God makes everything a mystery for us. Life is like a book, it could end good or very badly. God bless. I really wish God could give us at least a sign to hint us what Heaven is like. But I guess not, for now, Heaven will remain a mystery for us people on Earth. I give thanks to them for giving me my talents. I could even have a bigger talent that I have yet not discovered. I used to be afraid of death. Several of my family members have died within the last years. I swear, she was like another Nanna to me.
May she rest in peace and live the rest of her life in the Heavens. But I've been trying to learn more and more about Heaven. Like stated above, Heaven is like a mystery, no one has seen or heard of the Heavens on earth. One day, when Christ comes again, all of us believers will meet again in Heaven.
The ones who have passed are safe in heaven, not suffering. But the ones that are on earth are the ones suffering from non-believers, sinners, pain, just bad things in general. No life is a waste. I kinda feel guilty. Sundays and Saturdays are really busy. Well mostly everyday is is. What should I do? Though that was almost thirteen years ago, I still remember it like I had it last night.
I remember walking through this beautiful little village, something between a Thomas Kingkad painting my grandmother has them everywhere in her house and a little Vermont town. The streets where cobblestone, but it was a beautiful stone, and there were flowers, and gardens and trees all around.
There were little cottages and shops tucked among the gardens, and swings, and slides and sandboxes for children to play in, and benches to sit on everywhere. There were white, but weathered picket fences, and the grass was so green. But the thing i remember most was the people.
Women shopping or trading , hanging laundry, cooking and just talking. Men working on roofs, walking with their wives and dogs and children.
And the children. They were running all over the place, laughing and playing games. Everyone was happy there, never complaining, living in complete happiness and joy and enjoying one another company. Through the whole dream the sun was like how it is on a summers evening, right before it sets. Everyone was just so happy and there was no sadness, or wrong. For years I tried to figure out what this place was, cuz I certainly never went there.
It was too beautiful, too perfect to be on earth. But I also read about people who were shown hell and I jape there is more time for some other people who would not go to heaven if we were taken now I do get tired of this hurtful place. You just gave me some strength and peace that I very much needed today. Thank you. Jeanine - The image that you put is so inspiring and realistic. It is really true that heaven is more than fabulous and amazing.
The Heaven is unexplainable place to describe what is it. I can imagine my relatives who passed and is now living in an everlasting paradise. Thanks… Kasor - Excellent post at What does Heaven look like? Heaven and Golden New Jerusalem. I was checking continuously this blog and I am impressed! I was looking for this certain information for a very long time. Thank you and good luck. Devin - My Nanny did just last year and it feels like it was just yesterday and then i seen these pictures and now i said she's in a wonder place.
Pastor W. Scott - I was amaze at your beautiful graphics of how you are conceiving heaven, the New Jerusalem to be. The thing I do not understand you can show these same graphic pictures to the so-call tea party of the USA and they still rant out unnecessary rhetoric against the President.
Please be careful how you interpret all this unless the Lord have given you visions and a revelation like he did Paul, no one knows what heaven is about. Our charge is to get people ready to meet their creator one day because Jesus Christ is on His way back. Live on purpose! I think we are so under mindful of the Lords thoughts and what He has in store for us. I just know that we will be completely satisfied.
Peggy Rickard - I am thinking of heaven a lot these days because I had a 16 year old son who died Jan 10th. I have to have something to help me hold on. This is the most crushing thing a Mother can go through. My child was saved and baptised a few years back. Eryz Ijogah Eribah Elijah - I am convinced!. I would love to receive permission to use the 3rd picture in an encouragement album I am making.
My burden for the mother and father was so great I could hardly stand it as my own little one, so full of life, curiosity and questions, as children are at that age, tottered around in my shadow; her pink silky rabbit flung over her shoulder; bopping her behind.
She pelted me with one after the other. Huh Mama? What happened to those little girls, Mama? Will their Mama and Daddy ever see them again, Mama? I was beginning to sound like my little girl. He gave me a glimpse of Heaven, full of children; not just adults and old people—and as I began to write I could hardly keep up with my pen. Little did I know that two years later some friends of ours would lose their little girl to a gruesome murderer who would beat her to death in the face with a tire iron, brutalize her and toss her into a ravine like a piece of litter.
I was so glad I had written this down, for their sakes. Comfort me with these words. Rosy cheeked toddlers who, in this life, were born with congenital defects caused during conception or whose lives were snuffed out by whatever means, are scampering through fields of flowers, flowers that have never been blemished by pesticides, bugs or deformities caused by some quirk of nature or during the process of their unfolding. When stepped on, they spring back to their full beauty.
When picked, they never fade or wither and their fragrances blend to far surpass the scent of the sweetest lily here on Earth. Children of all ages again, are diving into crystal pools and never touch bottom, to resurface whenever they wish, with no fear of drowning. Many of them are bouncing along, light as balloons, laughing and giggling at the tops of their voices.
ALL of their faces register exquisite delight with incredibly happy smiles on every single one of them! In the middle of the commotion, I notice that of all the children there, no one is crying. Of course! He has wiped away their tears.
Eric Clapton had it all wrong. There are no tears in Heaven. There is no pushing, no shoving or name calling. Then it occurs to me that there is no concept of rudeness. Unkind words are virtually non-existent. There is no reason to push or shove nor is there a purpose for it. Why would there be? There is no hatred, anger, selfishness, cruelty or mistreatment of any kind.
Dumbstruck, I survey the scene that is unfolding before me. I look up to see the image of a man, not too far off in the distance, walking along the twisting, winding stream that leads up to the pool beneath the waterfalls where the children had all just been playing.
His demeanour has a calming effect on my spirit inside. I am completely relaxed in the midst of all the excitement as they all clamor to HIM, each more animated than the next. Try as I might to get a better look at who it is coming, my mortal feet and legs fail me. I might as well have sandbags on mine. From the corner of my eye, I see a couple of men approaching as if to shepherd all of the children off in another direction and then I hear Him say in the most incredible voice!
Let them be. Let the children come to me. A dumb mute, I feel my legs give way beneath me and I drop helplessly to my knees in absolute surrender. Within moments, He is standing in the midst of them; toothless five year olds, freckle faced redheads, adolescent boys with peach fuzz on their chins, young ladies—Wait. In my momentary paralysis, I felt what it was like to have polio. He is in His element, surrounded on all sides by His favoured above all, the children. The expression on His countenance in that moment, revealed to me what unconditional love looks like; something that to this day, I have never seen in my entire life.
I have never, in all my life, seen such a sight or anything that remotely compared, anywhere, as what I am witnessing. Then, while I am still trying to absorb it all, a glimpse of Heaven without children flashes before me and it is almost more than I can take. For some, more than others, it hangs, ever present, like a condescending cloud of doom.
His voice is so tender, like no voice I have ever heard and the child, who was once deaf, hangs on His every word. There are no urgencies or time elements for there is no measure of time. Every face is focused spellbound on Jesus while He entertains them for ages, performing as if by magic—only HIS is real!
How each of them left this earth is as remote to them as their natural births, no matter how gruesome or disturbing. Their joy knows no bounds. There are no shadows or clouds to darken their days, no fear in the night. There is no fear. There is no night. There is no need for sleep or nap-time.
There is no need. He also saw a gate — the gate of heaven. And at the pinnacle of a great hill beyond them is a bright light. I have the distinct feeling that that is where God — and I was headed in that direction when suddenly I was returned to Earth. This is a common belief — that heaven is a cloudy, bright and angel-filled world. Well, a Harvard neurosurgeon agrees with this idea. According to The Huffington Post , Dr.
Even Alexander saw heaven after he fell into a coma in During his time there, he saw big puffy clouds, came into contact with an angel and heard beautiful sounds, Huff Post reported. Heaven has also been shown in the movies on a variety of occasions. Heavenly images for sure. So what does the Bible think heaven looks like?
Well, as the Christian online resource "What Christians Want to Know" points out , there are actually three heavens — one in the sky that covers the Earth, another is in the stars and the last is one that must remain unseen. Email: hscribner deseretdigital. Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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God spares no creativity and magnificence in creating this city. It has twelve walls with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel written on them. The city also has twelve foundations with the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb written on them. This lets us know that both Old Testament and New Testament believers will inhabit this city.
The wall surrounding this city is made of jasper, a type of gemstone , and the city itself is made of the purest gold, as transparent as glass. The foundations of the wall are each decorated with precious stones. Even the street in this city is made of pure gold.
Truly, heaven will be a place of exquisite beauty that goes beyond anything you have ever seen or imagined. The beauty of heaven will blow your mind. Nevertheless, the wonder of heaven is not just in what it looks like. The wonder is also in the experience of heaven which is found in this same chapter. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. In Exodus 33 Moses asked God to show him his glory.
This will not be the case in heaven. We will experience the unmatched, unimaginable glory of God with no constraint or restriction.
I can assure you, you have never experienced the presence of God like it will exist in heaven. That will be a glory that goes far beyond all our human words. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
The old order of things the world we live in now has been stained by the impact of sin. In heaven God will forever remove that stain. When that is gone, notice what is also gone with it: death, mourning, crying, pain.
There will be no more tears, but eternal joy. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
There will never again be a need for the moon or sun because his brilliance will be the only source of everlasting light.
Heaven is a place where a reservation is required. Those allowed entry are those who have been washed in the blood of the lamb, Jesus.
There will be nothing impure. Nothing sinful. A place where all of the impurities of sin will be done away with forever. The imprint and impact of sin will be gone and we will never have to deal with it again. When thinking about the question what does heaven look like, it is natural to wonder where heaven is located. The simple answer to this question is that heaven is where God dwells in all his glory. Psalm tells us that the heavens declare the glory of God.
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