Singer and songwriter John Lennon wants us to “imagine there is no heaven.” He says, “It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky.” I call that a wild imagination. But let’s humor the Beatles legend by exploring the consequences of no heaven, hell, or afterlife.

For starters, no heaven means Jesus is a liar and the Bible cannot be trusted. Furthermore, this life is as good as it gets and death stings like a scorpion. And no hell means justice is a fantasy greater than a Tolkien novel.

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. If there is no heaven or hell, it’s not hard to “imagine all the people, living for today.”

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“Every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.”

Romans 8:28 MSG