Originally posted by DaveheadI see Hell as it was depicted in this movie, your life gone wrong, all your worst fears brought to life.
Heaven is like it was in the movie What Dreams May Come, where you can create your own heaven and visit other spirits and their heavens. Hell is knowing that you could've had that.Actually, I kind of like the Viking version of Heaven (Valhalla) better. Fighting all day and feasting all night.
Same with heaven, it is what you want it to be. In a big house, surrounded by my family, friends and loved ones, no sickness, everything is perfect, no worries.
heaven to me would be a place where you could do what evre you wanted one example would be that their would be a room where you could relive any day in your life you wanted and already know what has happened and you could change what ever you wanted in that day. but really u could do anything you wanted
What would Heaven be to you?
Anyone can answer, and no answer would be wrong. So if you could describe what Heaven is in your mind; such as how it looks, and what life would be like... what would you say? Would you for example be with a long lost love that went bad against your will? Would you be rich, and full, never hungering for anything else?
Originally posted by Fist
It's where you'll be a slave to god and angels. You'll be forced into custodial duties such as cleaning golden toilets and taking out the garbage. Worse thing is you have a perpetual smile as you do it.
It's the only reason god wants your souls, i'm tellin ya!
😂 😂 you just stole my thoughts...
Re: What would Heaven be to you?
Originally posted by Stoic
Anyone can answer, and no answer would be wrong. So if you could describe what Heaven is in your mind; such as how it looks, and what life would be like... what would you say? Would you for example be with a long lost love that went bad against your will? Would you be rich, and full, never hungering for anything else?
The Biblical view of death is glorious. At death the spirit (i.e. the real eternal you which has been made in God's image and likeness, and possessing His nature or essence i.e. spirit) and soul (i.e. your personality, mind, will, emotions, and eternal consciousness) rise from your body (i.e. the physical abode of the spirit/soul while it's on earth) and is escorted by God's angels into third Heaven where God's throne, New Jerusalem, paradise, the saints (i.e. all believers who have died on earth), the angels, the mansions of the saved, indescribable beauty and lush surroundings, but the most important: the Lord Jesus Christ). There is no cessation of consciousness when you die. You simply separate from your body (fully conscious and aware of all that is occurring). Many who have died have affirmed that they were able to identify themselves after leaving their bodies, but that they were more alive than ever (this is how they describe their experience). They relate how much more keen their senses are and the aversion they had for their bodies upon seeing them for the first time without a mirror, describing it as a limitation or burden. One lady who was blind from birth died in a car accident. She describes being able to see for the first time. She never felt more free and ecstatic in all of her life. She soared above buildings and finally straight up into Heaven. She does admit that initially she was terrified experiencing reality as a spirit because for the first time she was able to see. This brought about sudden, but temporary, shock for her. Contrary to widespread opinion, death is not the end of existence, it is simply transition from this physical world into the spirit world (i.e. the real world that all matter, energy, and life originated from). It is just like walking from one room into another. In fact, for the believer in Jesus Christ it will be the greatest day of his/her life because all temptations, trials, tests, and vicissitudes of life will no longer be an issue for him/her. No more struggling with sin or other negative vestiges of this sin-tarnished world. No more bills to pay or doctor visits. No more funerals, headaches, or backaches. There are no more college degrees to pursue, ghettos to live in, no death, sorrow, crying, or pain in Heaven. No more 9 to 5 either. We will be busy but not for the sake of earning a paycheck. We will be busy serving other people, delighting in the Lord's presence, and spending time with not only our biological family and friends who believe on the Lord Jesus for salvation from sin, but we will spend time enjoying the company of our real family: the family of God in Christ Jesus. Furthermore, we will function within the scope of God's economy (and God has no shortages--only surpluses). God has no recessions or economic downturns, only abundance and prosperity. Well why? Why doesn't Heaven have any depressions or recessions? Well the answer is simple: under our earthly economy human labor is necessary to harness resources for commerce. But in Heaven God creates everything that is necessary or desired. No human has to sweat and work to obtain raw materials from the earth (wood, oil, coal, cotton, wheat, sugar, etc.). Everything that we need comes from God. So since there is no human labor in Heaven then their is no need for compensation (currency to exchange for resources). You don't need money to exchange for a house (God has already provided it mortgage free). You don't need transportation (we travel at the speed of thought). You don't need a college education (their are no jobs, no need for them). But God is so gracious, merciful, and kind that we will never stop learning in Heaven, and He will bless us with meaningful assignments (i.e. work that glorifies Him, serves, blesses, helps, and ministers to others out of love, and is devoid of all stress). All of life’s mysteries are available for us to discover in Heaven. However, there are no retail outlets (God provides our raiment pure and clean). There are no restaurants (God provides our nourishment). We eat for pleasure and enjoyment not for survival, so there is no need for elimination. There is no law of supply and demand (God provides more than enough for everyone with abundance left over). The very breezes of Heaven are permeated with God's fragrance, and the mellifluous sound of perfectly harmonic, quadraphonic music emanates from everything (i.e. from flowers, from the ground, etc.), praising God according to some who have been there and back. All of the colors of Heaven are supremely more vibrant as well. The colors down here are like black and white and Heaven's colors are like plasma TV colors. There are no police stations, hospitals, clinics, cemeteries, old folks homes, third world countries or poverty in Heaven (the former things have passed away). There are no fire departments, drug dealers, jails, prisons, terrorists, skid rows, gangs, pedophiles, rapists, criminals, convicts, prostitutes, or pornography (God won't allow it. The former things have passed away). There is no pollution, refineries, ozone layer depletion, nuclear missiles, bombs, nuclear warheads, or any of that. These earthly things are all that we know so we almost cannot imagine life without these things. God knows that that is why He made Heaven so much better so that our eyes could open that much wider when we get there. We are going to be so exhilarated, excited, jubilated, joyous, and euphoric that we are going to jump for joy repetitively the moment that we touch down in Heaven. The angel assigned to escort us there will just smile with joy as he looks upon our excitement and jubilee. We will not be able to contain our joy. We will shed tears of joy and not stop praising God. We will fall to the ground in Heaven in pure joy and amazement. We will see creatures that this earth has never known. We will see mighty angels, some with wings and some without. We will some angels who have six wings. We will see the living creatures mentioned in the fourth chapter of the Book of Revelations. We will see the twenty-four elders mentioned in the Book of Revelations. We will eventually go before the throne of God...this is what I am looking forward to the most! I cannot wait to see Jesus, the Father God, and the Holy Spirit. I wonder what God has in store for us believers in Jesus Christ. I can't wait...I can't wait...I can't wait! This planet is actually a copy of Heaven. The way that it is set up: mountains, valleys, snow capped mountains, rivers, lakes, ponds, vegetation, trees, animals, insects, buildings, furniture, homes, structures, sidewalks, etc. But difference is that in Heaven they're made of gold, not out of gold there is a big difference. There are streets (also made of pure, transparent gold), and neighborhoods as it were. Although Heaven has all these amenities, it is more advanced and operates on a higher spiritual law: the law of love. There is no corruption in Heaven, no rust or decay. There is no dust and, get this: there are no shadows! That's right, you do not cast a shadow in Heaven: remember God is Light, in Whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning. God is Light! There is no more sea but there is a river of water of life pure and clean proceeding from the throne of God. In conclusion, death is a celebratory event for the believer, not something to dread or try to forestall.
In conclusion, death is a celebratory event for the believer, not something to dread or try to forestall, and Heaven is free and for all, what are you waiting for?
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him [or her] who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Romans 10:9
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus [that Jesus Christ is your Lord] and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For ”whoever calls on the name of the LORD [Jesus Christ] shall be saved.”
Your citizenship as a saved person (or believer in Jesus Christ) is recorded in Heaven, this is your home upon death. The name of every believer in Jesus Christ is recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life. Only those whose names are recorded in Jesus' Book of Life can enter Heaven. But to get your name in there you must be born again by God's Spirit (i.e. the Holy Spirit). All of this is accomplished when you ask Jesus Christ to save you from your sins.
What happens when I get saved (i.e. born again)?
When you confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, your spirit instantly becomes born again (John 3:3, 5)
Your spirit becomes a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).
You instantly pass from eternal death (or eternal separation from God) to eternal life or everlasting life in relationship with God your Creator (John 5:24).
You are instantly delivered form the authority of the devil, and you make the transition from the kingdom of darkness (satan's kingdom of darkness) into the Kingdom of God (Colossians 1:13).
God declares you to be righteous, as though you never sinned (Romans 3:24, 5:1, 9; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 1:7).
God saves you from facing His holy, righteous wrath against sin. God gives you everlasting life (Ephesians 5:6; 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:9; Revelation 6:16-17, 15:7).
Your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 20:15).
There is so much joy in heaven over you than over ninety-nine other people that are already saved. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over you! (Luke 15:7, 10)