Eternity is not an illusion.  Nor is it the false hope of a pipe dream.  Eternity is revealed in Scripture, reflected in the soul of mankind, demanded by justice, confirmed by reason and witnessed in Christ Jesus Himself.   It is not optional.  It is the true destiny of each soul’s journey.

Because you are made in God’s image, He has placed the knowledge of eternity in your heart.  “He has also set eternity in the human heart”.  Ecclesiastes 3:11  Daniel speaks of a resurrection prophecy where ‘Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.  Daniel 12:2 

In the New Testament, John 3:16 tells us that “…whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.  Christ confirmed it further when He stated “My Father’s house has many rooms …I am going to prepare a place for you … I will come back and take your to be with me.”  John14:2-3    Revelations 21-22 serves up the clearest vision of a restored eternal home.

Even aside from Scripture, the human heart longs for something beyond death of the body.  We want

·       good to overcome;

·       evil to face consequences;

·       morality to prevail; and

·       justice to be done.

C. S. Lewis observed: “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”

Despite the corruption of this world, your heart demands there must be a place where truth rules.  “It is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment.”  Hebrews 9:27    Judgment would be meaningless without an eternal realm with perfect justice.

Christ’s resurrection attests to this realm as well as His transformative power to defeat death (the penalty for sin) and rise to offer life to all who call upon His name.  History is rife with men and women standing firm for truth against overwhelming opposition, often facing death.   Temporary lives do not produce this kind of courage, but eternal certainty does.

Eternity is not wishful thinking.  It is the unavoidable truth.  All roads lead to eternity.  The question is where you will spend it and with whom.  The choice is yours!   Have you chosen wisely?