IFCA International (Independent Fundamental Churches of America)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Affirms

Eternal life with God; bodily resurrection; new creation; Jesus the Coming King

The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel affirms heaven as the ultimate destiny of believers — eternal life in the presence of God, characterized by joy, peace, and perfect communion with God and the redeemed community. Heaven is not merely spiritual or disembodied but involves bodily resurrection and the renewal of creation. Believers will dwell in glorified bodies on a renewed earth where God dwells with humanity.

A distinctive Foursquare emphasis is Jesus as 'Coming King' — the fourth pillar of Foursquare theology. Jesus the Coming King will establish his eternal kingdom where believers dwell in his presence forever. The hope of heaven is not escape from the world but the fulfillment of God's redemptive purpose: the restoration of creation and the eternal reign of Christ with his redeemed people.

Key Distinctions

Heaven nature:
eternal embodied existence; conscious presence with God and redeemed community
Bodily resurrection:
literal bodily resurrection; glorified bodies; not mere spiritual immortality

Scripture References

Sources

  • International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Declaration of Faith
  • Foursquare Church teaching on eternal life and Jesus the Coming King