Life After the Resurrection
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1Co 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
1Co 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
1Co 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
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If you are asking what heaven will be like then i would have to start by saying first picture the happiest moment in your life this far, a moment that brought you to tears because you were so filled with joy. ok. you got that picture in your head? now multiply that by a thousand times or more. I think of what being face to face with jesus christ will be like. I mean honestly can anyone even fathom what it will be like for jesus to call on your name personally and speak with you? It is no wonder that whenever he appeared to people or saints that they fell on their faces in worship? jesus' ministry was for 3 years on earth and here we are even now today still trying to study what he did. Can you picture what he will reveal to us when we are joined with him for eternity? I believe that once we are in heaven with jesus for the first 1000 years that even after that time he will say ok, now are your ready for more? and then on and on and on like that forever. Ever wander what is beyond the universe, where it ends, does it end. Imagine sitting and talking with moses, or elijah. I am going to ask ezekiel to show me what he was describing when he was describing the wheels and angels. Thats one i still have a problem picturing lol.
As i could go on here for a while i am going to end it here because we each have our own questions i am sure and remember that jesus said all will be revealed.
As i could go on here for a while i am going to end it here because we each have our own questions i am sure and remember that jesus said all will be revealed.
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I've wondered about the same two things you mention: bodies and earth.
I believe in the statement: to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. So if you go to Heaven without a body and get a body later in time (at the resurrection), it makes you think that God must have a purpose for giving us new bodies.
And then you hear of the new earth in the book of Revelation:
Revelation 21:1-3 (King James Version)
1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
So when you put the two together: new body and new earth, it begs the question that one has something to do with the other.
And when you try to imagine the number of souls that are saved to this day and will be present at the resurretion to receive their new bodies, one might next try to imagine if we could all fit on the same size earth. But Revelation does tell us that there is no sea on the new earth.
I believe in the statement: to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. So if you go to Heaven without a body and get a body later in time (at the resurrection), it makes you think that God must have a purpose for giving us new bodies.
And then you hear of the new earth in the book of Revelation:
Revelation 21:1-3 (King James Version)
1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
So when you put the two together: new body and new earth, it begs the question that one has something to do with the other.
And when you try to imagine the number of souls that are saved to this day and will be present at the resurretion to receive their new bodies, one might next try to imagine if we could all fit on the same size earth. But Revelation does tell us that there is no sea on the new earth.
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This is quite a good question which actually needs refining.
In fact on 14 November there is a seminar at a church in Epping, Sydney discussing life in the Millenium
Briefly....
At the rapture we receive resurrected physical bodies like Christ's (only ours wont have scars)
There may well be some extra dimensionality to these bodies.
During the 7 years tribulation we will first of all experience the Bema Seat judegement with Christ and then the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
At the end of the tribulation we will return with him to serve in his kingdom for a thousand years.
We will be his public servants.
We will be very busy initially dealing with the devastated infrastructure and helping the sheep(as in 'the sheep and the goats') get started in the new dispensation.
In fact on 14 November there is a seminar at a church in Epping, Sydney discussing life in the Millenium
Briefly....
At the rapture we receive resurrected physical bodies like Christ's (only ours wont have scars)
There may well be some extra dimensionality to these bodies.
During the 7 years tribulation we will first of all experience the Bema Seat judegement with Christ and then the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
At the end of the tribulation we will return with him to serve in his kingdom for a thousand years.
We will be his public servants.
We will be very busy initially dealing with the devastated infrastructure and helping the sheep(as in 'the sheep and the goats') get started in the new dispensation.
I think this is very interesting. Some people say we will rule with Jesus for a thousand years, and I am uncomfortable with that, because we have been taught to be humble (Mark 7:20-23), and the desire to rule over people isn’t, in my opinion, humble. I like the way you put it: we will serve with Jesus for a thousand years.
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