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When death breaks into our lives, the great questions of human existence and destiny confront us. What is life? What is death? Is there an afterlife? Often it is only in the midst of tragedy that these issues are given much attention - but the basic orientation of Christianity is towards heavenly hope.
Bruce Milne takes us on a journey through the biblical teaching about the awesome realities of heaven and hell - destinies central to our understanding of God and humanity. He begins with an examination of some key Old Testament texts, then moves on to the teaching of Jesus, and finally surveys other relevant New Testament passages.
Debate continues about this area of Christian belief, but the life to come is a biblical 'fact of life', and the eternal God assures us, repeatedly and clearly, that he will meet us all in eternity.
General preface 9
Preface 10
A note on meanings 15
Abbreviations 17
Bibliography 18
Part One
The dawning of destiny: heaven and hell in the
Old Testament
Introduction 25
1. Meeting the Judge and the defendant
(Genesis 1:1-5, 26-27; 4:9) 32
2. The wages of sin (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-24) 53
3. The path of life (Psalm 16) 73
4. Long may he live! (Psalm 72) 83
5. Either/or (Daniel 7:9-14; 12:1-13) 96
Part Two
Destiny determined: heaven and hell in the Gospels
6. Your kingdom come!
(Mark 1:15; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; 25:31-45) 109
7. What about heaven? (Mark 12:18-27) 130
8. So what about hell? (Mark 9:42-48) 144
9. When heaven begins (Luke 23:32-43) 162
10. Hell on earth: the death of Jesus
(Matthew 27:45-50) 174
11. Encountering heaven: the risen Jesus
(John 20:1-31; 21:1-25) 189
Part Three
Destiny declared: heaven and hell in the rest of the New
Testament
12. An unpopular perspective (Acts 17:22-34) 203
13. The revealing of wrath (Romans 1:18 - 2:11) 213
14. The privilege of children (Romans 8:12-39) 226
15. An embodied hope (1 Corinthians 15:1-58) 244
16. Ministering in hope (2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:6) 258
17. Suffering in perspective (1 Peter 1:3-9) 269
18. Why live differently? (2 Peter 3:1-14) 282
19. Final judgment (Revelation 20:1-15) 295
20. The colours of heaven (Revelation 21:1 - 22:21) 309
Study guide 333