HOW IS LIFE IN HEAVE?
Heaven is a place of lasting joy, peace, grace and love. In hell one has to endure all the wrath of all the demons; in heaven one enjoys all the goodness of the Lord.
In heaven, we will recognize not only our dear ones, but all the saints too. We will recognize even those who were unknown to us, those who lived on earth long before us, and those who lived on earth after our death. For example, Peter and the others with him on the mount of transfiguration recognized Elijah and Moses (Matt 17:3,4). Peter had never seen them on earth. However, he recognized them. If he could recognize them beingin the earthly body, how much more certainly we will be able to recognize them in heaven! We will recognize all those who are in heaven and know their names, their character, and other details. However, we will have only a divine affection or relationship in heaven. Although we may see our father, mother, brother, sister, wife, children, etc. there, we will know them only as saints and will have no carnal affection for them.
In heaven, in our resurrectd bodies, we will have no pain or sorrow but will always be sensitive to joy and gladness. In hell, the rich man was worried about his five brothers. In heaven, saints will have no worry at all.
Some are worried about how they are going to spend their time when they go to heaven. Will there be boredom in heaven? No, not at all. It is the other way round. In a deep sense, all through Eternity we will be enjoying God, the source of all true joy and peace.
Once we leave the world we are freed from the limitations of time. There will be no time factor in heaven. Saints in the resurrected body are no longer conscious of time. In other words, once we are caught up at the Coming of the Lord, time has no power over us to captivate us, to make us have a feeling of boredom, etc. When we are transformed or resurrected, we will be greatly excited to see Jesus, the glorified saints, the silver-winged holy angels, and the indescribable, immaculate beauty of heaven - all in a moment of time. How exciting it will be! And that very excitement will continue forever; rather that joy and excitement will keep increasing and abounding.
The glory of the resurrected body will differ from person to person - based on the character perfection each had on earth (I Cor 15:41,42). Our closeness to God in heaven and our happiness there, will be proportionate to the closeness to God we experienced here on earth. "In Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalms 16:11).
On earth all do not have the talent to sing, but in heaven all of us will be singers. We will be singing the praises of God, and the beauty of His holiness. We will not sing with our mouth there; our very life will be singing. The sweeter our relationship with Jesus on earth, the sweeter our song in heaven. We don't need any musical instruments there. In a deep sense, all the musical instruments needed to produce melodious music, will be fitted into our body - far better than how they were fitted in the anointed cherub.
In heaven saints will be comforted in three ways. Thinking about their past, they will be grateful to the Lord for wonderfully saving them, keeping them from backsliding till death, keeping them in the numerous trials they faced, helping them to take water baptism, receive the Holy Spirit and walk with Him, etc. Looking at their present comfort too, they will greatly rejoice, They will enjoy beholding the glorious face of the One they love, the beauties of heaven, the joyful faces of all the saints in heaven, and the beautiful holy angels; they will enjoy listening to the sweet words of Jesus, and the melodious music, singing and praising of the saints and the angels; and they will enjoy smelling the pleasant aroma around them. There's no pain, no sorrow, no death, no devil - nothing at all to fear. They also rejoice looking into the future. Knowing that all their present joys and blessings are going to keep abounding, and knowing that they are going to keep growing in the grace of God, in the wisdom of God, in the knowledge of God, etc., will give them great joy.
"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" (I Corinthians 2 : 9)
"In mansions of glory and endless delight
I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now!"
In heaven, in our resurrectd bodies, we will have no pain or sorrow but will always be sensitive to joy and gladness. In hell, the rich man was worried about his five brothers. In heaven, saints will have no worry at all.
Some are worried about how they are going to spend their time when they go to heaven. Will there be boredom in heaven? No, not at all. It is the other way round. In a deep sense, all through Eternity we will be enjoying God, the source of all true joy and peace.
Once we leave the world we are freed from the limitations of time. There will be no time factor in heaven. Saints in the resurrected body are no longer conscious of time. In other words, once we are caught up at the Coming of the Lord, time has no power over us to captivate us, to make us have a feeling of boredom, etc. When we are transformed or resurrected, we will be greatly excited to see Jesus, the glorified saints, the silver-winged holy angels, and the indescribable, immaculate beauty of heaven - all in a moment of time. How exciting it will be! And that very excitement will continue forever; rather that joy and excitement will keep increasing and abounding.
The glory of the resurrected body will differ from person to person - based on the character perfection each had on earth (I Cor 15:41,42). Our closeness to God in heaven and our happiness there, will be proportionate to the closeness to God we experienced here on earth. "In Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalms 16:11).
On earth all do not have the talent to sing, but in heaven all of us will be singers. We will be singing the praises of God, and the beauty of His holiness. We will not sing with our mouth there; our very life will be singing. The sweeter our relationship with Jesus on earth, the sweeter our song in heaven. We don't need any musical instruments there. In a deep sense, all the musical instruments needed to produce melodious music, will be fitted into our body - far better than how they were fitted in the anointed cherub.
In heaven saints will be comforted in three ways. Thinking about their past, they will be grateful to the Lord for wonderfully saving them, keeping them from backsliding till death, keeping them in the numerous trials they faced, helping them to take water baptism, receive the Holy Spirit and walk with Him, etc. Looking at their present comfort too, they will greatly rejoice, They will enjoy beholding the glorious face of the One they love, the beauties of heaven, the joyful faces of all the saints in heaven, and the beautiful holy angels; they will enjoy listening to the sweet words of Jesus, and the melodious music, singing and praising of the saints and the angels; and they will enjoy smelling the pleasant aroma around them. There's no pain, no sorrow, no death, no devil - nothing at all to fear. They also rejoice looking into the future. Knowing that all their present joys and blessings are going to keep abounding, and knowing that they are going to keep growing in the grace of God, in the wisdom of God, in the knowledge of God, etc., will give them great joy.
"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" (I Corinthians 2 : 9)
"In mansions of glory and endless delight
I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now!"
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