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Of far more interest to me than what heaven will be like, is what it won't be
like.
To begin with; according to Rev 21:8 and Rev 21:27 there won't any
dishonesty in heaven.
One of the more common forms of dishonesty is dissembling, which can be
defined as concealing your true feelings by deliberately giving people the
impression that you feel some other way. Now that you know about
dissembling, watch how often you do it in the weeks to come. I think you'll
be surprised how often you've been practicing dissembling without thinking
because it's so natural.
Other aspects of dishonesty are:
Bald faced lies
Whoppers
White lies
Deception
Side-stepping
Denial
Guile
Half truths
Making promises with no intention of keeping them
Slander
Pretense
Feigning innocence
Falsifying information
Putting up a front
Misleading information
Rationalizing
Embellishing
Deliberate omission of pertinent facts
Hyperbole
Semantic double speak
Insincerity
Sophistry
Spinning
If we can go by the Beatitudes, then we can safely assume that heaven will
be a place of peace and kindness; which means there will be no cruelty of
any kind; for example malicious gossip, demeaning comments, thoughtless
remarks, name-calling, toxic rejoinders, discourtesy, chafing, quarrelling,
bickering, mockery, relentless ridicule . . .
. . . fault-finding, nit picking, spite, carping, bullying, heckling, intimidation,
wiseacre retorts, needling, taunting, biting sarcasm, petty ill will, yelling,
ugly insinuations, cold-shouldering, calculated insults, snobbery, elitism,
arrogance, subterfuge, antisocial behaviors, sociopaths, crime, war,
despotism, oppression, injustice, human rights abuses, character
assassination, etc, etc, et al, and ad nauseam.
Heaven will also be a place of sexual purity.
†. Rev 21:8 . . But the vile and the sexually immoral— their place will be in
the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.
The koiné Greek word for "vile" is bdelusso (bdel-oos'-so) which essentially
means to stink; viz: disgusting.
When it comes right down to it; heaven is not everyone's cup of tea. Some
people would be very frustrated if they couldn't be themselves there. They'd
really be out of their element.
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