Last week I asked class members to tell me everything I need to know about heaven. There were many contributions:
1) Some folks talked about heaven as a place
--"The place where God and Jesus are"
--"place of exquisite beauty"
--"good place"
--"where your soul goes when you die"
--"the home of righteousness"
--"up"
2) It was suggested that heaven is a place of healing
--"Where people who are in pain go"
--"peace and harmony"
3) Images of heaven were offered
--"in the clouds"
--"angels with halos"
--"Golden gateways and angels"
-- "light, feathery, calm"
-- "everything we can imagine"
--"wars in heaven?"
4) Heaven as a Relationship
--"When you develop a stronger relationship with God"
--"eternal life"
5) "There will be a day when heaven and earth combine"
6) "You don't have to be dead to go to heaven"
7) "have to be accepted"
Some people said they had heard descriptions of "near death" experiences, where people reported seeing a bright light.
Some questions were included for inquiry: How old will we be in heaven? Who is there? Are pets included? Will we have new bodies? Spirits? Is it real?
Some of these images and concepts have roots in the Bible. Others are popular images. It will be interesting for us to explore what the stories of Jesus reveal!
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I think that heaven can be what you want it to be, in theory. Also, yes pets in my head should be included,because they are a creation of god, we all are, and in my head if your favored pet dies then you should be able to seee them in gods home.
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