Please, for theists only, not atheists...concerning the "Beatific Vision".....?

Question

OK, if your an atheist, go ahead and post that same old worn out comment, " none, because there is no God!" Get it out of the way. This question is for people who believe in God. If you don't, why give an answer?

I know the Catholic church has given a name to the vision of God that the blessed will see in heaven. They call it the "Beatific Vision".
Anyway I am not Catholic, but still they just gave a name to it.

When you are all alone with God in prayer, and reflect on his goodness, you can't help but wonder what it will be like to see him as he is. I know we cannot really answer this, it is beyond our finite minds. But, what do you personally think about when you think about that verse " we shall see him as he is" ?

Wussupmang, think man. I said I am not Catholic. If you would stop and think about the question, you would understand, that the term "Beatific Vision" is just a name man gave it. The point is, the saved are really going to get to see God. Whatever you want to call the vision of God, they are going to see something.
Think before you throw out a self-righteous answer.

Answer 1

Because as humans, the perfection of God is beyond us. Living on the earth in God's image does not mean that we look and act like God, but it means that a certain, intangible, and permanent part of ourselves is similar to god (our souls). Because our souls reside in an earthly body, we see through imperfections. That is why in Hebrew Scripture, God takes forms and communicates to us in ways that we can understand (pillar of fire, burning bush, voice from the heavens)

The Beatific Vision is the understanding and knowledge of God that goes beyond our Earthly senses. In many ways, worshippers have had versions of this, if they have ever been filled with the Holy Spirit. The Beatific Vision does not have to be a sight, it could just as well be a feeling of great, unconditional love and security. This is what is meant by "we shall see him as he is", God is Love.

Answer 2

I have never thought about it. When I am alone in the silence and in meditation I sometimes feel God's presence. It is a feeling, I do not see anything. Some people do, a projection from their subconscious mind. I don't think we can know now because there are filters on that part of our soul or mind or whatever that prevent us from being able to see as we will later. They say that you can not see God and live. I don't think that means that God will zap you. I think it means that we can not do so while in our bodies.

Answer 3

I believe he is as the sun! I believe he is pure love. I believe I will be amidst peace and serenity. I believe I could never actually be in close proximity because the immensity and magnitude of his holiness would probably be just like the sun and I'd just burst into flames and be just a puff of smoke. I wonder if we do actually get to meet God, or if we have to just know he's there when we do actually get to heaven. Will he talk to all of us or will he have favorites, that's a dumb question, but it's still a question!

Answer 4

I know that whatever visual images of God I "see" in my mind are NOT him "as he really is". But I also know that trying to exclude all these visual images is useless, because the human mind has no way to think except in images. So I let the images come, while reminding myself that they are only hints or metaphors or glimpses.

The particular images vary, depending on how I am involved with God at that moment. Sometimes I imagine him as a comforting man, holding my hand or letting me weep on shoulder, as human as he was once on earth with us. Sometimes I imagine him as a flame engulfing me, and myself as a wick. Sometimes I imagine him as a tornado-force wind, tearing me loose from my moorings. Sometimes I imagine him as my own bone marrow or my own circulating blood, animating me intimately from within.

"We shall see him as he is" tells me that he is more than any of my imagination's little pictures of him. Even if I put ALL the pictures together and try to imagine them all simultaneously (if my brain could do that), there are pictures of him that I have never thought of, billions of possibilities. He is bigger than all of them. When that thought gets too overwhelming to hang onto, I can always go back to whichever single simple image "works" at the moment.

Answer 5

I commonly define Atheism as a man or woman that doesn't stick to a non secular custom/direction. they might or won't have self belief in a greater robust being, supernatural entity, bigger understanding, God, divinity, or some cosmic rigidity that retains issues so as of the universe.....or despite terminology you go with to compliment. I basically say this by using fact my superb pal is an Atheist. She does not stick to a faith, yet isn't at a element the place she'd say that definately there's no longer "something" available. on the 2d she's concluded that there's no longer that "something" available and until eventually she discovers the "despite" for herself then her place is that there's no "despite" for her to discover. To me, it is the defination of Atheism on account that it is the defination I found out from a number of my cousins who're additionally Atheists. i does no longer categorize all of my acquaintances who do no longer practice or declare a faith as Atheists, nevertheless. some are Agnostics. I define Agnostics as people who do no longer stick to a non secular custom/direction and say that there's no evidence the two way that there is or isn't "despite" to have self belief in, for this reason they go with to no longer manage the question of no count if there is or isn't "despite", yet particularly concentration on spirituality and ethics, etc, from different foundations (looking by distinctive religions, philosophies, etc.....watching themselves and asking the question "how might i've got self belief if this got here approximately to me or replaced into carried out to me?" and different questions and making ethical judgements that way. great question. Peace be with you

Answer 6

Since you chose to preemptively attack atheists, you might as well forget about Beatific Vision. You are ruled by hatred.

Answer 7

The more I hear about the Catholics, the more I see Roman myths... of course, the reason you don't see it as much in other branches of christianity is only because they hide it better

Answer 8

I don't know what you're talking about. I study the word of God, not man made religious cults of Christianity like Catholicism.

I think of what Paul said after he talks about love in 1 Corinthians 13, "for now we know in part but then we shall know as we are known." I don't know what that means because I still only know in part.

Answer 9

It's a big surprise that will last for all eternity.

Some time near the end of that time, "wussup" might begin to figure it out, if he ever makes it to heaven.

Answer 10

I think of pure light. Something that we can not describe. I think of Holiness and Majesty and Joy. I think we will realize that is more then just a man, that is more then our carnal minds can comprehend.