What will Heaven be like?
Let us hear from you. What do you think Heaven will be like? How will it look? How will it smell? What will be do all day? Most importantly, how does Scripture describe heaven? What does it say? Post your thoughts and ideas.
One apect of heaven or eternity that has always intrigued me is the idea that "time" as we know it will be no more. On my day off I never wear a watch. I like not being under the control of minutes and seconds. There is something so freeing about the absence of urgency or rushing to meet the dead line. I believe the bible teaches we will have tasks and responsibilities and that we will enjoy serving Jesus but it was in the "fall" of man the we would work by the sweat of our brow and have some level of struggle connected to our efforts but I believe our eternal existence will bring us back to the pre-sinful condition of using talent, skill and ability to accomplish things without the added conflict of constant strain. It is true that we could enjoy some of this same benefit as born-again believers in this present age but it will become a grand release when we enter an eternity of God inspired responsibilities that no longer include demands of fighting times constraints. I know this is somewhat vague and perhaps not very well articulated but I am certainly open for others input. What do you think?
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I agree that it will be nice to not have to be under the constraint of time, I would love to have two days a week off, so I could just enjoy doing some "normal,fun" things. But for now, it's probably God's protection...maybe to keep me out of trouble! I'm looking forward to the relationship part. That is the area that I have so struggled with while here on Earth. The no marriage part has intrigued me.....hmmmm, I wondering if that means that we would all just be like one big family. I would sure like to experience that. And if there is no more death, then those close to us will not be going away, and there will be no betrayal, and broken hearts, no... not living up to another's expectation, etc. Just plenty of time to really get to know people, really know their heart, and discover all about their journey while on this earth.....how our Lord used the trials and tests in their life to draw them closer to Him. I would love the time to enjoy people more...and I think when we get to heaven that relationships will just be easier....plus there will be no devils there to try to bring division...woohoo!
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I don't know what heaven is going to be like . But I know what i don't want heaven to be. I have my hopes about heaven;
A place where I wont need to clean anything, floors,windows,carpet,cups, dishes, clothes etc.I hope there wont be detergent, mops, rags and trash. No contamination no insects, virus and bacterias .
No diseases;
I hope there wont be stoves, oven or microwaves.No pots and pans;
No school, no tests, no mathematics!!alleluia!!
i hope there wont be any kind of measurements, kg, lbs, mts, km,units, hours, minutes, years,dollars and specially calories.
I hope I can get all the chocolate I want hanging on the trees.
I hope to live in the same house as my best friend Erika.
I hope that all my dogs will be there waiting for me.
I hope there is no traffic, only wings to fly.
I want to talk with all the all the people from the bible, David, Paul, Daniel etc
I hope to see my family. I will be very disappointed if Jesus wont save them.
I hope to see my children and grandchildren.
Most of all I hope I don't need to dispute a place, get a number or wait in line to talk or to be with Jesus.
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I guess I have never really thought about what heaven will be like. There are various descriptions about heaven in the bible.....I'm not counting on it being like anything in particular. I only count on the fact that it will be where God is, and that is where I want to be. We are in this world, and tend to think of heaven in terms of what we know of pleasant things that we see or experience in this world. Maybe I am very strange, but I don't care what it looks like, or what I do there, I only care that I will be where my God is.
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