Glimpses of Heaven

By Dave Dravecky and Jan Dravecky

A beautiful collection of quotes about earthly suffering and the promise of heaven—from the Bible, famous figures, and everyday people.
 
Glimpses of Heaven contains a powerful gift—a series of inspirational quotes, collected by Dave and Jan Dravecky, on the subject of suffering and our hope for a joyous eternal home with God.
 
Dave, a former major league baseball player who battled cancer, and his wife, Jan, an author, also share their own thoughts on illness, grief, loss, and other adversities through which God offers glimpses of a more enlightened spiritual understanding. In this book, the Draveckys offer hope and assurance based on scripture, the wisdom of their mentors, and their own deep personal experience with hardship. Glimpses of Heaven is sure to offer comfort to anyone struggling with sorrow, pain, and loss.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Mar 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781625391766

Dave Dravecky

Dave Dravecky is the best-selling author of eight inspirational books, including his gripping story, Comeback. He and his wife, Jan, live in Denver, Colorado, where Endurance, his ministry to encourage those who are facing serious illness, loss or depression, is located.

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Glimpses of Heaven

Reflections on Your Eternal Hope

Dave & Jan Dravecky

with Amanda Sorenson

Copyright

Glimpses of Heaven

Copyright © 1998 by David and Jan Dravecky

Cover art to the electronic edition copyright © 2012 by Bondfire Books, LLC.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

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Author is represented by Alive Communications, Inc., 7680 Goddard St., Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

Electronic edition published 2012 by Bondfire Books LLC, Colorado.

ISBN e-Pub edition: 9780795326165

Dedicated to the memory of our friend,

Rachel Earll,

Wife of Steve and Mother of Emily and Kaylee.

Rachel went to her eternal home in heaven

on August 18, 1997

Contents

Heaven Is a Longing Deep Within Our Hearts

Heaven Is God’s Home, And He Wants to Share It with Us

Heaven Is So Amazing We Are Incapable of Envisioning What It Will Be Like

Heaven Is a Real Place, and We Have Been Given a Glimpse of Its Splendor

Everything in Heaven Will Be New and Perfect

Heaven Is a Holy Place, Reserved for the Righteous

Jesus Came to Reveal the Truth. He Defeated Death and Opened Heaven’s Gates.

Those Who Believe in Jesus Need Not Fear Death for They, Too, Will Rise to Live Again!

Death, Despite Our Fears and Pain, Is the Gateway to Heaven

We Can Safely Place Our Hope in Heaven

David Dravecky’s Outreach of Hope

Acknowledgments

Approximately eight days before Rachel died, I visited with her for two hours. Her battle with cancer began in 1991, and it was evident as we talked that summer day that her fight was nearing its end. She shared with me her faith and her fears. I listened in awe as I saw her faith in action. I was there to encourage her, but she encouraged me.

Before I left her bedside, I felt led to ask her one last question: Rachel, what is it that God is saying and showing you at this time?

She replied, First, God has shown me that the only thing that matters in life is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Second, I am a dying Christian woman. I know I am going to heaven, but I know almost nothing about it. We need to know about where we are going. We need to start teaching about heaven and looking forward to the place that will be our home for eternity.

I left Rachel’s