Do you ever wonder what things God has prepared for those who love Him?

[HAZARD]

1 Cor 2:9, But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Do you ever wonder what things God has prepared for those who love Him?

[Dennis1209]

35 minutes ago, HAZARD said:

1 Cor 2:9, But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Do you ever wonder what things God has prepared for those who love Him?

Yes, I have but... I can't even picture in my mind what a glorified body will be like. What the earth will become when the curse is removed. Or the awesomeness of the New Jerusalem and our eternal home.  

[bropro]

Speaking directly to the context, according to verse 10,

     1 Corinthians 2:10 (KJV)
¹⁰  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

verse 9 is speaking more of the things that God reveals to His people in this life such as the wonders of His Great Salvation, His Great love, His amazing grace, His undying mercy, His powerful forgiveness, etc. 

Gary

[Wayne222]

I like this topic. The most amazing thing will be the fellowship without sin. And direct fellowship with God and the lamb. 

[missmuffet]

19 hours ago, HAZARD said:

1 Cor 2:9, But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Do you ever wonder what things God has prepared for those who love Him?

I am sure it is beyond our wildest imagination and also the rewards we will get will depend on how faithful we were to God while we were on this earth. 

Edited August 29, 2021 by missmuffet

[Arrabon]

 @HAZARD

1 Corinthians 2:9

9" It is written that, "What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—"

John 14: 2-4, “”

“In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.

Revelation 21 - a vision of John in heaven;

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f] 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Very exciting to me!!!

Edited August 29, 2021 by Arrabon

[angels4u]

6 hours ago, missmuffet said:

I am sure it is beyond our wildest imagination and also the rewards we will get will depend on how faithful we were to God while we were on this earth. 

I believe it will be the same for everybody ,the rewards will be different they will be according to what we did for Jesus 

[steve morrow]

YES  FOR  THOSE  WHO  LOVE  HIM

JOHN 14:21  he that hath  MY  commandments and keepeth them ---he it is that loveth  ME ---and he that loveth  ME  shall be loved of  MY  FATHER  and I will love him and will manifest myself to him 

--14:23-- JESUS answered and said unto him  -- if a man love  ME  he will keep  MY  words -- and  MY  FATHER  will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him

--14:24-- he that --loveth me not keepeth not  MY  sayings-- and the word which you hear is not mine but  THE  FATHERS  which sent  ME 

 

PSALM 145:20  THE  LORD  preserveth all them that love  HIM  but all the wicked he will destroy 

 

1 CORINTHIANS 16:22  --if any man-- love not the lord  JESUS  CHRIST  let him be anathema maranatha---

 

PSALM 97:10  you that love  THE  LORD  hate evil  HE  preserveth the souls of  HIS  saints  HE  delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked 

 

JOHN 15:9  as  THE  FATHER  hath loved  ME  so have I loved loved you  --continue ye in  MY  love--

--15:10--  if you keep  MY  commandments --- you shall abide in  MY  love even as I have kept  MY  FATHERS  commandments and abide in  HIS  love

 

PSALM 26:4  I have not sat with vain persons neither will I go in with dissemblers 

MATTHEW 15:7  you hypocrites well did isaiah prophesy of you saying 

--15:8-- this people draweth nigh unto  ME  with their mouth  ---and honoureth  ME  with their lips--- but their heart is far from  ME

 

EZEKIEL 33:31  and they come unto thee as the people cometh and they sit before thee as  MY  people and they hear thy words  ---but they will not do them--- for with their mouth they show much love --- but their heart goeth after their covetousness

--33:32--  and lo thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument ---for they hear thy words but they do them not 

 

ROMANS 1:18  for the wrath of  GOD  is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness   

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

[Dennis1209]

John 14:2 (KJV) In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Here's another prime example of what some will say, "well, the Bible doesn't say that", and they would be correct. Jesus was talking to and addressing Peter and the apostles. Could Jesus be talking about the 12 foundations of the New Jerusalem? It doesn't say all believers in Jesus will get a mansion [room]. I personally believe this verse, like many other promises in the Bible, are representative of the collective. But I digress from the point I'd like to make. 

I've thought about, and wondered about, and asked this question a number of times; with no significant logical responses? Assuming "many mansions" is translated as many "rooms", as implied that each believer will get their own personal room [personal space], as it has been customarily thought. 

Assuming these 'mansions' are individual personal dwellings, as in your own home or apartment, here's my question:

Why would we want or need our own personal space? 

My hermeneutics are; the New Jerusalem will be the eternal home on earth for all believers of all ages. All of us [Christians] are promised glorified bodies. In our glorified state; will we still need sleep and rest, with a place for it? Will we need a safe place to shelter, or a place to get out of the weather? Will we want or need a place to retreat to for a little privacy and seclusion? With our glorified bodies, will we still need access to the "Tree of Life", as Adam and Eve did, to maintain their conditional immortality. Conditional in my view; they not sin and eat the one thing they were prohibited from eating [tree of the knowledge of good & evil]. 

The Tree of life in Revelation, associated with the New Jerusalem and the eternal state, doesn't appear to be figurative, a metaphor or symbolic, but a literal tree bearing 12 different fruits every month. 

If the traditional interpretation is true, that John 14:2 implies a personal room for each and every believer. What could our room be used for?

1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV) For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

My thoughts: I think not only will we be constantly worshiping the Father and our Lord and Savior. We will have jobs, responsibilities and assignments to accomplish. We will also have fellowship with our families, loved ones, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ of all ages. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a place to go to and sit down one on one, and have a personal chat about our testimonies and experiences with Adam, Moses, Elijah, Jonah, Nebuchadnezzar, etc.?

I could well be off base here, but that's how my electrical-chemical brain process is formulating currently. 

Edited August 30, 2021 by Dennis1209

[angels4u]

12 hours ago, steve morrow said:

YES  FOR  THOSE  WHO  LOVE  HIM

JOHN 14:21  he that hath  MY  commandments and keepeth them ---he it is that loveth  ME ---and he that loveth  ME  shall be loved of  MY  FATHER  and I will love him and will manifest myself to him 

--14:23-- JESUS answered and said unto him  -- if a man love  ME  he will keep  MY  words -- and  MY  FATHER  will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him

--14:24-- he that --loveth me not keepeth not  MY  sayings-- and the word which you hear is not mine but  THE  FATHERS  which sent  ME 

 

PSALM 145:20  THE  LORD  preserveth all them that love  HIM  but all the wicked he will destroy 

 

1 CORINTHIANS 16:22  --if any man-- love not the lord  JESUS  CHRIST  let him be anathema maranatha---

 

PSALM 97:10  you that love  THE  LORD  hate evil  HE  preserveth the souls of  HIS  saints  HE  delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked 

 

JOHN 15:9  as  THE  FATHER  hath loved  ME  so have I loved loved you  --continue ye in  MY  love--

--15:10--  if you keep  MY  commandments --- you shall abide in  MY  love even as I have kept  MY  FATHERS  commandments and abide in  HIS  love

 

PSALM 26:4  I have not sat with vain persons neither will I go in with dissemblers 

MATTHEW 15:7  you hypocrites well did isaiah prophesy of you saying 

--15:8-- this people draweth nigh unto  ME  with their mouth  ---and honoureth  ME  with their lips--- but their heart is far from  ME

 

EZEKIEL 33:31  and they come unto thee as the people cometh and they sit before thee as  MY  people and they hear thy words  ---but they will not do them--- for with their mouth they show much love --- but their heart goeth after their covetousness

--33:32--  and lo thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument ---for they hear thy words but they do them not 

 

ROMANS 1:18  for the wrath of  GOD  is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness   

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

Morning Steve, what does this mean to you ,apply it yourself  Unspeakable joy? Love so amazing?

1 Cor 2:9, But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Do you ever wonder what things God has prepared for those who love Him?