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TouchPoints: Heaven

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Contents

Author's Note......................................................................................................xvIntroductionPART I THE PRESENT HEAVEN What the Bible says about where we go first when we die.................................1What is the "present Heaven"?......................................................................................3Are there actually two distinct Heavens?...........................................................................4Do we remain conscious after death?................................................................................7Is the present Heaven a physical place?............................................................................10Do people have intermediate bodies in the intermediate Heaven?.....................................................15Will we be judged when we die?.....................................................................................17What is life like in the present Heaven?...........................................................................19Do Heaven's inhabitants remember life on Earth?....................................................................22Do people in the present Heaven see what is happening on Earth?....................................................26Do people in Heaven pray for those on Earth?.......................................................................27Can it be Heaven if people are aware of anything bad on Earth?.....................................................30Will we live in Heaven forever?PART II THE ETERNAL HEAVEN What the Bible says about where we will live forever...................................33Where do we get our misconceptions about Heaven?...................................................................35Is Heaven beyond our imagination?..................................................................................36If "no eye has seen" Heaven, how can we know about it?.............................................................39Is the eternal Heaven an actual place?.............................................................................40Is Heaven our default destination ... or is Hell?..................................................................42Is Hell real?......................................................................................................43What did Jesus say about Hell?.....................................................................................45What will it mean to unite Heaven and Earth?.......................................................................46Will the old Earth be destroyed ... or renewed?....................................................................49Will the New Earth be familiar ... like home?......................................................................51What will it mean to see God in Heaven?............................................................................54What will it mean for God to dwell among us?.......................................................................57Will God serve us?.................................................................................................58How will we worship God in Heaven?.................................................................................60Will we actually rule with Christ in Heaven?.......................................................................63How will we rule God's Kingdom?PART III LIFE ON THE NEW EARTH A topical guide to our many questions about the eternal Heaven.....................67Abilities..........................................................................................................69Age................................................................................................................71Alien Life.........................................................................................................72Angels.............................................................................................................74Animals............................................................................................................82Anticipation.......................................................................................................84Bodies.............................................................................................................87Books and Reading..................................................................................................90Boredom............................................................................................................92Clothing...........................................................................................................94Conflict...........................................................................................................95Culture............................................................................................................97Desires............................................................................................................98Emotions...........................................................................................................100Entertainment and Recreation.......................................................................................102Equality...........................................................................................................104Family.............................................................................................................105Food and Drink.....................................................................................................108Free Will..........................................................................................................109Friendships........................................................................................................111Gender.............................................................................................................112Hell...............................................................................................................114Homes..............................................................................................................116Identity...........................................................................................................121Knowledge and Learning.............................................................................................124Landmarks..........................................................................................................126Languages..........................................................................................................128Laughter and Fun...................................................................................................129Marriage...........................................................................................................131Music..............................................................................................................133Nature.............................................................................................................139New...