"A boy stood on a windy hillside, flying a kite. He continued to release the string of the kite and it went higher and higher until it was completely out of sight. One of his friends walked up and asked how he knew there was still a kite on the other end. He replied. "I know it's there I feel it tugging on the line." Like the kite, we can't see heaven with our eyes, but we feel it tugging at our souls!"-Heaven: A place you want to spend eternity! (bible.ca)
What's Heaven going to be like? Who will be in Heaven? What are we going to do in Heaven? Will we have spiritual bodies? These are just some questions I've been asked since I came to see my Heavenly Father. I decided to dedicate this site on helping answer these questions.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"-Genesis 1
The first question I was challenged concerning this topic was a UMM student. He asked me isn't it going to be boring if we just worship God all the time. This was asked 5 years ago, which I thought he really d
idn't reall know God if he thought it would be boring. As one come to know God personally, he or she would be more excited about looking forward to worshiping God! In fact, a Bible verse comes to mind that relates to this....
"Worship God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind"
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"Offer you body as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God"
The meaning and interpretation of the last scripture above has changed more and more as I grow to know my Heavenly Father. When I first heard this, I interpreted this as worshipping and singing to God, like what we do on Sunday mornings at "church" services. Now I interpret this as how we should use our God-given bodies for his glory, whether it's working at a job using what we've been blessed (gifts, talents, skills, etc...) with or taking care of our physical body-health wise!. We try do this 24/7 on earth, which when we go to Heaven-we'll be doing the same thing-but with our spiritual "heavenly" bodies!
"...There are several important respects in which it's unsupported by the New Testament. First, the timing. In the Bible we are told that you die, and enter an intermediate state. St. Paul is very clear that Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead already, but that nobody else has yet. Secondly, our physical state. The New Testament says that when Christ does return, the dead will experience a whole new life: not just our soul, but our bodies. And finally, the location. At no point do the resurrection narratives in the four Gospels say, "Jesus has been raised, therefore we are all going to heaven." It says that Christ is coming here, to join together the heavens and the Earth in an act of new creation..."
...Fortunately, we don't have to rely on the Weekly World News for our "heavenly information." The Bible tells us a few things about heaven. Like:
* We all long for heaven (Philippians 3:20).
* We must believe in Jesus to get there (John 3:16).
* We each have a "heavenly home" waiting for us, prepared by Jesus himself (John 14:2).
* We will go to heaven as soon as we die (Luke 23:43).
* We will get new bodies when we go to heaven (2 Corinthians 5:1-4).
* We will see God face to face in heaven (1 John 3:2).
* We will not sin in heaven (Revelation 21:27).
* We will experience no more death, no more pain, no more sadness, no more tears (Revelation 21:4) .
Heaven Is . … The Bible tells us there are streets of gold and that heaven's just this amazing place. I don't think we can even imagine what it's like because we can only think of it in a material way. I think it's going to be so much greater than we can even dream of.
—Courtney
I don't think we can know exactly what heaven's going to be like, but I know it's going to really nice. I know that the minute I see it, I'll be so overcome with awe, I'll just worship God. I can't wait to see all my relatives who were Christians, people I never knew. I think that's going to be so cool.
—Elizabeth
These are just a few highlights. There are more Scriptures about heaven, far too many to cover here.
And of course, countless stories and poems and songs and hymns ..."
*this link above may help answer to the question mentioned at the top of this page, which was address at UMM's Chi Alpha-Men Gathering on February 15th of 2005
"I made this video after seeing so many hell video's and no Heaven video's. It seems everyone has focused on the negative so much we are actually distorting the message of the gospels and why Jesus even came. We have portrayed an angry God that wants to destroy most of His creation and this just isn't true. Even Jesus said I came not to judge the world but to save it."
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". Two basic views:
1. Heaven is physical upon the earth
2. Heaven is spiritual in the presence of God "
Books
Heaven, by Randy Alcorn (Reviews [1] [2-from Left Behind])
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Children
What is Heaven like?
"Heaven sure sounds good to us!"
Geography
"But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven."-Deuteronomy 11:11
-Jerusalem, Israel
*I decided search on this soon to be "physical heaven" (Kingdom) after reading Psalm 132 last night (Saturday, December 12th of 2008)
"Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David."-2 Samuel 5:7
"[ The Lamb and the 144,000 ] Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads."-Revelation 14:1
-Rock
Skillet - Looking For Angels - Official MVID
"here is the real official music video, not a tribute, or visual. "
Science
-Astronomy
"And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven."-Deuteronomy 4:19
a View of Heaven
"A MOVIE FROM SPACE"
-Weather
"I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish."-Genesis 6:17
Social Issues
-Abortion
Hear Us From Heaven
"God dropped the idea for this video into my head a few weeks ago. The song is "Hear Us From Heaven" by Jared Anderson. I used some clips from The Passion as well as some images from Bound 4 Life. These images are from silent prayer sieges al over the nation. The prayers also come from the Bound 4 Life website. The main verses for this video are: Before I formed you in your mother's womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. (Jeremiah 1:5) If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14) Jesus, I plead your blood over my sins and the sins of my nation. God, end abortion and send revival to America. Not only America, Lord, but let a fire of revival and repentance be set ablaze across all the countries and continents of this earth. Check out www.bound4life.com"
Michael Landon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "(October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984-1989)..."
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