Imagining Heaven: Hold onto the good to attain Heaven

Many of the ideas and Scriptures used in this article are from the book “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn.

As we press on in our study of Heaven we should remember that Paul said that he desired to depart and be with Christ. That notion is foreign to many of us who say that we would miss our friends and family here on earth. However, if we really understood more of our future with Jesus we would be anxious to join Him after our time on earth concludes.

It may be hard for some of us to say that we desire to depart and be with Christ or to say that we prefer to be away from the body and at home with the...