Rising from the Dust

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What will heaven be like? We all have questions about life after death and the resurrection of God’s redeemed people. Today, R.C. Sproul brings biblical clarity to these questions.

For your donation of any amount, request two books by R.C. Sproul, Saved from What? and What Comes after This Life? You’ll also receive lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, Heaven and Hell: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4017/donate

Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request two ebooks and two teaching series from Dr. Sproul for your donation of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global

Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	We have many questions about heaven.
0:03.0	Will I know my parents?
0:04.5	Will I know my wife?
0:05.9	Will we be recognizable?
0:08.2	How old will we be in heaven?
0:10.3	Will our bodies be old and stooped?
0:12.9	Or if we died when we were 90, will we stay aged forever?
0:16.8	And what about children?
0:17.8	I mean, all these questions assault us as we try to comprehend and conceive what heaven
0:24.1	will be like.
0:31.1	There's no shortage of questions when it comes to the topic of heaven, and although some of
0:35.8	those questions can be answered clearly from
0:38.0	Scripture, other answers a mere speculation, so we need to handle the topic carefully, while at the
0:44.3	same time, looking forward to that moment when we will see God face to face, one thing is certain
0:50.7	it won't disappoint. I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and this is the Wednesday edition
0:55.9	of Renewing Your Mind. This week, we have spent a couple of days considering the very serious
1:02.2	topic of hell, topic that many shy away from. Well, for the next two days, R.C. Sprawl will
1:08.2	explore a much more enjoyable subject, heaven. And until tomorrow,
1:13.0	you can study both of these topics in greater detail when you request access to the entirety
1:18.5	of both teaching series, along with two books from Dr. Sprawl, by giving a donation of any amount
1:24.1	at Renewing Your Mind.org before midnight tonight.
1:31.6	We hope these resources help you to treasure what is to come for the believer and help you as you warn the unbeliever to flee to Christ.
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