Heaven, right now, is where God is. It is the eternal, conscious presence of God, where the saints dwell in peace beyond the boundaries of time. Scripture suggests that those in heaven may glimpse the ...

Protestants believe that glorified saints in heaven are unable to hear an intercessory request or a petition from people on earth and that this is not one of their characteristics or functions. But is ...

Books and films on heaven and near-death experiences came under scrutiny in 2015. Theologian Scot McKnight says that the topic has become muddled with myths and extra-biblical notions. Part of the ...

One of the earliest saints to receive a firsthand glimpse into the heavenly realm was St. John the Evangelist. In the Book of Revelation he described the heavenly Jerusalem coming with “the glory of ...