 40 years. I have read the Bible from cover to cover twice. I have been in BSF for 5 years. But until I read Heaven I did not understand what wonderful things God has planned for me. I always wanted to be like Paul "To live is Christ, to die is gain" but never understood how he could think like that, until now. Thank you for this wonderful treasure. I will study it, share it and talk with everyone I know about it. - M. T.
I am almost finished reading Heaven. It has given me so much peace and hope. I have a 10 year old little boy there waiting on me. - L. O.
I just wanted to let you know how much Heaven has brought me comfort. My best friend died in a car accident in January. The book has given me the opportunity to allow my imagination to be fueled. I talked to her everyday when she was alive and I always asked her "So, what did you do today?" I feel like the book on Heaven gives me a glimpse into what she is doing every day in heaven, and what we will someday enjoy together on the New Earth. God bless you for the gift you have given those who grieve for loved ones and long for the great reunion.
Second only to the Bible, your book on heaven has contributed to my commitment to live a life of obedience. - D. E.
The main reason I am writing is to say thank you for coming out with the big Heaven book! It has changed my life and is very encouraging. I ride the bus to work (a 3 hour commute each day) and give out the small Heaven booklets to those whom God puts on my heart to do so. To date, I have given out about 40 booklets. - E. H., Houston
Never in all my studies, reading, seminary and theological research and training, constantly pursuing and seeking new facts concerning the topic of heaven, never have I read a book so joyfully and expectedly as Heaven.
This book is destined to be one of the greatest books written in the history of all printed Christian materials. Please, please don't stop writing. - T. G.
Your book on Heaven is the best book I have ever read. Every page is filled with treasures of descriptions that take your breath away. Christ is glorified and we have no reason to fear what God has in store for us! - R. B.
"Please express to Randy for me how much I have appreciated his work, not only on the book, but especially on the Heaven booklet. I have carried a few in my purse to have available—and can hardly believe how many people I have talked with who have just lost Christian loved ones or have someone dear at the point of death. This little booklet is not overwhelming in size, so people can handle it easily—what a blessing and a comfort it is."
Your book on Heaven is amazing. I find comfort on almost every page. My desire for heaven is affirmed. Family members have told me that I am so heavenly minded that I am no earthly good.
Our family is so thankful for the love and life you put into the Heaven book. It has truly given us an eternal perspective. This book has changed the way we view our life here on earth. Instead of being the "main" focus, we realize that it's really only a drop in the ocean. I'm really, really looking forward to heaven. - B. C.
I am so thankful God has used you to write the book Heaven. I have only read the first section. I realized I had never thanked God and Jesus for dying on the cross for my sins and eternal life. I just took it for granted. It was explained very simple that anyone could understand. A wonderful book to give to nonbelievers. I will be praying that your books will save many people and they will grow in Christ. - F. D.
"I just finished reading your book Heaven. It was fantastic and opened my eyes to a whole new world. Thank you for this revelation." - M. J.
I spent a great deal of time absorbing your book, Heaven. I want to tell you what a remarkable joy it was to find your book. I grew up in church, and never understood anything about heaven. I'm 55 years old and always secretly dreaded dying and spending eternity in the kind of heaven where you sit around bored and singing, etc. I grew up hearing far, far more about hell. It always seemed too real. Now I can picture a heaven that is joyous to think about. It makes me even more anxious for my loved ones to know Christ and experience heaven with me.
Thank you for a well-written, in-depth, documented look at a subject that should be near and dear to every believer's heart. - H. C.
I'm now re-reading Heaven and holding myself back from underlining almost every sentence. In 1998 my husband had a massive stroke. In 10 seconds, after 50 years of marriage, our lives changed dramatically and, for the next 5 years, he was confined to a wheelchair and hospital bed.
By God's grace, we were both strong believers and my husband longed for death and release form his pain and suffering. He died a year and a half ago and there were days when I thought I never wanted to live without him. However, your book has given me a new, fresh perspective on life and death that has enabled me to understand the Bible more clearly and fully.
When our 4-year-old granddaughter asked, "Can Grandpa walk now?" I had visions of him jumping nimbly from rock to rock in a beautiful mountain stream (filled with rainbow trout). I can hardly wait to see Roy again and take up life where we left off.
Thank you again for writing this truly remarkable book. - M. P.
I gave away two copies of Heaven for Christmas and was finally able to get one for myself. I have found it to be the most encouraging book since the Bible! - M. F.
My dad is on his second go through of Heaven. He had read the Left Behind series and was always asking me questions about heaven, and I really didn't have the answers. I gave him your book and told him that it would answer ANY question he has ever had about heaven! Since my mom died he has been so anxious for the Lord's return or for his own death so that he could be with her again. His fear has been that she would be in heaven and he would be on the new earth. So that problem was solved! Anyway I just want to thank you for your diligence for truth. I always know with your books that such meticulous research has been done and you would never write something you didn't feel was from God. - J. H.
I just finished reading your book Heaven. You have no idea the difference your wisdom and understanding of the scriptures in this area has brought to my life!
I was raised in a legalistic church and knew about Jesus, "Bible-ese" (the born again Christian's church vocabulary) and all the "dos & donts" lists ever since I can remember!
In my early twenty's I struggled with making my parents' faith my own while keeping up appearances of a "spiritual do-gooder". The thought of the unknown of "the end" terrified me.
Then one day I heard you talking about your book on Moody radio and I had to have it. For the first time in my life, I now understand what the scriptures say Heaven will actually be like and I am excited! How could I be a Christian for so many years and not know the truth about Heaven? Heaven doesn't sound like a drudgery ... And more important, neither does my life until then. I've been reading the Bible from cover to cover and am finally beginning to know the Jesus I always thought I knew. It's no longer a drudgery ... For the first time in my walk with Him, I know that I love Him and want more of Him. What a great peace in my heart. - A. A.
I am nearly done with Heaven and I can't thank you enough for helping me to see how much more I have to look forward to. - S. S.
Randy took my preconceived notions about Heaven and like a tangled ball of string, not by knot, untangled my confusion about what lies ahead. - P. D.
I have just finished reading Heaven and thought it was great beyond any words. I was nearly killed in a car accident last week and have a broken left arm on the mend. Praise be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For some reason I wasn't supposed to die at this time. - D. R.
Only part way through Heaven, but I've got to tell you thus far it has been close to revolutionary for me. I'm a pastor and seminary grad and I don't ever remember thinking about heaven like this. My thoughts are consumed with heaven now and what it will be like. I'm supposed to be taking my Sunday School class through Revelation, but we haven't started because we're spending our time talking about heaven! Absolutely great stuff. - G. T.
I wanted to thank you for the book Heaven which may be the most important Christian book since the Reformation. The discussion of how non-Christian philosophical ideas from Platonism and Neo-Platonism have been brought in and become part of mainstream Christian thought is something I had never encountered before. I looked at some of Plato's dialogs, and was surprised at how Eastern his concepts are. Your book is a great groundbreaking work that brings the Biblical truth of heaven out from the background of accreted philosophies over the years! Thanks! - S. M.
Just finished reading Heaven and it was a real eye opener. For 39 years as a Christian I've had sort of vague, floaty ideas about heaven, despite the fact that I have a degree in theology and have taught Bible for 26 years. I guess I thought the New Earth was only for Israel. Thanks so much for your well documented research and your clear expression of ideas. - D. D.
My 10-year-old daughter flew to Heaven this last September. She died of leukemia after battling for 7 years on and off. In my incredible grief, someone recommended your book. I just want to let you know how it has blessed me to envision where Aria is now and what is to come. I had never focused on this as I was fighting with all my might for her to live and be healed. I am grateful that you took the time to open up peoples' imaginations and longings for life as it was meant to be. - B. J.
I'm finishing Heaven and I wanted to tell you that the Lord used your book to get me to start reading my Bible more. For some time He has been directing me to spend time in His word each day. And for some time I've been making excuses like "Lord I'm really busy"...imagine that!
But, as you remind me in the book we need to be "storing up our treasures," andI've realized that NOW is the time to obey my Lord whenever He directs me. As a result, I'm getting up every morning at 4:45 a.m. and spending time with our wonderful Heavenly Father and His word (oh, andenjoyinga couple cups of coffee...glad to know that we'll be drinking coffee in Heaven!). - P. T., Barnes & Noble bookstore manager
I have been a Christian for 23 years. In that time I've read many books but I have never read a book that has brought me the kind of joy and thrill that Heaven has. Not ever. (Gods Word is in a separate category, of course.) Our small group leader, a former accountant and total "type A"..(not too emotional)...person held this book up at our last meeting and said that this was the best book he'd ever read. I went out the next day and bought it. I went out the day after that and bought two more copies to give away. I am going out this Saturday to buy 3 more copies to give to some other folks I know. Last night I took a meal to a woman in her 40's whose husband of 32 years has terminal bone cancer and is in the final stages of it. He accepted the Lord 3 weeks ago.I was able to share this wonderful book with her and she was going to start reading it to her husband as he waits to go home! I find myself reading a sentence or two, and having to stop and thank the Lord for what's coming and for what He took the careand love to prepare for all of us. Your mind can just not really get around that, but your heart can. Many times reading this book I find I'm in tears, tears of joy, and gratitude. I just wanted to thank you for your Scripture backed, optimistic, FUN, and realistic perspective on what we will be enjoying with Him........forever. - M. B.
Randy's book Heaven is, I believe, very timely. Since none of us know exactly when our final destination transporters will arrive to take us to Heaven, it is important that we prepare for it.
Heaven reminds me that our thinking, our talking and our walking (our entire being and purpose for being here) must be one of seriousness for and to our Lord Jesus Christ.
I wish I had been able to read this theological work on Heaven earlier in my life. What a great source of encouragement, clarification and even a wake-up call. - D. J.
This morning I was reading Heaven as I rode the exercise bike. My wife (always worried since the heart attack) asked why I was gasping for breath. I had to tell her that I was crying, not gasping. This book is not just great reading, it is encouraging and a stimulus towards holy living. Thank you! - G. W.
My mom says Heaven has opened her eyes to so many things she hadn't understood from Scripture before. If she had the physical strength, she would be dancing a jig of joy and anticipation. So for no other reason than that, thank you for writing this book. I know it took you years of study and prayer and writing and rewriting to produce this work, and I know it will bless many and be used of God around the world. But I'm especially thankful for the joy it has brought my mom. - H. R.
I just wanted Mr. Alcorn to know how much his book Heaven has helped me. I'm enduring some very difficult times and am certain God led me to this book. Nothing has changed, but thanks to this book I have a hope now. I'm 37 and even if nothing changes for the rest of my years—however many they may be—I have an eternity to look forward to, one with no sadness. - J. K.
I finished Heaven and loved every moment of it.Really great insight. I've never read anything like it. - G. R.
I decided to read a little bit of Heaven before I went to bed last night. I'm hooked! Awesome book. In fact, I'm having a very difficult time putting it down and getting back to my own writing. I've already decided that Heaven will be the next book that I lead people through in my Sunday School class. - H. J., Author
You have done a good thing in writing this book. Whether you are right or wrong, you have been an encouragement and a challenge to me in my christian life. Whether you are right or wrong, your representations of the joys of heaven probably err on the low side. It will be as good as you have said, or it will be better. Either way, you have rung Pavlov's bell for this "dog." I'm drooling in anticipation. - K. P.
I love your book on Heaven. I always wondered if heaven would be like we were taught in church. No way! It sounds so exciting. Thank you for an excellent book. - J. L.
Thank you so much for Heaven. Your book is helping me to prioritize my life in ways that I had not thought of before, and helping me to understand things that I had NO knowledge of. - S. R.
I am presently teaching Hebrews to Revelation and my emphasis in Revelation is Heaven. I've read your book and think it is the best thing going. I plan to require your book for future classes in the Hebrews to Revelation class. Without a doubt, this is one of the most helpful and informative books ever published on the subject of Heaven and eternity. - T. L., Seminary professor
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