Jesus, speaking as the bridegroom to his beloved bride, said to us, ‘I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am you may be also.’ Heaven is that place. Beings have traveled to and from Heaven, including Christ, angels and humans. “Heaven is an actual place, in an actual location, designed by God with people in mind. This is an emphasis not only in my nonfiction book on heaven, In Light of Eternity, but also in all six of my novels, most recently Safely Home.” Is Heaven a real place, a tangible reality? Why tell someone about how to go to Heaven when you think it’s going to be a boring and tedious place to live? For this reason we should pray for God to enlighten our minds and break through the devil’s lies as we look at what God’s Word says about heaven. It will take away our motivation to tell others about Jesus.

It will make us fall in love with this world, as if it were our home. He knows this will rob us of joy in anticipating being with our bridegroom. Well, according to Revelation, one of Satan’s favorite tactics is slandering God’s dwelling place, Heaven, feeding us a distorted view of it. Revelation 13:6 tells us the satanic beast ‘opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.’ Paul warned us to be aware of the devil’s schemes and put on God’s armor to stand against them. Some of Satan’s favorite lies are about heaven. “The devil labors to give people an inaccurate view of Heaven. I’m often told by readers of my books that though they are Christians they’ve never looked forward to Heaven, but have thought of it as a distant, boring, and even frightening place.” Where do we get these misconceptions about Heaven? Though my friend was more vocal about it, I’ve found many Christians share the same misconceptions about heaven. “Where did this Bible-believing, seminary-educated pastor get such a view of heaven? Certainly not from Scripture, where Paul said to depart and be with Christ was ‘far better’ than staying on earth. I’d rather be annihilated than spend eternity in a place like that.’

Heaven doesn’t sound much better than hell. ‘To float around in the clouds with nothing to do but strum a ’s all so terribly boring. I’d rather just cease to exist when I die.’ I tried not to show my shock as I asked him, ‘Why?’ ‘I can’t stand the thought of that endless tedium,’ he said. He said, ‘Whenever I think about Heaven, it makes me depressed. “I heard a pastor make a startling confession. ApWhat are some of the misconceptions about Heaven?

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