Since reading the small pamphlet "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn, many ladies have expressed that they have had many misconceptions about Heaven. Though there are things I still do not understand, I am blessed that I was raised in a church and a home where there was "some" teaching about Heaven. But why was even the teaching that I received so limited?
Randy Alcorn shares his thoughts on that....
I believe there's one central explanation for why so many of God's children have such a vague, negative, and uninspired view of heaven: the work of Satan. Satan is the father of lies. Revelation 13:6 tells us the satanic beast "opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and His dwelling place and those who live in heaven."
After being forcibly evicted from Heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15), the devil became bitter not only toward God, but toward mankind and toward Heaven itself, the place that was no longer his. It must be maddening for him that we're now entitled to the home he was kicked out of. What better way for the devil and his demons to attack us than to whisper lies about the very place on which God tells us to set our hearts and minds?
Satan need not convince us that Heaven doesn't exist. He need only convince us that Heaven is a place of boring, unearthly existence. If we believe that lie, we'll be robbed of our joy and anticipation, we'll set our minds on this life and not the next, and we often will not be as motivated to share our faith.
Praise God, Jesus not only came as a sacrifice for our sins, but He also came to this earth from Heaven to tell us about His Father, the world beyond, and the world to come. If we listen to Him through His Word - which will take a concentrated effort - we will never be the same. Nor will we ever want to be.
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