What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?: A Visual Guide to Experiencing God's Kingdom Among Us - Paperback

by Skye Jethani (Author)

Many Christians think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die. But what if it's a very real kingdom available to us right now, here on earth?

In What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?, Skye Jethani unpacks what Jesus really said about heaven and how it can transform our faith today. The fourth in Jethani's popular What If Jesus Was Serious? series, this guide includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations in each chapter.

Jethani explores the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus's ministry, message, and parables. In doing so, he redefines the popular understanding of heaven as a celestial home for the dearly departed and reimagines our role in God's kingdom here on earth. This book shows what Jesus and his first followers knew about heaven that we get wrong and helps us recapture what it means for God's kingdom to be present on earth right now.

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We often think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die.

What did Jesus and his first followers know about heaven that we get wrong?

Heaven is often depicted as a celestial home for the dearly departed. But what if it's a real kingdom available to us right now? Through his exploration of the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus's ministry, message, and parables, Skye Jethani helps us recapture what it means for God's kingdom to be present on earth.

"If your experience of Christianity has been impoverished or even, at times, miserable, this book will offer aid and a luminous, sturdy hope."
--Tish Harrison Warren, Anglican priest; author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night

"Skye has written a Christ-exalting, clear, and compelling vision of the new heavens and new earth. An important book."
--Derwin L. Gray, cofounder, Transformation Church; author of God, Do You Hear Me?

Author Biography

Skye Jethani (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is an award-winning author, former pastor, and speaker. He is cohost of the popular Holy Post podcast, with over 600,000 downloads per month. Jethani has written numerous books, including the What If Jesus Was Serious? series, and served for more than a decade in numerous editorial and executive roles at Christianity Today. He also writes a daily devotional called With God Daily. He and his wife live in Wheaton, Illinois, with their three children.