““Earth Has No Sorrow That Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal.”Heaven Cannot Heal.”

THOMAS THOMAS MOOREMOORE

A TREASURY OF REFLECTIONS ON THE REALM BEYONDA TREASURY OF REFLECTIONS ON THE REALM BEYOND

Thinking about Heaven can Thinking about Heaven can inspire and encourage us to inspire and encourage us to be more heavenly-minded be more heavenly-minded and realize that Heaven is a and realize that Heaven is a real place where we’re really real place where we’re really going to live.going to live.

Heaven and the Spirit World Heaven and the Spirit World are much more real, are much more real, beautiful and lasting than the beautiful and lasting than the world which you can see world which you can see with your natural eyes at this with your natural eyes at this very moment.very moment.

““I think of death as a glad awakening from I think of death as a glad awakening from this troubled sleep which we call life; as an this troubled sleep which we call life; as an emancipation from a world, which, beautiful emancipation from a world, which, beautiful though it may be, is still a land of captivity.”though it may be, is still a land of captivity.”

LYMAN ABBOTTLYMAN ABBOTT

RABINDRANATH TAGORERABINDRANATH TAGORE

““Living is death; dying is Living is death; dying is life. On this side of the life. On this side of the grave we are exiles, on grave we are exiles, on that, citizens; on this side, that, citizens; on this side, orphans, on that, children; orphans, on that, children; on this side, captives; on on this side, captives; on that, freemen; on this side, that, freemen; on this side, disguised, unknown; on disguised, unknown; on that, disclosed and that, disclosed and proclaimed as the Sons of proclaimed as the Sons of God.”God.”

HENRY WARD HENRY WARD BEECHERBEECHER

LAST WORDS OF THOMAS EDISONLAST WORDS OF THOMAS EDISON

““If God has made If God has made This world so fair, This world so fair, Where sin and Where sin and Death abound, Death abound, How beautiful How beautiful Beyond compare, Beyond compare, Will Paradise be Will Paradise be Found.”Found.”

JAMES JAMES MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY

As he neared his end, As he neared his end, John Newton exclaimed: John Newton exclaimed: “I am still in the land of the “I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon.”of the living soon.”

““Even though we have so Even though we have so much to live for on this much to live for on this earth, there is even more earth, there is even more to live for in the next life. to live for in the next life. Death does not cheat a Death does not cheat a person out of life; death person out of life; death enriches life.”enriches life.”

C.L. ALLENC.L. ALLEN

EPITAPH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLINEPITAPH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

The body of Benjamin The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, like the Franklin, Printer, like the cover of an old book, its cover of an old book, its contents torn out and contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here.gilding, lies here.

… … Yet the Work itself shall Yet the Work itself shall not be lost; for it will, as he not be lost; for it will, as he believed, appear once more believed, appear once more in a new and more beautiful in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and edition, corrected and amended by the Author.amended by the Author.

PSALM 49:15PSALM 49:15

Once the great Once the great evangelist, Moody, said evangelist, Moody, said in his buoyant way: in his buoyant way: “Some day you will read “Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. in the papers that D.L. Moody, of East Moody, of East Northfield, is dead. Don’t Northfield, is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. you believe a word of it. At that moment I shall be At that moment I shall be more alive than I am more alive than I am now. I shall have gone up now. I shall have gone up higher, that is all; out of higher, that is all; out of this old clay tenement this old clay tenement into a house that is into a house that is immortal, a body that immortal, a body that death cannot touch.”death cannot touch.”

““When Christ When Christ calls me Home I calls me Home I shall go with the shall go with the gladness of a gladness of a boy bounding boy bounding away from away from school.”school.”

ADONIRAM JUDSONFirst Christian missionary to Burma

MATTHEW 22:32MATTHEW 22:32

Our Heavenly Bodies

We can’t really understand We can’t really understand just how beautiful Heaven just how beautiful Heaven wil l be unless we f irst wil l be unless we f irst know how wonderful each know how wonderful each of us wil l be when we get of us wil l be when we get there.there.

This earthly body is slow This earthly body is slow and heavy in all i t ’s and heavy in all i t ’s motions, l ist less and soon motions, l ist less and soon t ired with action. But our t ired with action. But our heavenly bodies shall be heavenly bodies shall be as f ire; as active and as f ire; as active and nimble as our thoughts nimble as our thoughts are.are.

You are st i l l going to be You are st i l l going to be you. You’l l look a lot the you. You’l l look a lot the same, only better –much same, only better –much better!better!

““After death we are not After death we are not disembodied spirits. disembodied spirits.

Somewhere in God’s wonderful Somewhere in God’s wonderful creation there is a place where creation there is a place where we can again be with those we we can again be with those we have loved and lost for awhile.”have loved and lost for awhile.”

““The identity of the one you The identity of the one you were near to on Earth remains were near to on Earth remains

the same, and instant the same, and instant recognition will be yours as you recognition will be yours as you

meet, never to part again.”meet, never to part again.”

C.L. ALLENC.L. ALLEN

H. LOCKYERH. LOCKYER

“If we really understood Heaven, we would be most unhappy and unsatisfied with life on Earth.

We would rebel against our earthly limitations. If we saw Heaven, we could not bear this earth. That’s why Heaven is forever: we cannot bear to

leave it after we get there.”

C.L. ALLENC.L. ALLEN

Can you visualize a world with no more death, no more pain, no more hunger,

no more fear, no more sorrow, no more crying nor sickness, a world where everything is a joy and a pleasure.-A society where everybody works

together in harmony, cooperation and love? That’s Heaven!

DAVID BRANDT BERGDAVID BRANDT BERG

The material universe… even down to the smallest electron, is in motion. Heaven undoubtedly is a

very active place. Suns and planets are speeding through the universe at terrific speeds. Our new

bodies will be able to travel throughout the universe at the speed of thought and visit far out

places and new dimensions! What an exciting future!

DAVID BRANDT DAVID BRANDT BERGBERG

That’s what the future is all about – to learn That’s what the future is all about – to learn the mysteries of the Universe.the mysteries of the Universe.

The future life is where we will go on The future life is where we will go on helping bring the universe to perfection, helping bring the universe to perfection,

which is God’s grand ultimate aim. which is God’s grand ultimate aim. Everyone in that better land will be busy all Everyone in that better land will be busy all

the time, and the environment will be the time, and the environment will be perfect all the time for doing the work perfect all the time for doing the work

which God assigns to all.which God assigns to all.

Thinking ahead about death or Heaven is no burden anymore Thinking ahead about death or Heaven is no burden anymore if you're saved. When you realize there's a BETTER World if you're saved. When you realize there's a BETTER World hereafter and the afterlife is one to be anticipated, "to deserve hereafter and the afterlife is one to be anticipated, "to deserve to die" means a promise and something far better than we to die" means a promise and something far better than we have now. have now.

For us who love the Lord, death is a relief, release, freedom, For us who love the Lord, death is a relief, release, freedom, promotion, graduation, and passing on to a better realm!promotion, graduation, and passing on to a better realm!

It means that you have finished the course and are ready for It means that you have finished the course and are ready for your Eternal Rewards!your Eternal Rewards!

When the moment of death comes, God will give you such grace and such peace and such love, such rest,

perfect confidence, perfect faith, no fear, all joy, all thankfulness, praising the Lord and thanking God that at last it is all over! You've done it, you've made it! It's

behind you. That's it! Never again! Heaven forever! Happiness eternally! Total glory!

Sudden death, sudden glory!

PSALM 48:14PSALM 48:14

DAVID BRANDT DAVID BRANDT BERGBERG

““All the disappointments, All the disappointments, broken dreams, and deep broken dreams, and deep

dark experiences will dark experiences will soon be forgotten and soon be forgotten and blotted out like a bad blotted out like a bad

dream, when that glorious dream, when that glorious dawn of Heaven arrives!”dawn of Heaven arrives!”

REVELATION 21:4REVELATION 21:4

DAVID BRANDT BERGDAVID BRANDT BERG

JOHN 14:2-3JOHN 14:2-3

If you wish, you can sincerely If you wish, you can sincerely pray this simple prayer:pray this simple prayer:

““Jesus, I want to know You and to Jesus, I want to know You and to live forever in Heaven. I know that live forever in Heaven. I know that I’ve made mistakes and done I’ve made mistakes and done many wrongs – and I’m sorry. I many wrongs – and I’m sorry. I know I don’t deserve it, but I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept Your love and ask that I accept Your love and ask that I can be with You forever. Please can be with You forever. Please come into my life and give me come into my life and give me your gift of Eternal life. Amen”your gift of Eternal life. Amen”

God has promised to answer your prayer, so now you have a home in God has promised to answer your prayer, so now you have a home in Heaven! God bless you with a wonderful, fulfilling eternity! See you there!Heaven! God bless you with a wonderful, fulfilling eternity! See you there!

“I am the Resurrection and the Life: he that believeth in Me,

though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and

believeth in Me shall never die.”

- Jesus- Jesus

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