2007-02-25 01:35:57 · 9 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since it exists only in the minds of true believers, it can be anything they want it to be.
2007-02-25 01:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Edward Devere 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many people have a misconception of what Heaven is truly like. Revelation chapters 21-22 give us a detailed picture of the New Heavens and the New Earth. After the end times, the current Heavens and Earth will be done away with and replaced by the New Heavens and New Earth. The eternal dwelling place of believers will be the New Earth. The New Earth is the “Heaven” on which we will spend eternity. It is the New Earth on which the New Jerusalem, the heavenly city, will reside. It is on the New Earth were the pearly gates and streets of gold will be.
Heaven – the New Earth – is a physical place on which we will dwell with glorified physical bodies (see 1 Corinthians 15:35-58). The concept that Heaven is “in the clouds” is unbiblical. The concept that we will be “spirits floating around in Heaven” is unbiblical. The Heaven that believers will experience will be a new and perfect planet on which we will dwell. The New Earth will be free from sin, evil, sickness, suffering, and death. It will likely be very similar to our current Earth, or perhaps even a re-creation of our current earth – but without the curse of sin.
What about the New Heavens? It is important to remember that in the ancient mind, "heavens" referred to the skies and outer space, as well as the realm in which God dwells. So, when Revelation 21:1 refers to the New Heavens, it is likely indicating that the entire universe will be created, a New Earth, new skies, a new outer space. It seems as if God's "Heaven" will be recreated as well, to give everything in the universe a "fresh start" whether physical or spiritual. Will we have access to the New Heavens in eternity? Possibly...but we will have to wait to find out! May we all allow God’s Word to shape our understanding of Heaven!
2007-02-25 04:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last I heard the Bible doesn't describe Heaven as such but Jesus mentions Heaven in the Gospels Some people think Heaven is a load of garbage so take your pick
2007-02-25 01:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by hobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is blue during the day, with little fluffy white things. At night it is lit up by thousands of tiny lights. And the Bible never implies in any way that human beings go up there when they die.
Oops - for those who don't know, the word "heaven" is just a fancy English term for "sky" in Greek and Hebrew. Genesis literally says, "God made the sky and the earth." Jesus (according to Matthew) literally proclaimed the "Kingdom of the Sky." I'm not trying to be obnoxious - that what 'ouranos' means: "sky."
People just tend to confuse "sky" with the "New Jerusalem," which is a very earthly city, described in symbolic terminology that was common to Hellenistic readers of the 1st century.
2007-02-25 01:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read 90 minutes in heaven...should help u out : )
2007-02-25 01:51:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be like putting the whole ocean in a small hole in the beach.
2007-02-25 01:39:51 · answer #6 · answered by woman in the well 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, seeing how i'm still alive here on planet earth, no...your point?
2007-02-25 01:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-02-25 01:54:21 · answer #8 · answered by Zero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PERFECTION.
2007-02-25 13:05:49 · answer #9 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋