Favourite answer:

Contrary to the belief of some who feel that the only concern is to get to heaven and use faith in Jesus to do that, the Bible’s message is the issue of God's universal sovereignty, the need for the vindication, the glorification, and the sanctification of His Most Holy Name, and the means by which it will be done - the Kingdom .

To be sure, everlasting life (whether in heaven or on earth) will be a happy result of those who are on the proper side of that issue, but the universal issue before us all is NOT heavenly life and getting it. The universal issue is, again, vindication of God’s sovereignty and the sanction of His Most Holy Name.

Hannah J Paul