There are five teachers that work together in one classroom, a lead teacher and 4 assistants. Two attend churches that are more contempory-charasmaticish, one attends the Luthern church, one a King James only Bible baptist church, and one a Southern Baptist. We were talking about heaven yesterday and what we thought it would be like. One thought there would be no eating, another thought there would be no pets. Would we have houses that would be decorated, or would we know pets we had on earth? I know, a real theological discussion, huh? Maybe not, but it was fun to banter back and forth about our own perspectives of how heaven might be like. I love talking and dreaming about heaven. Here are a few things that scripture says…
Ps 2:4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs
Ps 78:24 he gave them the grain of heaven
Ps 105:40 satisfied them with the bread of heaven
Matt 18:10 For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven
Mark 12:25 they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven
Acts 7:55-56 looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
2 Cor 5:1-2 we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven , not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling
Rev 4:1 door standing open in heaven
Rev 19:14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 21:2-5 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
These are just a few things heaven will be like. There a ton more scriptures that describe heaven and what it has and will be like. I am blessed to work in a situation where we can banter back in forth in a healthy and non-threatening way. We can learn from one another and grow with one another. Sounds a little like heaven, huh?
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