# Heaven on Earth: What the Bible really promises about the new Earth Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth.md Podcast: [Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural Issues](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878) Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:38+00:00 Episode link: https://www.denisonforum.org/podcasts/faith-and-clarity/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/0cc83aee-d012-4bef-93c9-f70d55579f64/stream.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/episodes/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth Duration seconds: 3400 ## Resource In this episode of Faith & Clarity , Dr. Mark Turman and Steph Thurling are joined by author Randy Alcorn to discuss his children's book Heaven on Earth and the biblical promise of a new heaven and new earth. Drawing on 2 Peter 3 and other passages, Randy contrasts the common disembodied, "clouds and harps" view of heaven with Scripture's emphasis on resurrection bodies and a renewed earth where God removes the curse and restores creation. Together, they explore how parents can talk with kids about death, grief, memory, and reunions with loved ones, along with hope for those who have lost children or pregnancies and questions about marriage in the resurrection. The conversation closes with a look at disabilities, the role of time in eternity, and why animals, and possibly even pets, have a place in the renewal of "all things." Topics (0:00) Introduction (3:47) New Earth Explained (12:56) Helping Kids Understand (17:06) When to Start Talking to Kids (22:54) Marriage in Resurrection (27:53) Children in Heaven (29:16) Grief With Hope (31:17) Remembering Loved Ones (32:46) Miscarriage And Hope (37:48) Healing Disabilities (42:01) Pets In The New Earth (51:47) Questions About Suffering (55:44) Conclusion Resources Eternal Perspectives Ministry Heaven on Earth book Ask Us Anything: info@denisonforum.org Sign-up for a Denison Forum newsletter: DenisonForum.org/subscribe About Randy Alcorn Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them. EPM exists to meet the needs of the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author, Randy has written over s… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/episodes/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/heaven-on-earth-what-the-bible-really-promises-about-the-new-earth.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.