The Heaven Answer Book

What do you say to someone who doesn’t believe in Heaven?

T ell them about Jesus Christ and the hope we have because of His death on the cross for our sins. God sent His Son who gave everything—His very life’s blood—His last breath—and His lasting promise— to purchase the souls of men, women, and children for the kingdom of Heaven. Then Jesus rose from the dead by the power of God to confirm Heaven’s reality. Believing in Christ settles the question about Heaven! Recently a young man wrote me, “As far as I’m con cerned, once you’re dead, that’s it. The only life we’ll ever experience is the one we’re living right now. Life after death is just a myth.” I replied that his letter deeply saddened me, because it meant that he was living without hope: “Have you hon estly faced how empty and meaningless this will make your life?” I wrote. “Right now this may not bother you

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