(Please refer to discussion in chapter 5.) To extract from this picture the doctrine that dead humans are already in heaven not only contradicts the scriptures (John 3:13 Acts 2:34), but violates the rules of interpretation of metaphorical-and especially apocalyptic-language.
Besides, our common sense is not enough to instruct us in interpretation of apocalyptic. The streets are gold, and the Lamb does have seven eyes-just not literally. But would it contradict known facts to believe that on the New Earth there will be a great city with streets of gold and gates made of pearls (Revelation 21:21), and with trees and a river (22:1-2)?” But this approach fails to correctly read the genre of apocalyptic, and encourages speculation. Revelation 5:6-“When Jesus is described as a lamb with seven eyes, it contradicts known facts to take that literally.Here are some of the difficulties in Alcorn’s book. We can't ignore the scriptures that militate against our view. He seems to be saying, in effect, "Why not take all the descriptions of heaven and the new earth literally?" Yet if we are going to do so, we must be consistent. And yet the book fell short of expectations.Īlcorn makes several good points, and in interesting and sometimes compelling ways. I already knew that we agreed on some key points-for example, that Christian tradition needs to be reevaluated, that there is an intermediate place of the dead, and that the resurrection is physical. When I read Alcorn's 2004 bestseller Heaven, I expected to learn. What do you think about Randy Alcorn's book Heaven? Is he right that heaven will be down here on earth?
Prism : Insight & Inspiration (Christ in the Old Testament).
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