When you first heard of Heaven what did you think Heaven was gonna be like? (disciples, hell)

[Mopac1980]

When you've first heard of Heaven what did you think heaven was gonna be like?

When I was younger I used to think Heaven was gonna be a white room without much to do there and I used to think that Heaven wasn't such a nice place to be cause what I wanted the most was to be a wealthy person and have all the material rewards I want.

I used to think having an endless supply of money and an endless supply of material rewards was Heaven but now that I'm older I came to realize what an absolutely wonderful place Hevaen really is and that having an endless supply of money and having all the material rewards are useless compared to what you'll be getting in Heaven.

[toosie]

I remember hearing about heaven with all the typical imagery - fluffy clouds, angels, all the dear departed, etc. It always sounded like a bad fairy tale to me - never struck me that I was supposed to believe a place like that existed. So, the whole concept never really took hold with me.

[victorianpunk]

I always understood, as far back as I can remember, that heaven would not be a place that I would go to in body but rather in spirit and hence, the "me" that I am now would not go there. I don't want the "me", with all my human flaws to go to heaven, because otherwise, it wouldn't be heaven after all. I prefer transcendence.

[Huckleberry3911948]

my heaven would be a guaranteed hell for many.

[effie g-tad]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

my heaven would be a guaranteed hell for many.

again: would be ... !

[Tzaphkiel]

as a small girl, in the forest seeing the diagonal beams and rays of golden sunshine shining down from the sky, through the trees, illuminating the tall trees and bark and birds and vines and dust, that's what I thought "God looked like."

i liked being in the forest and it made sense to me that god would want to come down out of the sky and see the forest too, and play with me, and have as much fun and happiness as I felt in the forest

i didn't think much of heaven as a kid, but i thought a lot about god, especially on those days when god came down into the forest to be with me. looking back (i am 50 now) i was a pretty smart in-tune little kid. It has taken me many decades to get back to that place I was then and discover i was right all along.

[wilvan]

When I was a kid my idea of heaven was a place in the clouds with angels and people dressed in white robes. This idea came to me mainly from mainstream artworks and stories. As time passed I became skeptical and really wanted to know the truth... is there such a thing as an afterlife to be spent in heaven? What is one going to do there for all eternity?

I found the truth in the Bible. It says in the future there will be a resurrection for all humans to face God in the Great White Throne Judgment. Those who received eternal life will live in the New Earth forever! It will be a stunning place even better than the Garden of Eden. There is no more pain or sorrow for God promised he will wipe away all our tears.

Just as Jesus Christ was recognized by his disciples after his resurrection, I believe we will still retain our image but we will be at our prime age and everything about us will be perfect. We will still engage in activities that we love to do, get together with old and new friends, enjoy everything good that we love in this life and much more.