Heaven (56 page)

111 John Piper,
Future Grace
(Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 1995), 371, 376.

112 Wolters,
Creation Regained,
57.

113 Piper,
Future Grace,
376.

114 Cornelius P. Venema,
The Promise of the Future
(Trowbridge, UK: Banner of Truth, 2000), 468.

115 Albert M. Wolters, quoted in Venema,
The Promise of the Future,
468.

116 Venema,
The Promise of 'the Future,
469.

117 E.J. Fortman,
Everlasting Life after Death
(New York Alba House, 1976), 304.

118 Walter Bauer,
The Greek-English Lexicon oftheNew Testament and Other Early Christian Literature,
ed. Frederick W. Danker, 3rd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000).

119 Hoekema,
The Bible and the Future,
280.

120 Greg K. Beale, "The Eschatological Conception of New Testament Theology,"
Eschatology in Bible and Theology,
ed. Kent E. Brower and Mark W. Elliott (Downers Grove, 111.: Inter Varsity, 1997), 44.

121 Ibid., 50.

122 Ibid., 21-22.

CHAPTER 16

WILL THE N EW EARTH BE FAMILIAR . . . LIKE HOME?

123 Rene Pache,
The Future Life
(Chicago: Moody, 1971), 68.

124 Randy Alcorn,
Edge of Eternity
(Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 1998), 309.

125 Walter Bauer,
The Greek-English Lexicon oftheNew Testament and Other Early Christian Literature,
ed. Frederick W. Danker, 3rd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000).

126 Paul Marshall with Lela Gilbert,
Heaven Is Not My Home: Learning to Live in Gods Creation
(Nashville: Word, 1998), 32-33.

127 C. S. Lewis,
Mere Christianity
(New York Collier Books, 1960), 120.

128 Augustine,
Confessions,
trans. Henry Chadwick (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991), 257.

129 C. S. Lewis,
The Problem of Pain
(New York: Macmillan, 1962), 115.

130 G. K. Chesterton,
Orthodoxy
(Chicago: Thomas More Association, 1985), 99—100.

CHAPTER 17

WHAT WILL IT MEAN TO SEE GOD?

131 Randy Alcorn,
Edge of Eternity
(Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 1998), 317.

132 Jonathan Edwards,
Misc. 777,
quoted in John
Gerstner, Jonathan Edwards on Heaven and Hell
(Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980), 48.

133 Augustine,
The City of God.

134 Herman Bavinck,
The Last Things: Hope for This World and the Next,
ed. John Bolt, trans. John Vriend (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996), 162.

135 J. I. Packer, "Incarnate Forever,"
Christianity Today
(March 2004): 72.

136 Jonathan Edwards,
The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader,
ed. Wilson H. Kimnach, Kenneth P. Minkema, and Douglas A. Sweeney (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1999), 74-75.

137 Augustine,
The City of God,
22, 30 and
Confessions
1, 1, quoted in John E. Rotelle,
Augustine Day by Day
(New York: Catholic Book Publishing, 1986).

138 The Westminster Shorter Catechism may be viewed online: "Westminster Shorter Catechism with Proof Texts," Center for Reformed
Theology and Apologetics,
http://www.reformed.org/
documents/WSC_frames.html?wsc_text=WSC.html.

139 Sam Storms, "Joy's Eternal Increase," an unpublished manuscript on Jonathan Edwards's view of Heaven.

140 Augustine,
The City of God,
chap. 29, "Of the Beatific Vision," Christian Classics Ethereal Library,
http://www.ccel.org/fathers/NPNFl-02/Augustine/cog/tl27.htm
.

141 Augustine,
The City of God,
quoted in Alister E. McGrath,
A BriefHistory of Heaven
(Maiden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2003), 182-83.

142 J. Boudreau,
The Happiness of Heaven
(Rockford, 111.: Tan Books, 1984), 15—16.

143 Ibid., 33-34.

CHAPTER 18

WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR G O D T O DWELL A M O N G US?

144 Dallas Willard,
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
(San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 392.

145 Ibid.

146 Steven J. Lawson,
Heaven Help Us!
(Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995), 142.

147 J. Boudreau,
The Happiness of Heaven
(Rockford, 111.: Tan Books, 1984), 95—96.

148 Mitch Albom,
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
(New York: Hyperion, 2003).

149 Jonathan Edwards, "The Christian Pilgrim," sermon preached in 1733, quoted in Alister E.
McGrath, A Brief History of Heaven
(Maiden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2003), 115.

150 Teresa of Avila,
The Way of Perfection,
chap. 28, par. 2, Christian Classics Ethereal Library,
http://www.ccel.Org/t/teresa/way/chapter28.html
.

151 John Milton, quoted in James M. Campbell,
Heaven Opened: A Book of Comfort and Hope
(New York: Revell, 1924), 75.

152 Samuel Rutherford, quoted in Charles H. Spurgeon,
Morning and Evening,
January 17, morning reading.

153 Martin Luther, quoted in James M. Campbell,
Heaven Opened: A Book of Comfort and Hope
(New York: Revell, 1924), 148.

154 John Piper,
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
(Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 1996), 50.

155 I am indebted to Marshall Beretta for these insights on the Holy Spirit.

CHAPTER 19

HOW WILL WE WORSHIP GOD?

156 Cornelius P. Venema,
The Promise of the Future
(Trowbridge, UK: Banner of Truth, 2000), 478.

157 John G. Elliot, "The Praise Goes On and On" (Grapevine, Tex.: Galestorm Music, n.d.).

158 J. C. Ryle,
Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots
(Welwyn, UK: Evangelical Press, 1985), 40.

159 Jonathan Edwards,
The Works of Jonathan Edwards,
ed. Perry Miller, vol. 13,
The Miscellanies,
ed.

Thomas A. Schafer (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1994), 105, 275—76.

160 Venema,
The Promise of the Future,
487—88.

CHAPTER 20 WHAT DOES GOD'S ETERNAL KINGDOM INVOLVE?

161 David Chilton,
Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
(Fort Worth: Dominion Press, 1987), 49.

162 R. L. Harris,
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
(Chicago: Moody, 1980), 60.

163 Herman Ridderbos,
Paul and Jesus: Origin and General Character of Pauls Preaching of Christ,
trans. David H. Freeman (Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1958), 77.

164 Anthony A. Hoekema,
The Bible and the Future
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979), 33.

165 Bruce Milne,
The Message of Heaven and Hell
(Downers Grove, 111.: InterVarsity, 2002), 321.

CHAPTER 2 1

WILL WE ACTUALLY RULE WITH CHRIST?

166 Richard Mouw,
When the Kings Come Marching In
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983), 30.

167 Wayne Grudem,
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 1158-64.

168 Dallas Willard,
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
(San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 378.

HOW WILL WE RULE GOD'S KINGDOM?

169 Jonathan Edwards, "The End for which God Created the World,"
The Works of Jonathan Edwards
(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1974), 2:210.

170 Erich Sauer,
The King of the Earth
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962), 80—81.

171 Wilbur M. Smith,
The Biblical Doctrine of Heaven
(Chicago: Moody, 1968), 220-21.

172 Dr. and Mrs. H. Grattan Guinness,
Light for the Last Days: A Study in Chronological Prophecy,
chap. 31, "The Rulers in the Coming Kingdom," (1888), Historicism.com,
http://www.historicism.com/Guinness/Light/light21.htm
.

173 Bruce Milne,
The Message of Heaven and Hell
(Downers Grove, 111.: InterVarsity, 2002), 326.

174 Blaise Pascal,
Pensees,
para. 398, 425, quoted in John Eldredge,
The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We've Only Dreamed
Of(Nashville: Nelson, 2000), 12-13.

175 Dallas Willard,
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
(San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 398.

CHAPTER 23

WILL THE N EW EARTH BE AN EDENIC PARADISE?

176 This comment is made by the character Dani in my novel
Dominion
(Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 1996), 99.

177 Albert M. Wolters,
Creation Regained: Biblical Basicsfor a Reformational Worldview
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985), 64.

178 Cornelius P. Venema,
The Promise of the Future
(Trowbridge, Wilts, UK: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2000), 482.

179 David Chilton,
Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
(Fort Worth: Dominion Press, 1987), 33.

180 Anthony A. Hoekema,
The Bible and the Future
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979), 276.

181 Mister E. McGrath,
A Brief History of Heaven
(Maiden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2003), 70.

182 C. S. Lewis,
The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1949), 13.

183 Edward Thurneysen, quoted in J. A. Schep,
The Nature of the Resurrection Body
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964), 218-19.

184 C. S. Lewis,
The Last Battle
(New York: Collier Books, 1956), 168-71.

185 Ibid., 181.

CHAPTER 24

WHAT IS THE N EW JERUSALEM?

186 Edward Donnelly,
Biblical Teaching on the Doctrines of Heaven and Hell
(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2001), 112.

CHAPTER 25

WHAT WILL THE GREAT CITY BE LIKE?

187 Steven J. Lawson,
Heaven Help Us!
(Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995), 131.

188 William Hendriksen,
More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation
(Grand Rapids: Baker, 1961), 249.

CHAPTER 26

WILL THERE BE SPACE A N D TIME?

189 David Winter,
Hereafter: What Happens after Death?
(Wheaton, 111.: Harold Shaw, 1973), 67.

190 Randy Alcorn,
Dominion
(Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 1996), 307—8.

191 George MacDonald, quoted in John Eldredge,
Thefourney ofDesire
(Nashville: Nelson, 2000), 123.

192 Ulrich Simon,
Heaven in the Christian Tradition
(London: Wyman and Sons, 1958), 236.

193 Peter Toon,
Heaven and Hell: A Biblical and Theological Overview
(Nashville: Nelson, 1986), 157.

194 Isaac Newton,
Sir Isaac Newton s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World,
trans. Andrew Motte (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1966), 2:545.

195 Rene Pache,
The Future Life
(Chicago: Moody, 1971), 357.

196 Salem Kirban,
What Is Heaven Like?
(Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Second Coming, 1991), 35.

197 John Newton, "Amazing Grace,"
Olney Hymns
(London: W. Oliver, 1779).

198 N. A. Berdyaev,
Dream and Reality,
quoted in Hendrikus Berkhof,
Christ the Meaning of History,
trans. Lambertus Buurman (Richmond, Va.: John Knox, 1966), 184.

199 Winter,
Hereafter,
68.

200 Berkhof,
Christ the Meaning of History,
188.

CHAPTER 27

WILL THE N EW EARTH HAVE SUN, M O O N , OCEANS, A N D WEATHER?

201 Steven J. Lawson,
Heaven Help Us!
(Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995), 108.

202 Ibid.

203 Ray C Stedman, "The City of Glory," sermon preached on April 29, 1990, available from Discovery Publishing, Palo Alto,
Calif, or at Peninsula Bible Church,
http://www.pbc.org/dp/
stedman/revelation/4211 .html.

204 C. S. Lewis,
The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"
(New York: Scholastic, 1952), 184.

CHAPTER 28

WILL W E BE OURSELVES?

205 Adapted from Charles Dickens, ^4
Christmas Carol,
part 3, st. 1.

206 C. S. Lewis,
The Problem of Pain
(New York: Macmillan, 1962), 147.

207 Walton J. Brown,
Home at Last
(Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1983), 192.

208 Randy Alcorn,
Safely Home
(Wheaton, 111.: Tyndale, 2001), 377.

209 C. S. Lewis,
The Last Battle
(New York: Collier Books, 1956), 137.

210 Augustine, quoted in Michael Horton,
The Agony of Deceit
(Chicago: Moody, 1990), 144.

211 Bruce Milne,
The Message of Heaven and Hell
(Downers Grove, 111.: Inter Varsity, 2002), 194.

212 C. S. Lewis,
Mere Christianity
(New York Macmillan, 1972), 190.

CHAPTER 29
WHAT WILL OUR BODIES BE LIKE?

213 Augustine,
The City of God,
22:19,2; 22:20, 3 (PL 41:781.783).

214 H. A. Williams,
True Resurrection
(New York Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1972), 36, quoted in Arthur O. Roberts,
Exploring Heaven
(San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1989), 119.

215 A. B. Caneday, "Veiled Glory," in John Piper, Justin Taylor, and Paul Kjoss Helseth,
Beyond the Bounds
(Wheaton, 111.: Crossway, 2003), 163.

216 Joni Eareckson Tada,
Heaven: Your Real Home
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995), 53.

217 Arthur E. Travis,
Where on Earth Is Heaven?
(Nashville: Broadman, 1974), 24.

218 Ibid., 30.

219 James M. Campbell,
Heaven Opened
(New York: Revell, 1924), 169.

220 Randy Alcorn,
Deadline
(Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah, 1994), 238.

221 Alister E. McGrath,
A Brief History of Heaven
(Maiden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2003), 37-38.

222 Thomas Aquinas,
Summa Theologica,
supplement, q. 81, art. 1.

223 Hank Hanegraaff,
Resurrection
(Nashville: Word, 2000), 133-34.