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- From: dxf12@po.cwru.edu (Douglas Fowler)
- Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
- Subject: Re: Bored in Eternity...
- Message-ID: <Nov.15.18.09.44.1992.23252@geneva.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 23:09:45 GMT
- Sender: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu
- Reply-To: dxf12@po.cwru.edu (Douglas Fowler)
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, dwjurkat@mailbox.syr.edu (Jurkat) says:
-
- >Just exactly what do you do when you're in heaven? Eternity is rather long.
- >
- Understatement of the year. Well, there are 2 possibilities, as I
- see them. I could be way off in both, given my mortal understanding, but
- here goes:
- 1. We get to explore all the Heavenly realm. Since we'll simply
- be spirits, it's quite possible that we will have the ability to go to
- places like quasars, comets, and even black holes to explore God's Heavenly
- creation. There will also be all sorts of creatures there - every kind
- of animal God ever created. We will be able to pick our activities, and
- not be limited by anything; I could play baseball at any time, go swimming
- any time, or anything. It'll be like the playground when we were kids,
- but zillions of times better. You remember what it was like - how you
- never wanted to leave because you had so much fun.
-
- 2. There is no actual length in Heaven. Since God "is, was, and is
- to be," then there is no time up in Heaven, but it is instead an eternal
- "now," for lack of a better word. Hence, we don't really notice the length.
- --
- Doug Fowler: dxf12@po.CWRU.edu : Me, age 4 & now: "Mommys and Daddys & other
- "Thou shalt love God with all: relatives have to give lots of hugs & love
- thy heart...*and thy neighbor as: & support, 'cause Heaven is just a great
- thyself*." Luke 10:27 : big hug that lasts forever and ever!!!"
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