Eternity Is Going To Be Fun!

[Selah7]

I want to hug Jesus!!! 

[missmuffet]

14 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

I want to hug Jesus!!! 

[Dennis1209]

We all think and imagine differently, but yes, eternity will be glorious and is our blessed hope.

The way I think and picture the millennium and eternity is the restoration of God’s original creation and plans for humanity. We will spend roughly seven years in Heaven during the Tribulation period. Then return with Jesus at His second coming, and Earth will be our eternal home, and the New Jerusalem will be beyond our vocabulary and imagination.

The Lord is always at work and never idle, and I believe we will be too. The Bible indicates we will be worshipping the Lord and have jobs, responsibilities, services, and assignments on Earth.

Adam tended the Garden of Eden. I do not believe work was initially intended to be back-breaking strenuous activity by the sweat of the brow but a joy and pleasure before the fall and curse. Whatever our lot, we will not be physically or mentally tired, lose interest, or become bored in our glorified bodies and activities.

Since we will be “like” Jesus, I suspect the laws of physics will not apply to our glorified bodies. I believe our eyes will be opened, and the invisible things will be visible to us. I have heard that the spiritual realm is more real than the 3D physical realm we live in, and I suspect Adam & Eve could visualize everything in the physical and spiritual realm. Eve communicated with the serpent and didn’t run off screaming in fear of abnormality.

I get the impression (or wishful thinking) we may be able to see the notes coming from musical instruments, smell colors, hear flowers and plants, and communicate with animals. We cannot fathom what the original creation must have looked like or how Adam was initially created. How does our corrupted flesh understand what it will be like to be incorruptible, unable to sin?

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy: I am confident we will have plenty of time to fellowship with our heavenly family and assemble ourselves. How many questions do we have we would like to ask Jesus personally, the patriarchs, the prophets, fellow Christians we lost touch with over the years, etc.?

God’s word is eternal (the Bible), there are things the angels desire to investigate, and they continue to learn also. I suspect there will be Bible study from the author of the Bible Himself for all of eternity (a super Bible study). There are still astonishing discoveries made in scripture by scholars from time to time. Such as the first ten generations spelled out and made into an incredibly coherent sentence. How deep does God’s word go? The Gospel is so simple even a child can understand it and accept Christ as their Savior. So deep and complex, the best biblical minds have studied it for hundreds of years and have divided opinions and only scratched the surface.

Now the Debbie downer: In our glorified state, no doubt we will still have free will and choice. I would suspect one of the first things I would notice and look for when I reach Heaven is the presence of my family, loved ones, and friends. I know the emotions I will feel, the opportunities I had to share Jesus that I willfully neglected to do, and my shame. It will all come out at the Bema Seat of Christ.

The Lord will wipe away all our tears, but when? Studying the book of Revelation, the Tribulation saints are the only group to have their tears immediately wiped away. If my thoughts and interpretation are accurate, there might be a long time before God wipes away our tears? Perhaps it is a time of reflection on those missed opportunities and neglect we squandered, not sharing Jesus. Naturally, I hope I am wrong in my interpretation and hermeneutics.

[missmuffet]

[TheBlade]

18 hours ago, Mama Etna said:

The one that will be fun for me to meet will be Ezekiel.  I enjoyed his book in the Bible.  I also enjoyed Daniel.  So I look forward to meeting him.

 Sitting here thinking about what you said. There really isn't anyone I just long to meet.. other then Jesus hello! I just really want to know about all those that came between you know? All the ones He used that no one knows who they are. All those that made a huge difference for Christ yet thought they did nothing.. I really want to know there story. 

[Selah7]

36 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said:

I get the impression (or wishful thinking) we may be able to see the notes coming from musical instruments, smell colors, hear flowers and plants, and communicate with animals.

Wow!!! 

[OneLight]

A very long time ago, when I was first saved, I was told by this older person that we will be able to travel at the speed of thought.  We will also be able to communicate with animals.  Both of these suggestions allowed me to sit back and exercise my imagination a whole lot, and that in of itself was exciting and fun!

[Alive]

21 minutes ago, OneLight said:

A very long time ago, when I was first saved, I was told by this older person that we will be able to travel at the speed of thought.  We will also be able to communicate with animals.  Both of these suggestions allowed me to sit back and exercise my imagination a whole lot, and that in of itself was exciting and fun!

Lol….much the same, here.

I have quite an imagination, And I take much pleasure in knowing mine reaches far short of reality.

 

[OneLight]

7 minutes ago, Alive said:

Lol….much the same, here.

I have quite an imagination, And I take much pleasure in knowing mine reaches far short of reality.

 

You really won't know how it compares to reality until you get there! 

[Alive]

Just now, OneLight said:

You really won't know how it compares to reality until you get there! 

Exactly.