Does the world have to be a place of misery and conflict? What’s the point of life if things never get any better? Dr. David Jeremiah addresses these issues in his joyful exploration of heaven.

Jeremiah argues that we are never satisfied with our lives because we have a natural longing for what we lost when we were expelled from the Garden of Eden. His book contains numerous anecdotes about people who have experienced that longing; others who have struggled against it; and still others who submitted to it and found peace.

Heaven is waiting for us, Jeremiah says, and he proves it with Scriptural descriptions of what heaven will be like. “God’s word is like a mirror at an intersection that shows us what’s just around the corner.” Quoting from Revelation, he analyzes John’s vision in which believers will wander in the new Jerusalem and gather around God’s throne. We’ll be able to take to heaven the results of our good works; to converse with angels; to be reunited with those we knew on Earth; and to have fellowship with God Himself.

And heaven will not be boring, Jeremiah says: “We won’t be put on some divine Social Security list.” There will be plenty to do, beautiful things to see, new bodies exempt from suffering, and a new outlook. These assurances appear not only in Revelation, but in the words of Jesus and the prophets who preceded Him. 

Heaven is the goal toward which we should be working instead of complaining about what’s happening on Earth. Grounded in faith, The Promise of Heaven is a joyous exploration of what waits beyond our mortality.