READING THIS BOOK WILL HELP CHRISTIANS 1. See the Scriptural Evidence That Jesus Returned for His First Followers. New Testament writers believed and Jesus taught He would return back then. Seven sure signs pointing to this were fulfilled in the first century. 2. Discover the Historical Events of the First Century That Confirm This. Prophecy and historical fulfillment come together in the chapter "Daniel's Seventieth Wee As It Happened" during A.D. 63-70 It's all there. 3. Learn about the Mystery Revealed to Christ's Bride at the Seventh Trumpet. The Book of Revelation anticipates a mystery to occur at the seventh trumpet. Ephesians and Colossians witness to this occurring in the faithful. 4. Catch God's Great Vision for the Climax of Life on This Earth. Jesus reigns right now "to make all things new." He gifts and empowers His disciples to serve, working toward the climax of peace on earth.

"The Excellency of Christ" was preached in Northampton, Massachusetts by Jonathan Edwards and printed in 1738. This sermon explains Christ's excellency in terms of almost contradictory conjunctions such as Christ being a lion and also a lamb at the same time. In the APPLICATION the reader is exhorted to love and embrace Christ as friend, portion and Savior because of His many excellencies.

You Can Help Bring Heaven to Earth God so loved the world, and he still does. He values his creation too much to destroy it. If you know where to look, you can see that the coming of a new heaven and a new earth already has begun. Life on earth is renewed every time you live out Jesus's prayer that God's ways will be followed on earth. The work of God's Kingdom involves restoring what has been broken. This includes people, unjust systems, relationships, anything that has been separated from God and needs to be healed, reconciled, and set right. This is how heaven collides with earth--not following fiery destruction but in the power of restoring to life everything that God created. What you believe about God's plan for humanity and for his creation determines how you will invest your life. God calls all of us to this renewing work. You can help bring heaven to earth, starting today.

Drawing heavily on the story of Scripture, this book persuasively explains how our next life actually supplies deep significance for the life we enjoy now encouraging us to celebrate creation, hone our humanity, and extend the grace of redemption to every corner of our existence.