Eternity...scares me...
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When I was little, I was scared to death of the book of Revelation. But then, I was a rather neurotic child, and anything even mildly frightening had me running and screaming from the room.
The sunday school I went to never mentioned eternity other than in passing (ie. heaven and angels) so I never really thought about it till around 7th or 8th grade (and even then, not very heavily). But now, it's something that doesn't really scare me, but is more something that I just can't wrap my mind around. But in the end, that's okay with me, since we're not supposed to be able to understand.
Last fall, on retreat with Campus Crusades, we had a speaker give two talks on eternal perspective, one on heaven and one on hell. Really made one think. Some of my favorite things that the speaker said were that we should make it our occupation to depopulate hell, and that heaven will be an amazing experience that no one should miss. I really need to go read through my notes on his talks again, there's some pretty good stuff there.
The sunday school I went to never mentioned eternity other than in passing (ie. heaven and angels) so I never really thought about it till around 7th or 8th grade (and even then, not very heavily). But now, it's something that doesn't really scare me, but is more something that I just can't wrap my mind around. But in the end, that's okay with me, since we're not supposed to be able to understand.
Last fall, on retreat with Campus Crusades, we had a speaker give two talks on eternal perspective, one on heaven and one on hell. Really made one think. Some of my favorite things that the speaker said were that we should make it our occupation to depopulate hell, and that heaven will be an amazing experience that no one should miss. I really need to go read through my notes on his talks again, there's some pretty good stuff there.
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Try these on for size:
1 - I absolutely recommend that everyone read CS Lewis' 'The Last Battle', it's the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. Right at the end you get a very cool concept of heaven that suggests that rather than scare you, heaven will take your breath away.
2 - Another notion is that heaven will be expansive, another brand new universe. Some one once considered (perhaps it was Lewis again) that God will send us out from our New Earth across the universe to tell all his new creations and new races what happened on the old earth and all He did for us, and to tell of His love. I expect we shall also have quite a new perspective on things.
1 - I absolutely recommend that everyone read CS Lewis' 'The Last Battle', it's the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. Right at the end you get a very cool concept of heaven that suggests that rather than scare you, heaven will take your breath away.
2 - Another notion is that heaven will be expansive, another brand new universe. Some one once considered (perhaps it was Lewis again) that God will send us out from our New Earth across the universe to tell all his new creations and new races what happened on the old earth and all He did for us, and to tell of His love. I expect we shall also have quite a new perspective on things.
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I'll take any universe that doesn't have liver for dinner in it! 
Now to be serious.
I personally stopped worrying about Revelation when I realized it was an allegory about the Fall of Jerusalem.
As far as what Heaven will be like...who knows?
Now to be serious.
I personally stopped worrying about Revelation when I realized it was an allegory about the Fall of Jerusalem.
As far as what Heaven will be like...who knows?
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mitsuki lover wrote:I personally stopped worrying about Revelation when I realized it was an allegory about the Fall of Jerusalem.
Dude, that is a can of worms that did NOT need to be opened in this thread... >.>;;
*hopes people will ignore it for the sake of keeping this thread free of theological debate*
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This thread reminds me of a discussion I had in Sunday School one morning. Our teacher was talking about how Christians will spend forever in Heaven, praising God for eternity. Me and another girl in my class sat in stunned silence, thinking it over. It was awesome that we would always be in Paradise, but then, the realization hit us. Eternity is, like... a long time.
"Whoa... forever..."
"FOREVER."
"GAH!"
We still laugh about it. But, I must admit, the thought is a little scary, but that's probably because the human mind can't fully comprehend it. I mean, can you think of a better way to spend an infinite number of years?
"Whoa... forever..."
"FOREVER."
"GAH!"
We still laugh about it. But, I must admit, the thought is a little scary, but that's probably because the human mind can't fully comprehend it. I mean, can you think of a better way to spend an infinite number of years?
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28
"Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there that lives outside ourselves and our dreams." --Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
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OMGOODNESS. Eternity IS sucha freaky subject for me too!!! xOx; I ALWAYS ask my mom questions like, "Will God let me draw when I get to Heaven?" `cause I can't imagine a life without drawing. It's not that I can't live without drawing...but I don't want to...you know? ^^; And Eternity seems like sucha long time...well DUH.. but! @.@;; haha I don't know.
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I wouldn't say it scares me. I rather look forward to it. I have no doubt that it will be far more interesting than it is living on Earth. The thing I am scared of most I would say is not accomplishing enough for God in my time here on Earth.
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