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What is heaven like?

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ephraimanesti

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AnomalousSilence said:
I know heaven is supposed to be all pearly and gold, with ton of what I would call material things. What about nature? I really enjoy forests etc. and would hope they'd be in heaven.

MY DEAR BROTHER IN CHRIST,

The answer to your question is . . . NOBODY KNOWS! The material things you mention are most likely symbolic as are the material symbols used for hell--lake of fire, etc.
All we know for sure is that we will be in the glorious presence of a God whose primary characteristic is LOVE--so whatever Heaven turns out to be, it will be an eternity full of happiness beyond anything we can conceive of with our puny sinful minds! As Saint Paul wrote, "WHAT NO EYE HAS SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NOR THE HEART OF MAN CONCEIVED, WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."(I Cor. 2:9)
MAY YOU ENJOY WHAT AWAITS!

MUCH LOVE IN CHRIST,
ephraim
 
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A speaker I heard once suggested that perhaps heaven is like earth done right. Earth without sin.

Which means forests, and cities, and deserts and mountains and beaches and plains and oceans and frozen tundras and jungles....

I have no idea if this is so, but it is a notion of heaven I find very appealing!
 
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AnomalousSilence said:
I know heaven is supposed to be all pearly and gold, with ton of what I would call material things. What about nature? I really enjoy forests etc. and would hope they'd be in heaven.
I really don't know what Heaven is like, and neither does anyone else. :D

Just let your imagination run wild if need be but remember that there are an infinite number of ways that Heaven could look like.
 
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If I can suggest a good book to read "90 Minutes in Heaven" was about how a guy died for 90 minutes, saw heaven, and then was brought back to life. I forget the author's name, although I own a copy hehe... but it's a good book and may give you insight into what heaven may be like. ^_^
 
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i have spoken to 4 individuals who have died[ no heart beat or breathing] and then brought back by CPR. all four described the exact same thing to me of heaven, each described bright lush green grass, many trees, and leaves, lots of leaves on the ground and falling in the air, all four lived in different areas, different ages, and had never spoke to each other, each said it changed there life forever, they stated they are more at peace and no longer fear death as they once did, it was very interesting to speak to them they described things word for word as if each were reading from the same script. It was just to cool.
 
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The nearest glimpse of Heaven you'll get from Scripture is found in 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; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son...
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it." - Rev. 21:1-7, 10-26

"And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever." - Rev 22:1-5
 
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there are some people that die and God says it is not there time. They say the sky is the purist blue and everything is light brighter than the sun! This light they say illuminates from God Himself. They say there are mansions for the people and they are made out of Precious Gems. Also YES people say there are mountains and trees and grass and valleys and more. There are probably forests to (i also like forests). Theres flowers too and trees of life with fruit. I think Some people say that it grows back after u pluck it rite away. There ae waters that look like crystal too. Wat a wonderful place!:amen:
 
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I know heaven is supposed to be all pearly and gold, with ton of what I would call material things. What about nature? I really enjoy forests etc. and would hope they'd be in heaven.

The best things about life on earth are a taste of heaven. The things you love about forests (which God created) are only a tiny tiny part of what heaven will be like (because there we will see God face to face).
 
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Well in the mid 1970's I had a medical experience, when something happen to me. I saw blackness then I saw in the centre of blackness a bright light tunnel, and then I saw all my life flash across my vision. The bright light stayed there for awhile then the blackness disappeared and I was back where I was before.

So, it wasn't my time.
 
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