Liberated by Death

"Death, though a curse in itself, was the only way out from under the Curse"

Heaven, Randy Alcorn, page 106

The War is Daily

"The outcome of the great war is not in question. It is certain. Christ will reign victoriously forever. The only question we must answer is this: Will we fight on his side or against him? We answer this question not just once, with our words, but daily, with our choices."

Heaven, Randy Alcorn, page 105

The Martyr Rate

"Voice of the Martyrs estimates that more than 150,000 people die for Christ each year, an average of four hundred per day."

Heaven, Randy Alcorn, page 67

Ecstasy Just Beyond

"In the words of C. S. Lewis, "All your life an unattainable ecstasy has hovered just beyond the grasp of your consciousness. The day is coming when you will wake to find, beyond all hope, that you have attained it, or else, that it was within your reach and you have lost it forever.""

Heaven, Randy Alcorn, page 37.
Original Quote: C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain, 118.

Randy Alcorn on Hell

"Hell will be agonizingly dull, small and insignificant, without company, purpose or accomplishment. It will not have it's own stories; it will merely be a footnote in history, a crack in the pavement. As the new universe moves gloriously onward, Hell and it's occupants will exist in utter inactivity and insignificance, an eternal non-life of regret and—perhaps—diminishing personhood."

Heaven, Randy Alcorn, pages 27-28

The Hiddenness of God (Part 6)

"Without holiness no one will see the Lord"
Hebrews 12:14

A pretty substantial reason why we will can't physically see God in this life, in our present, fallen state.

More Trials, More Joys

"More trials, more joys; more temptations, more triumphs; more prayers, more answers; more toils, more strength; more fights, more victories; and then come sickness, old age, disease, death. Is it over now? No! there is more yet-awakening in Jesus' likeness, thrones, harps, songs, psalms, white raiment, the face of Jesus, the society of saints, the glory of God, the fulness of eternity, the infinity of bliss. O be of good courage, believer."
Spurgeon