A Taste of Heaven

About the Book

Does the Bible tell us specifically what heaven will be like? What will the new earth and the capital city, New Jerusalem, be like? Is heaven a real, physical place or just some kind of spiritual realm unlike anything on earth? What will people look like in heaven? What will we do forever and ever? Will there be buildings, families, nations in heaven? What language will we speak? Where is heaven? Will we see God there?

Find answers to these and over 300 questions you've always wanted to ask about Heaven. This easy-to-read book is based on doctoral research, but written for the layman to present a Biblical picture of what life in eternity will be like. My hope is to bring new excitement and understanding to the average person in the pew, as well as to the Bible scholar. Perhaps it will even encourage those who do not believe everything in the Bible but do believe in a heaven.

Yes, I believe the Bible tells us much about what Heaven will be like. Eden, the tabernacle, the promised land, the kingdom parables, the millennial kingdom, the church, all paint a picture of eternity. Many of the great themes and teachings of Scripture present, at the very least, a type or taste of what Heaven will be like.

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things wich God hath prepared for the that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit" (1 Cor 2:9,10).

Life is short and full of troubles. The good things of this world are so temporary. They are but a taste of better, eternal things to come. Only those things which last forever are real and worthwhile. But how can you look forward to something you know little about? I hope this book will fill in some of those blanks for you, encourage you to read God's Word, and give you a taste of heaven.

About the Author

Born in Scotland and brought up in Surrey, England, the author, Larry Dick, first spent many years traveling around the world as an officer in the British Merchant Navy. He and his wife Gayle, then immigrated to Canada in 1970, settling in Toronto, where the Lord called him into the pastoral ministry. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Divinity School, Illinois, and a PhD in Biblical Studies from Pensacola Theological Seminary. With years of ministry experience, serving in churches across the US, he has continued to be an avid student of God's Word, gaining valuable insight into the Scriptures and how they apply practically to people's lives.

Larry and his wife have two college-aged children and currently reside in Gulf Breeze, in the Florida panhandle. In addition to being a preacher, teacher, writer and counselor, he has studied journalism and broadcasting, held real-estate, morgage-broker, and insurance-agent licenses, taught high-school math and science, and run his own internet business. This varied background, plus extensive travel to over 50 different countries, and a deep faith, has developed God-given insight and unique understanding of life and people.

The author retains a genuine commitment to minister to others, lead them to faith in Christ, and help them put meaning, purpose, and hope back into their lives. His easy-going, conversational style of writing reveals precious nuggets of wisdom and truth.