What insight into eternal life does scripture provide us with?

Question

To all who believe God there is hope of living forever.

What is eternal life going to be like? What specific scriptural insights give us a peek at what God's eternal kingdom will be like?

Please be specific and give chapter and verse to support your answer.

HINT: Revelation 21 and 22

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away..." Rev. 21:1

...and the description goes on...

beautiful Pinky...thank you. Revelation 22:1-5 is also a very beautiful description.

beavis...you may want to lay off that Kool-Aid you've been drinking... ; )

Answer 1

Revelations 21


10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
13 On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.
23 The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Answer 2

Psalm 37:10 And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. 11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.

Isaiah 2:4 And he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.

Isaiah 32:18 And my people must dwell in a peaceful abiding place and in residences of full confidence and in undisturbed resting-places.

Psalm 72:16 There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; On the top of the mountains there will be an overflow. His fruit will be as in Leb´a·non, And those who are from the city will blossom like the vegetation of the earth.

Isaiah 33:24 And no resident will say: “I am sick.” The people that are dwelling in [the land] will be those pardoned for their error.

Answer 3

All the insights of eternal life found in the bible are the words of men such as Paul and the other apostles who believed they heard from god when they were actually hearing from their own minds and from Greek philosophy.

Answer 4

gospel of judas references 72 heavens
qu'ran references 72 virgins

or did you only want the king james and the acceptable judeo christian "scripture"

and interesting for the educated aramic reader the qu'ran 72 virgins was 72 raisans in the same text from 300 CE

Answer 5

john 17 to know Him and the father is eternal life...also 1 john 1

Answer 6

It's all Crap.Come on its 2006

Answer 7

Im pretty sure theres no mention of rockets, or scientists for that matter.

Answer 8

check against the skepticsannotatedbible.com

Answer 9

try bible.com its an awesome sight.