Different Than We Imagined

Recently I’ve been studying books on the subject of heaven. Books such asHeavenby Randy Alcorn,Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright, andHeaven is a Place on Earthby Michael Wittmer.

One of the overwhelming themes from all of these works is that heaven is not some immaterial place in the sky where the souls of Christians float to following their death or the return of Jesus. Heaven is a physical place, including the resurrection of physical bodies, on earth.

The ramifications from this are numerous,...