The gospel is power for “then” and “now.” We see very clearly in scripture that God is at work powerfully in those who believe. The gospel is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes—not only when we see Jesus face to face in heaven, but now, here on earth. When Jesus left earth the Holy Spirit was sent to us so that we could receive the power and authority of God to be sharers of the gospel (John 16:7, Acts 1:8). We were created to have power, authority and dominion over evil now and experience God’s presence in heaven for all eternity, then.