Comments on: The Promise of Heaven http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anonymous http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven#comment-78 Anonymous Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:36:38 +0000 /?p=34#comment-78 I love the end of "The Last Battle," too. Anyone who can get through that without tears is bringing shame on their mama! Joni Eareckson Tada wrote a lovely book about heaven called, "Heaven, Your Real Home." I've gone back to this book again and again. It's like having a joy transfusion. Tracey I love the end of “The Last Battle,” too. Anyone who can get through that without tears is bringing shame on their mama! Joni Eareckson Tada wrote a lovely book about heaven called, “Heaven, Your Real Home.” I’ve gone back to this book again and again. It’s like having a joy transfusion.

Tracey

]]> By: The Heine Patriarch http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven#comment-77 The Heine Patriarch Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:35:40 +0000 /?p=34#comment-77 Adam your assessment of heaven is going in the right direction. We will never really know what it is totally like but as we glimpse through a mirror darkly we sort of see. Last week in Brazil I had a very small taste of what heaven will be like. It is all the things you said, working together with God as He accomplishes His work. The blessings associated with that last week far exceeded anything I have ever experienced. As for me I agree with Paul when he said, "For me to live is Christ but to die is gain". Adam your assessment of heaven is going in the right direction. We will never really know what it is totally like but as we glimpse through a mirror darkly we sort of see. Last week in Brazil I had a very small taste of what heaven will be like. It is all the things you said, working together with God as He accomplishes His work. The blessings associated with that last week far exceeded anything I have ever experienced. As for me I agree with Paul when he said, “For me to live is Christ but to die is gain”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven#comment-76 Anonymous Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:34:20 +0000 /?p=34#comment-76 Heaven's going to be great. That I do not doubt. I think Matt is right about Lewis' take in the Last Battle. I love those last 2 chapters too. Loved the post. Lucinda Heaven’s going to be great. That I do not doubt. I think Matt is right about Lewis’ take in the Last Battle. I love those last 2 chapters too. Loved the post.
Lucinda

]]> By: Adam Heine http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven#comment-75 Adam Heine Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:32:50 +0000 /?p=34#comment-75 I wanted to say something about Last Battle, but the post was already really long. Sheesh, I feel like I'm incapable of writing a short post that does not include Optimus Prime. I've loved the end of that book ever since you read it for worship that one night. I had never noticed it since the last time I read it before that was when I was a kid. I wanted to say something about Last Battle, but the post was already really long. Sheesh, I feel like I’m incapable of writing a short post that does not include Optimus Prime.

I’ve loved the end of that book ever since you read it for worship that one night. I had never noticed it since the last time I read it before that was when I was a kid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://firewatching.com/itsara/2004/11/the-promise-of-heaven#comment-74 Anonymous Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:31:55 +0000 /?p=34#comment-74 OK, for some reason, it's driving me nuts that nobody is commenting on this. Maybe they will later in the day, but this post is just so exciting, I can't wait. I'm going to email Scott Kurtz tonight, and try to share with him some of my excitement about Heaven. The best part about Heaven really is Who we'll be meeting there, but I think that the fulfillment of this creation will be pretty exciting, too. It boggles my mind just thinking about it. There are times when I get incredibly frightened about my death/the end of this world. But then there are times when I get super-excited about it, too. I think they both stem from the fact that it will be so unlike anything we've ever experienced. Those Willard quotes are all very good, but for my money you still can't beat the last chapter or two of The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis. I still can't read the last few pages without tearing up. I actually am fighting off a lot of emotion right now, just typing about it. Go read it again*. You'll be glad you did. -Matt * If, for some reason, you haven't read The Last Battle yet, you should read it all the way through, before reading the last two chapters. But, before you read it, you really should read all the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia. Fortunately, you can read about one-half to one book from the Chronicles per day, so it won't take you too long. Trust me on this. They should be the next thing you read. OK, for some reason, it’s driving me nuts that nobody is commenting on this. Maybe they will later in the day, but this post is just so exciting, I can’t wait. I’m going to email Scott Kurtz tonight, and try to share with him some of my excitement about Heaven. The best part about Heaven really is Who we’ll be meeting there, but I think that the fulfillment of this creation will be pretty exciting, too. It boggles my mind just thinking about it. There are times when I get incredibly frightened about my death/the end of this world. But then there are times when I get super-excited about it, too. I think they both stem from the fact that it will be so unlike anything we’ve ever experienced.
Those Willard quotes are all very good, but for my money you still can’t beat the last chapter or two of The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis. I still can’t read the last few pages without tearing up. I actually am fighting off a lot of emotion right now, just typing about it. Go read it again*. You’ll be glad you did.
-Matt
* If, for some reason, you haven’t read The Last Battle yet, you should read it all the way through, before reading the last two chapters. But, before you read it, you really should read all the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia. Fortunately, you can read about one-half to one book from the Chronicles per day, so it won’t take you too long. Trust me on this. They should be the next thing you read.

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