The Glory of Heaven: The Truth about Heaven, Angels, and Eternal Life (Second Edition)

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

Book Overview

If you're going to call it "home" for eternity, don't you want to know what it's like?

Our pictures of heaven range from comical to curious, mystical to fictitious, with bits of biblical truth thrown in. But if heaven is our future, and we are to be living with an eternal mind-set in the present, a Hollywood scriptwriter's interpretation of the afterlife just won't suffice. Quite simply, we need to know more about what lies ahead for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433538687
• ISBN13: 9781433538681
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Crossway
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great find

This book was very uplifting and rooted in scripture. I had recently read a "best seller" about Heaven and left the book feeling misinformed. This book grealy helped me with some questions I had about Heaven. I would recommend this book to all people.

Heaven According to the Bible

The excellence of "The Glory of Heaven" is that it dispels error and explains truth without going beyond scripture, without crossing over into speculation as other writers on this topic do. In addition to using scripture to rebut popular New Age ideas about the afterlife, MacArthur utterly demolishes Christendom's false notions, like soul sleep (no immediate presence with God) and purgatory (post-mortem suffering). He even challenges common evangelical theory about the place of "Abraham's bosom." The occupants of heavens are described, both angels and glorified humans, with the distinction made between sanctification and glorification. Finally, MacArthur clarifies seemingly contradictory verses about the nature of the place of heaven, such as some that imply a temple in heaven and others that do not. MacArthur envisions an eternal heaven that transcends space and time rather than one that is just a different name for the New Earth. Because of MacArthur's scripture-laden academic manner, this book may seem a bit tedious for those who prefer conversational or devotional styles, but at least it's faithful to the Bible. (Also, MacArthur attaches 4 appendices that are more devotional pieces written by Boston, Spurgeon and Ryle.)

good book worth sharing with your friends

This is one of the best books I have ever read about heaven and the afterlife. It inspires and gives hope, and let's us remember the entire purpose of our lives. This one is well worth sharing with any Christian, and definately worth the read.

**Bringing the church back from it's secular mentality**

MacArthur is an amazingly gifted preacher. The Lord uses John in this book to bring the focus of the contemporary church today back to a view of the future hope that all Christians have waiting for them. Christians are strangers in a foreign land, sojourning untill the Lord takes them home by death or by rapture, but yet the church has fallen prey to the materialistic mentality of the world. Placing the meaning of life seemingly within their possesions and getting caught up in the day to day stuff that goes on in this world, putting to much emphasis and meaning in this "passing" world they have forgotten that they are allready "citizens" of Heaven. "The Glory Of Heaven" in a number of ways, and through numerous Biblical truths seeks to bring the wandering Christian back to their roots, and shows them their future hope, a hope that is steadfast, sure and even a present reality in the believers life. A hope that should compel the believer to live a life that has it's meaning, it's aim, and it's hope fixed on the "blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ", and all that, that glorious appearing will entail.

This is a biblically accurate book

The author obeys the warning in Revelation 22.18-19 that we are not to add to or take away from what the bible says on matters concearning devine revelation. This book should be required reading by all so-called Christians, whether they be TV personalities, priests, pastors, church-goers etc. In addition the author relies primarily on the King James version of the Bible, the best of the English translations. My name is Gregory A. Martinez, and you may contact me at 11 Magnolia Dr., Commack, NY 11725