Scripture indicates that heaven is not distant but rather... heaven is near in another realm.

We are limited by our visual, physical senses; yet from the Scriptures we can readily conclude that heaven is indeed not distant at all. It is nearby.

The new earth will be like Eden. ..the deserts will gush with water. ... A beautiful and bountiful land will flourish.

Death brings release & removal from all evil, every tragedy & all difficulty. Death is not an enemy.

Every believer departing this old earth ...immediately transitions into heaven and is welcomed home by Jesus himself.

Heaven is where God dwells. It is a specific place; a place of unparalleled tranquility and beauty. It includes the new heaven and new earth.

There is a day coming when all of the suffering, all of the maladies of this life are destroyed, when we, in our glorified bodies, will live in heaven, on the new earth, eternally fulfilling God's ordained purpose for us.