What will we eat in Heaven - according to scripture?

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Mango is a stone fruit, and thus of the seed of a fruit bearing tree, and so was likely (after its kind) something that existed in the garden of Eden on earth (Genesis 1:11-12,29), and has come down to us from there with some slight variation, and through Noah's (Genesis 6:21) caring. It should therefore exist in pure form in the 3rd Heaven, and New Heaven and Earth.
We should all eat more mangos. What's your take on avacados?
 
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Where do we find this in scripture
Hi. John 4

31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”

34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the
will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
 

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New Heavens and New Earth:

Rev 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Rev 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.​
 

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Where do you get the idea that the '3rd Heaven" contains the "pure form" of fruits?
In heaven, the water is 'pure':

Rev_22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.​

Fruits are borne upon trees, which drink up the 'pure' water, and thus bare 'pure' fruit:
Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.​

There is no genetic degradation in Heaven, as it is perfect, being that there is no sin there, as it was in the beginning in Genesis (Genesis 2:1, "finished', 'perfected', 'brought to perfect completion'). In the sanctuary God told the Israelites to make the Golden Candlestick of 'pure' gold, and the candlestick is a 7 branch tree (6 branches & 1 central), which bears its fruit on it with flowers and knops. One can also consider the pomegranates upon the Hem of the High Priest, who is to represent Jesus the Tree, and upon the pure tree, is the pure fruit. One may also consider the pure trees the lined the walls of the sanctuary also, as representative of Heaven. God's work is 'pure', and can only accept a 'pure' offering and in tithe.

Kind was to bring forth after their kind. Yet due to sin, the fall of man, the curses (plural) upon this earth, and man's manipulation, and the devil's manipulation (GMO, gainsayers modified orders), they have lost a lot of purity (as it was in Genesis 4-6 and so also too even now).

There are other ways to show this also, but this should suffice for those interested in the subject that they may go and look for themselves.
 

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In heaven, the water is 'pure':

Rev_22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.​

Fruits are borne upon trees, which drink up the 'pure' water, and thus bare 'pure' fruit:
Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.​

There is no genetic degradation in Heaven, as it is perfect, being that there is no sin there, as it was in the beginning in Genesis (Genesis 2:1, "finished', 'perfected', 'brought to perfect completion'). In the sanctuary God told the Israelites to make the Golden Candlestick of 'pure' gold, and the candlestick is a 7 branch tree (6 branches & 1 central), which bears its fruit on it with flowers and knops. One can also consider the pomegranates upon the Hem of the High Priest, who is to represent Jesus the Tree, and upon the pure tree, is the pure fruit. One may also consider the pure trees the lined the walls of the sanctuary also, as representative of Heaven. God's work is 'pure', and can only accept a 'pure' offering and in tithe.

Kind was to bring forth after their kind. Yet due to sin, the fall of man, the curses (plural) upon this earth, and man's manipulation, and the devil's manipulation (GMO, gainsayers modified orders), they have lost a lot of purity (as it was in Genesis 4-6 and so also too even now).

There are other ways to show this also, but this should suffice for those interested in the subject that they may go and look for themselves.
While I don't doubt that, if indeed there are fruit trees in heaven, the fruit will be pure. However, you did not answer my question.

Once again, Where do you get the idea that the '3rd Heaven" contains the "pure form" of fruits? "Pure form" is a Platonic idea, not a biblical one.
 

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While I don't doubt that, if indeed there are fruit trees in heaven, the fruit will be pure. However, you did not answer my question.

Once again, Where do you get the idea that the '3rd Heaven" contains the "pure form" of fruits? "Pure form" is a Platonic idea, not a biblical one.
"Pure form" is simply a reference to the original kind created, a non-hybrid, non-GMO, etc. Not a Platonic ideology.
 

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"Pure form" is simply a reference to the original kind created, a non-hybrid, non-GMO, etc. Not a Platonic ideology.
Those would be earthly fruits then, not heavenly. Nothing in Scripture suggests that God reproduced the vegetation of heaven when He populated the earth. Further, there is nothing in Scripture suggesting that hybridization is evil or bad.
 

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Those would be earthly fruits then, not heavenly. Nothing in Scripture suggests that God reproduced the vegetation of heaven when He populated the earth. Further, there is nothing in Scripture suggesting that hybridization is evil or bad.
Read Genesis again. It says God "planted" a Garden:

Gen 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

It doesn't say God created the plants of the Garden there. They already existed. They were trans"planted" from God's own original garden of Eden in Heaven (Ezekiel 28:13) to earth for mankind. Also, just before the flood came, God took His garden that He planted on earth back up.
 

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Further, there is nothing in Scripture suggesting that hybridization is evil or bad.
Lev 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
 

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Read Genesis again. It says God "planted" a Garden:

Gen 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

It doesn't say God created the plants of the Garden there. They already existed. They were trans"planted" from God's own original garden of Eden in Heaven (Ezekiel 28:13) to earth for mankind.
There was only one garden of Eden, on earth.

It doesn't need to say that God created the plants of the garden there; He had already created them, on the third day.

Also, just before the flood came, God took His garden that He planted on earth back up.
Where is that in Scripture?
 

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Lev 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
"Mingled seed"? Really? Try a translation from somewhere this side of the 19th century and see what it says.
 
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So we will have bodies that don't need food to survive yet bodies that can eat food nevertheless.

Perfect taste buds eating perfect food and no need to eat.

What remains but to eat for pure enjoyment.

Jesus ate for the good of His disciples.

I wonder if there will be good to accomplish by eating food in eternity.
 

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Those would be earthly fruits then, not heavenly. Nothing in Scripture suggests that God reproduced the vegetation of heaven when He populated the earth. Further, there is nothing in Scripture suggesting that hybridization is evil or bad.

After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
(Romans 11:24)
seems to indicate here that the 'cultivated' olive tree has a degree of superiority over the 'wild' one..?

isn't the 'cultivated' tree one that's been selectively hybridized in order to increase certain qualities?
 

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After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
(Romans 11:24)
seems to indicate here that the 'cultivated' olive tree has a degree of superiority over the 'wild' one..?

isn't the 'cultivated' tree one that's been selectively hybridized in order to increase certain qualities?
Wild means disorderly, uncultivated, or untamed and came about because of sin. The 'cultivated' is the orderly tree (Christ Jesus), the tree under control, and existed before sin. Has nothing to do with hybridization.
 

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So we will have bodies that don't need food to survive yet bodies that can eat food nevertheless.
Not true. If you do not eat from the tree of life, you will have no life in you - physically (just as Adam was turned away from the tree in the beginning so that he would die, and not live forever as a sinner).

Rev_2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.​

There are natural trees for the natural body/flesh, even glorified, and there are trees for the spirit, the mind/heart, even glorified:
Joh_6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.​
 

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Wild means disorderly, uncultivated, or untamed and came about because of sin. The 'cultivated' is the orderly tree (Christ Jesus), the tree under control, and existed before sin. Has nothing to do with hybridization.

What is definition of "cultivated"?

Not your private interpretation but the actual definition?
 
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Not true. If you do not eat from the tree of life, you will have no life in you - physically (just as Adam was turned away from the tree in the beginning so that he would die, and not live forever as a sinner).
That ain't heaven. It's earth. Death has no place in heaven.
 

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Wild means disorderly, uncultivated, or untamed and came about because of sin. The 'cultivated' is the orderly tree (Christ Jesus), the tree under control, and existed before sin. Has nothing to do with hybridization.
In Romans 11 Israel is the cultivated tree. We as Gentiles brought in are grafted by Christ the Gardner.
It is become an hybrid tree in this way - as we also are hybridized through having His Spirit living in us.