The Bible speaks plainly about what awaits beyond the grave. Heaven is not a mere comfort of the imagination, nor is hell a relic of medieval superstition. This book lays out what Scripture actually teaches—what heaven is, where it is, who will be there, and what the redeemed will experience for all eternity. But it does not shy away from the darker truth. Hell is real. It is a place of eternal torment, unrelenting sorrow, and unquenchable fire. Christ Himself spoke of it in the most sobering terms, warning of its horrors and the dreadful reality of everlasting punishment.
But this book is not meant to leave the reader in terror—it is meant to drive him to the only refuge: Jesus Christ, the Savior of sinners. What must a man do to be saved? Is faith alone enough? What does true conversion look like? Can a person know, beyond doubt, that he is right with God? These are not academic questions; they are matters of life and death, heaven and hell.
For the indifferent sinner, this book is a wake-up call. For the false professor, it is a warning. For the earnest seeker, it is a guide. And for the true believer, it is a reminder of the glory to come and the terror from which he has been delivered.
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:13-14).
The weight of eternity is pressing upon your soul. Do not leave it to chance. Read, consider, and weigh your soul in the balance—before it is too late.
C. Matthew McMahon, Ph.D., Th.D., is a Reformed theologian, and pastor of Grace Chapel in Crossville, TN; part of the Biblical Reformed Synod of Christ the King. He is the founder and chairman of A Puritan's Mind, the largest Reformed website on the internet for students of the Bible concerning Reformed Theology, the Puritans and Covenant Theology. He is the founder of Puritan Publications which publishes rare Reformed and Puritan works from the 17th century, specializing in the Westminster Assembly. He is also the owner of Reformed.org, and the Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics.