Bro. Dave Gardner
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Scripture, along with a little sanctified imagination, suggest utterly fantastic possibilities.
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Scripture, along with a little sanctified imagination, suggest utterly fantastic possibilities.God gives people galaxies in Heaven? What would you do with it?
Would I have to live there? I’m not really into city living.The New Jerusalem, the city of God which will come to rest upon the earth:
Rev 21:16 AKJV And the city lies 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.
375 miles cubed. (smallest interpretation--assuming he measured the circumference)
"Sanctified imagination"?? Is that a suggestion that a Christian can just go around making stuff up to satisfy his/her vision about what heaven is like?Scripture, along with a little sanctified imagination, suggest utterly fantastic possibilities.
Scripture, along with a little sanctified imagination, suggest utterly fantastic possibilities.God gives people galaxies in Heaven? What would you do with it?
I have to admit, it’s funny to think of someone measuring something 12,000 furlongs long with a reed.The New Jerusalem, the city of God which will come to rest upon the earth:
Rev 21:16 AKJV And the city lies 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.
375 miles cubed. (smallest interpretation--assuming he measured the circumference)
How does one get one’s imagination sanctified?Scripture, along with a little sanctified imagination, suggest utterly fantastic possibilities.
It is wisest to interpret Scripture literally unless there is a compelling case for symbolism. Otherwise it is meaningless, which is unscriptural.I doubt it's meant to be read literally. What does it mean to say that a city has a height? And does God really need a reed to measure things?
You don't like city living, which means you prefer open country living presumably? and yet you wonder what you might do with a Galaxy???Would I have to live there? I’m not really into city living.
And in your very own galaxy, you’d get to craft vistas and landscapes... what about life? Would you be able to create living things to inhabit your galaxy?You don't like city living, which means you prefer open country living presumably? and yet you wonder what you might do with a Galaxy???
The point was a galaxy is like open country side times a few billion. You'd have eternity to craft whatever beautiful vistas, environments, landscapes you wanted on the many worlds.
And in answer to your next question, yes, you'd move around and spend time here and then over there etc, enjoying it all with others too.
Just a possibility, but i'm sure the new creation will be VAST!
"Sanctified imagination"?? Is that a suggestion that a Christian can just go around making stuff up to satisfy his/her vision about what heaven is like?
One can have hopes about what it's like in heaven.....but the plain fact is that beyond the bible saying it's a great place, everything else is speculation and wishful thinking.
The New Jerusalem, the city of God which will come to rest upon the earth:
Rev 21:16 AKJV And the city lies 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.
375 miles cubed. (smallest interpretation--assuming he measured the circumference)
You might be able to persuade some to relocate if you were careful not to mock or offend them.Would you be able to create living things to inhabit your galaxy?
Sorry. I misinterpreted your intentions.It is explicitly against forum rules to rate a post which is clearly not intended to be humorous as "funny."
And in your very own galaxy, you’d get to craft vistas and landscapes... what about life? Would you be able to create living things to inhabit your galaxy?
I do not believe it is intended for permanent residence by all.Would I have to live there? I’m not really into city living.
It is wisest to interpret Scripture literally unless there is compelling case for symbolism. Otherwise it is meaningless, which is unscriptural
I doubt it's meant to be read literally. What does it mean to say that a city has a height? And does God really need a reed to measure things?
But could you create them? I doubt there’s a soul who’s own idea of Heaven is inhabiting some other person’s galactic modification.You might be able to persuade some to relocate if you were careful not to mock or offend them.
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