The Heaven Trilogy Quotes

“Lack of understanding seemed as valuable to God as understanding. It required man to dip into the black hole of faith. But dipping into the hole was pretty much like walking through the dungeon at times.”
― Ted Dekker, The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps

“Think of yourself as a vessel. A cup. Don’t try to guess what the Master will pour into you before he pours. Only pray it is the Master who pours. Then be willing to accept whatever message he wishes to fill you with. It’s his to fill, Sherry. You only receive.”
― Ted Dekker, The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps

“Yes. Yes, you are right. In the death of the body the nerve endings soon stop feeling. In the death of the will the heart doesn’t stop its bleeding so quickly.”
― Ted Dekker, The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps

“Is the death of the will any less painful than the death of the body? Call it figurative if it makes you comfortable, but in reality the death of the will is far more traumatic than the death of the body.”
― Ted Dekker, The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps

“touching God might be like touching a thick shaft of lightning, but one filled with pleasure. It might very well kill you, she said, but at least you’d die with a smile on your face.”
― Ted Dekker, The Heaven Trilogy: Heaven's Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and When Heaven Weeps