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Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison shared with the renowned minister Norman Vincent Peale this story. She said when her husband was dying it was evident that he very much wanted to speak. So she bent over and placed her ear next to his mouth. Thomas Edison, in a faint whisper, spoke his last words, "It is beautiful over there."
Reverend Peale noted the importance of this. Peale wrote, "Edison never reported as fact something he did not believe or see. He was not a dreamer or a poet but an exact scientist." From the vision of Thomas Edison, we know that heaven is a beautiful place.
The Sadducees wanted to trick Jesus about the meaning of the afterlife, as they denied the resurrection. Jesus avoided their confrontation by saying life in heaven is different than life with Caesar. In heaven we will be a new creation. Thus, we can honestly say, "It is beautiful over there."
Ron L.
Reverend Peale noted the importance of this. Peale wrote, "Edison never reported as fact something he did not believe or see. He was not a dreamer or a poet but an exact scientist." From the vision of Thomas Edison, we know that heaven is a beautiful place.
The Sadducees wanted to trick Jesus about the meaning of the afterlife, as they denied the resurrection. Jesus avoided their confrontation by saying life in heaven is different than life with Caesar. In heaven we will be a new creation. Thus, we can honestly say, "It is beautiful over there."
Ron L.
