Book #57: What on Earth is Heaven? by James Paul
What on Earth is Heaven? by James Paul
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The concept of heaven is always a difficult subject. Author James Paul admits at the end that he often has trouble with the concept, and like me is often tempted to want to stay here on earth, fearing what might exist beyond this life.
I found this to be a comprehensive guide to the idea of Heaven, and the New Creation, whereby Jesus intends to bring about Heaven on Earth explaining in stages the purpose of Jesus.
There were a lot of good points, some of which I never thought of before. He seems to have a similar idea to me as to where exactly Heaven is (implying that it exists in some sort of parallel dimension). I noticed that the book also touches on the possible location where the Garden of Eden is/was, making reference to present-day rivers that are hinted at in the Biblical text (his conclusion seems to place it somewhere in the Middle East).
There were a lot of concepts that I'd never thought of before. The Tabernacle that the Israelites carried during the Exodus was engraved with imagery from Eden, and the reason why Jesus wasn't resurrected for two days makes reference to the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday), when God rested.
One of the main points that Paul makes is the concept of "two ways to live", whereby God gives us a choice to trust in Jesus, or just trust in ourselves alone. It's a Christian model that I am familiar with, and the book explains it comprehensively.
Overall, I was glad to read this, and am looking forward to discussing it with friends.
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