And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. Isaiah 32:18. A fear of making the future inheritance seem too material has led many to spiritualize away the very truths which
Heaven Begins on Earth
Heaven is to begin on this earth. Those who take Christ at His word, and surrender their souls to His keeping, their lives to His ordering, will find peace and quietude. Nothing of the world can make them sad when
Speculations About the Future Life
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:25. There are men today who express their belief that there will be marriages
The Blessedness of Heaven
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Revelation 21:7. No man stumbles into heaven. No man goes there blindfold. If he will take time to consider, every man
Two Worlds Compared
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9. The glory of the eternal world
The Metropolis of the World
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Revelation 21:23. There is the New Jerusalem, the
No More Death
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. Revelation 21:4. In the home