It helps, in understanding Alcorn’s view of heaven, to realize that he sees five phases to heaven: original pre-sin heaven, Old Testament paradise, post-resurrection of Christ heaven, the millennial kingdom and eternity (pp. However, most of Alcorn’s understanding of heaven has biblical base. Nice sentiment, but there is no biblical proof of this and the better answer would have been, “If it pleases God, he will be…” There are a handful or two of similar assertions which are worthy of consideration but cannot be proven from Scripture. For example, when Billy Graham is asked by a child whether or not her dog would be in heaven he remarks, “If it would make you any happier, then yes, he will be” (p. It should be mentioned that some of his insights are closer to speculation than fact (e.g. Alcorn interacts with much Scripture, offering moving illustrations, valuable quotes and insights worth pondering.
In a Christian publishing world wrapped up with life on earth and best selling authors such as Joel Osteen promising us our “Best Life Now,” it is refreshing to read a solid book on the next life. In Light of Eternity is a scaled down or abbreviated version of Heaven. He has written several novels dealing with heaven including, Deadline and The Edge of Eternity and a rather large study on the subject entitled simply Heaven.
Alcorn, clearly one of evangelicalism’s most gifted writers, often turns his attention to the glories of heaven.
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