What will heaven be like? One word to describe heaven is freedom. Freedom from all sorts of ailments, evils, and features of the present age that will pass away with the great coming of our Lord. Richard Baxter (17th century English theologian and pastor) wrote extensively on Heaven in his masterful work “The Saints’ Everlasting […]
See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, norwill they come to mind. (Isaiah 65:17 NIV).In Isaiah 65:17 we read an ancient prophet speaking the Word of the Lord to the people of God.Within this passage there is a thematic refrain that sounds very similar to […]
The Curse of Death My wife and I have always taught our children about death. This means, as Christian parents,we have also taught our children about the hope of the resurrection. It can be difficult to haveconversations with little ones, and that’s a truism that has been proven time and time again aswe raise our […]
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of therighteous. (Psalm 1:5 NIV) Judgement and Heaven What will judgment day be like? This may not be as common a question as “what will heaven belike,” but thankfully we take our queues not from the commonness of questions but from […]