What will we do in Heaven. Will it be a place with trees and flowers? Will the streets be paved with gold ? Will we be reunited with our loved ones ? These are all questions that I think we all ask ourselves atone time or another. So where do we look to find answers for these questions. My answer would probably be in scripture. You may also look in the Catholic Catechism. Some people will talk about their near death experiences. I am no so sure about this subject, so I take it with a grain of salt.
The only thing that gets my attention is that there is a large number of people of all ages that have had this happen and their stories all tend to coincide with each other. I will have to just leave it at that.In Revelation Chapter 4 we get a description of Heaven. We see definite descriptions of a place with beings and things going on.
Revelation Chapter 21 Verses 10 thru 27 gives a pretty good idea of what heaven looks like"
10 In the spirit, he carried me to the top of a very high mountain, and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God.
12 Its wall was of a great height and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel;
13 on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
14 The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelveapostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel that was speaking to me was carrying a gold measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and wall.
16 The plan of the city is perfectly square, its length the same as its breadth. He measured the city with his rod and it was twelve thousand furlongs, equal in length and in breadth, and equal in height.
17 He measured its wall, and this was a hundred and forty-four cubits high -- by human measurements.
19 The foundations of the city wall were faced with all kinds of precious stone: the first with diamond, the second lapis lazuli, the third turquoise, the fourth crystal,
20 the fifth agate, the sixth ruby, the seventh gold quartz, the eighth malachite, the ninth topaz, the tenth emerald, the eleventh sapphire and the twelfth amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made of a single pearl, and the main street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
22 I could not see any temple in the city since the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb were themselves the temple,
23 and the city did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God, and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it.
27 Nothing unclean may come into it: no one who does what is loathsome or false, but only those who are listed in the Lamb's book of life. "
Obliviously from what we read in scripture it will be a very beautiful place. I believe if this is going to be this beautiful Heaven must be just as beautiful.
In John Chapter 14 Verse 1 thru 4 Jesus tells the Apostles he has created a place for them "
1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God, trust also in me.
2 In my Father's house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you,
3 and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you to myself, so that you may be with me where I am.
4 You know the way to the place where I am going. " So you can see there is a place for everyone. Here is a link to a good article on what Heaven is like just copy and paste the link in your address bar and press enter http://www.stillcatholic.com/CATHHeaven.htm .
I look at it this way Jesus said his Fathers house has many mansions and he has prepared a place for everyone. That's good enough for me.
Thank You for reading and have a Blessed Day.
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