Vic Francis, Challenge Weekly - June 1993
This is the last book in the long and distinguished writing career of that eminent New Zealand theologian and missionary leader J O Sanders. He finished it barely a month before his death last year at the age of 90. As he puts it in the introduction, "Some little time ago, I realised that as I was getting perilously close to becoming nonagenarian, and that my next major stop would be heaven, I had better become more acquainted with my future home!" The result is a book that is not only great for those knocking on heaven's door, but also those of us with (God willing) decades to go in this life. Inevitably the book is incomplete. The author, at the time of writing, hadn't actually experienced the place he was writing about. But there is enough there to whet the appetite and heighten the expectation of that great day when we shall be ushered into the presence of Jesus.
Book Description
What will heaven really be like? A book to uplift those who are facing death themselves or wondering where their friends have gone.
From the Back Cover
Asked if they're heading for heaven, or what they expect to find there, most people blink or stare blankly at the questioner. Even Christians are unsure of the answers: What is heaven? Where is it? Who will be there? What will it mean for us? In this comprehensive book, J Oswald Sanders unravels many of the myths and misunderstandings about heaven and provides a clear picture from the Bible of what we can look forward to.
About the Author
J. Oswald Sanders, who died aged 90, has written many books, the sales of which total over two million in English and have been translated into over twenty languages. He will also be remembered for his lifelong involvement with mission, particularly as General Director of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship.
