Great Question! 2025: Are Heaven and Hell Real?

Great Question! 2025: Are Heaven and Hell Real? - Ken Wetmore During WholeLife Church’s annual ‘Great Question!’ Series, Lead Pastor Ken Wetmore is given a question submitted by one of our members with only a week to prepare his answer. This week’s question launches the 2025 Great Question! series and does not disappoint: Great Question 1: The Old Testament doesn't say much about an afterlife beyond the grave. A vague mention of the dead coming back to life appears in Isaiah 26:19, and Daniel 12:2 speaks of resurrection and judgment. In contrast, the New Testament describes heaven and hell as real, specific places. Since most of the Old Testament lacks clear ideas of life after death—and since by the time the New Testament was written, Jewish thought had been influenced by other religions like Zoroastrianism and by Greek philosophy—should we understand heaven and hell as actual places, or as theological concepts shaped by these influences? Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: • Text/Voicemail:  407-965-1607 (about:invalid#zCSafez) • Email:  podcast@wholelife.church (mailto:podcast@wholelife.church) • #ThisIsWholeLife 🚨Get inside and behind-the-scenes access to the WholeLife Podcasts each week on #Slack. Click this link (https://join.slack.com/t/wlcpodcasts/shared_invite/zt-3c2tkphpf-5ZIE8ZVDGMAlAYzWo2tiQA) for your invitation to our WholeLife Podcast #Slack Channel (https://join.slack.com/t/wlcpodcasts/shared_invite/zt-3c2tkphpf-5ZIE8ZVDGMAlAYzWo2tiQA) .🚨 • Download #Slack for Mac Desktop (https://slack.com/downloads/mac) • Download #Slack for Windows Desktop (https://slack.com/downloads/windows) • Apple App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slack/id618783545) • Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=slack+mobile+app&c=apps) LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: • Connected (https://wholelife.chur