Heaven

Anciently, a new name was given to remember an event of major significance (Genesis 17:5; 32:28; Ruth 1:20; Hosea 1:6, 9; 2:1). The Bible teaches that God’s children will receive…

The Bible uses the same word for “heaven” to describe different areas above the earth. This is true in the Hebrew (shamayim) in the Old Testament as well as in…

Ephesians 2:4-6 “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,  even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace…

The Father and the Son God ruled the universe with mercy and justice. But He was not alone. He had an associate who shared His purposes and joy in giving…

Jesus ate after the resurrection Jesus proved to His disciples that His resurrected body had flesh and bone and that He was not a spirit when He ate with them.…

Real people will do real things in heaven. The popular belief that the redeemed will be merely floating spirits on the clouds of heaven with nothing to do is against…

God created humans to live forever but sin ruined His plans. Sin disconnected humans from the source of life, and therefore they became subject to death (Romans 5:12). But the…

In the garden of Eden, there was no carnivores. Both people and animals ate plants. Genesis 1:29-30 tells us: “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the…

The Bible tells us that at the creation of the world, God planted a garden eastward in Eden. And He made many trees that were pleasant to the sight and…

The Bible teaches that Paradise will be the abode of the saints at the end of time. In the NT, the Greek word paradeisos appears only in Luke 23:43; 2…