When it comes to how we will spend eternity the endless and unhelpful ideas are numerous. The teachings range from we will simply disappear to we will turn into a star. However, for followers of Jesus the promise is clear and it overflows with real Hope. We are promised a new type of bodily existence that is the fulfillment and redemption of our present bodies. As John declares in Revelation 21, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”