We are limited by our visual, physical senses; yet from the Scriptures we can readily conclude that heaven is indeed not distant at all. It is nearby.

In heaven we will not longer cry, feel sad, or face death. Our bodies will be perfect, locked into eternal youth... ageless.

Every believer departing this old earth ...immediately transitions into heaven and is welcomed home by Jesus himself.

Existence continues at death for the believer in a fuller, more fulfilling way. Death should hold no fear for the believer.

Many of the passages that describe the millennial kingdom also, in continuity, describe the new heaven and the new earth the eternal state.

Death brings release & removal from all evil, every tragedy & all difficulty. Death is not an enemy.

It is only as we focus our thoughts on heaven that we will correctly interpret life on earth.

Scripture indicates that heaven is not distant but rather... heaven is near in another realm.

Heaven is where God dwells. It is a specific place; a place of unparalleled tranquility and beauty. It includes the new heaven and new earth.

The new earth will be like Eden. ..the deserts will gush with water. ... A beautiful and bountiful land will flourish.

The new earth will complete God's program. It will be what God intended for Adam and Eve in Eden.

The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque.

The difference between a grave and a rut are the dimensions.

Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.

In the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul.

A liar would be brave toward God, while he is a coward toward men; for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.

Faith is what gets you started. Hope is what keeps you going. Love is what brings you to the end.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.

Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.

There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.

The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours.