The Reality of Life Everlasting

In the introduction of the book, the authors write, 'This book is about heaven - final salvation. It is a book about our looking forward to our resurrection and joyous participation in the new heavens and new earth. But before we explore those bright prospects we need to answer an important question: Why do we need another book about heaven? We have four answers.'

People Seek Information about Heaven in the Wrong Places
Writers Speculate about the End Times and Heaven
The Bible's Teaching on Heaven Helps Us Now
The Bible's Story about Heaven Offers Hope for the Future
After having dealt with those issues they then treat five major biblical pictures or themes that portray heaven's final state. We will allot two chapters apiece to each of those pictures: creation, rest, kingdom, presence, and glory.

My guest on the program today will be Robert Perterson - Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary and general editor of the Explorations in Biblical Theology series.