The Glory of Heaven: The Truth About Heaven, Angels and Eternal Life

by John F. MacArthur

Publisher:

Crossway

, 1996

Overview

Our pictures of life in heaven cover the range from comical to curious, mystical to fictitious—with maybe some biblical truth thrown in. For example: We know angels will be there. But thanks to TV, we think of them as being gorgeous, white-robed beings with enormous wings. We know we will be given new bodies, but books have convinced us that this means we will end up with a set of wings ourselves. And cartoons, movies, and music have portrayed those who have gone to heaven as having full knowledge of what's happening to their loved ones on earth. But if heaven is in your future, a Hollywood scriptwriter's interpretation or some artist's rendering of it just won't do. You need to know the truth, which, ironically, is far better than anything our creative minds can imagine. The only One who knows the glorious truth about heaven is God. And the only place to find that truth is in His Word. In this book, Pastor John MacArthur takes you through those very Scriptures and opens your heart to the realities of heaven, angels, and eternal life. It's a joyous study of every Christian's future. A future that you can and should anticipate. Come along with this best-selling author for an in-depth look at where you'll spend eternity. Open up The Glory of Heaven—and catch a glimpse of Home.

Product Details

• Title: The Glory of Heaven: The Truth About Heaven, Angels and Eternal Life
• Author: John MacArthur, Jr.
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 266

Contents

Top Highlights

“The third heaven, the one Paul speaks of in 2 Corinthians 12, is the heaven where God dwells with His holy angels and those saints who have died. The other two heavens will pass away (2 Peter 3:10); this heaven is eternal.” (Page 56)

“The planetary heaven, the second ‘heaven,’ is where the stars, the moon, and the planets are.” (Page 56)

“But Scripture repeatedly makes clear that heaven is a realm of unsurpassed joy, unfading glory, undiminished bliss, unlimited delights, and unending pleasures. Nothing about it can possibly be boring or humdrum. It will be a perfect existence. We will have unbroken fellowship with all heaven’s inhabitants. Life there will be devoid of any sorrows, cares, tears, fears, or pain: ‘And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new’ (Rev. 21:4–5). Murphy’s law will finally be nullified. In heaven, whatever might go wrong can’t.” (Page 68)

“So although Ezekiel’s picture of heaven may be beyond our ability to fathom, we can certainly grasp the main idea: Heaven is a realm of inexpressible glory.” (Page 81)

“Eternal heaven will be different from the heaven where God now dwells. As we noted in chapter 2, in the consummation of all things, God will renovate the heavens and the earth, merging His heaven with a new universe for a perfect dwelling-place that will be our home forever. In other words, heaven, the realm where God dwells, will expand to encompass the entire universe of creation, which will be fashioned into a perfect and glorious domain fit for the glory of heaven.” (Pages 88–89)

Product Details

• Title: The Glory of Heaven: The Truth About Heaven, Angels, and Eternal Life
• Author: John F. MacArthur
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 1996
• Logos Release Date: 2001
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Heaven › Christianity; Heaven › Biblical teaching; Angels › Biblical teaching
• Resource ID: LLS:42.110.33
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-18T18:39:35Z

About John F. MacArthur

John MacArthur (b. 1939) is a Calvinist theologian, author, editor, and teacher. He is a popular conference speaker and the president of both The Master's College and The Master's Seminary. He has also served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. Best known for his expository exegesis of the Bible, Logos has collected more than 3,000 of his sermons in the John MacArthur Sermon Archive and offers the complete MacArthur New Testament Commentary.

MacArthur’s pulpit ministry extends around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and CDs by John MacArthur. He has written hundreds of books and study guides, including the bestselling John MacArthur Essential Bible Study Library and the MacArthur Study Bible. He is also the author of notable titles like Different by Design and Twelve Ordinary Men.