Eventually death comes calling on us all. When it does, how can the living navigate through the agonising grief that envelopes them at that time? Is there life beyond bereavement? And what of the dead – is there an afterlife for them? If so, what is it like? In this book, you will find the answers to these questions. And in glimpsing a better world ahead, fresh hope will arise that will sustain you through all of life’s trials.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword 8
Introduction 12
Part 1: Life Beyond Death for the Living
1. Eternity Calls 16
2. Grief’s Journey 25
3. Heaven is Open 35
4. Greta’s Story 51
5. God the Matchmaker 65
6. He Makes the Bitter Waters Sweet 77
7. Turning Loss to Gain 84
8. What About Healing? 91
Part 2: Life Beyond Death for the Departed
9. What Happens When You Die? 104
10. What is Heaven Like? 119
11. What about Our Bodies? 134
12. The Body You Will Have in the Resurrection 147
13. Judgment Day 160
14. The Judgment of the Unrighteous 177
15. The New Heaven and Earth 195
16. A Final Word 209
Circa l’autore
After graduating from Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, with a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Chemistry, David became a secondary school teacher and soon after pastored Elim churches in Picton and Wellington, together with his first wife Jane. He subsequently joined the pastoral staff of Auckland City Elim Church, but resigned three years later to become caregiver for Jane who had become disabled with multiple sclerosis. In 2003 he and Jane commenced an itinerant prophetic / teaching ministry within New Zealand. Jane passed away in 2007. David later married Greta, and they have five sons between them.After completing her B.Sc. (Physiotherapy) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Greta worked for some years at Groote Schuur Hospital before doing a post graduate Diploma in Teaching Physiotherapy. She lectured at UCT until the birth of her two sons. Early in their marriage, she and her first husband Ron studied extramurally with the Theological College of South Africa and were involved in youth ministry at the Assemblies of God Churches in Cape Town. Greta also worked in children’s ministry for many years.
221In 1997 the family immigrated to Auckland, New Zealand where Ron passed away in early 2008. Greta ran her physiotherapy practice until late 2008 when she married David. Together with David, she helped found Spirit Life Ministries, and exercises a strong prophetic ministry in their travels. David and Greta are currently based at Church Unlimited, a large, multicultural church in Auckland. They travel extensively both within New Zealand and overseas, inspiring people to have unwavering hope despite life’s circumstances and equipping them to operate in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit in daily life.
To contact the authors, write to:
David and Greta Peters P.O Box 69012, Glendene, Auckland 0645, New Zealand
Email: [email protected]
www.spiritlife.org.nz