Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo
Week 7: Chapters 20–22 — Angels, Spiritual Warfare, and the Coming War
Read Chapters 20–22 of Heaven Is for Real. Key Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18; Revelation 19:11-16; Daniel 10:12-13
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Colton's heaven is not soft or sentimental — it includes armed angels, a coming battle, and a real enemy — so this week we press into what the Bible and this story say about spiritual conflict.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Colton describes angels as having swords to keep Satan out of heaven, and he mentions with surprising confidence that there is going to be a war and Jesus wins. How does this picture of a combative, militant heaven sit with you? Does it fit with the Jesus you know from the Gospels?
2.Colton says he was assigned his own angel in heaven who watched over him, echoing Matthew 18:10 where Jesus speaks of children's angels always beholding the Father's face. Do you believe in guardian angels? How does your belief (or skepticism) about angels affect your day-to-day sense of spiritual reality?
3.Ephesians 6:10-18 describes the Christian life as a battle requiring full armor. In everyday suburban or churchgoing life, how real does that spiritual battle feel to you? What does it do to your sense of urgency if you take seriously that the conflict Colton described is not metaphorical?