Some thoughts about heaven
- This page is part of an ERW course, section: Divine Principle - The spiritual world.
- By John Eagles, 1999.
Heaven in spirit world can be described in different ways. I want to present some thoughts about what it means in essence.
Heaven is also described as the Kingdom of Heaven. Although those dwelling in the Kingdom of Heaven carry heaven in their heart first of all, there is surely some kind of organization needed for the Kingdom of Heaven. I believe this organization to be similar to that in a family. There are fathers and mothers and children, grandchildren, uncles and aunts, and angels etc. Of course, most of all, there is God in the hearts and invited into the relationships.
What does God most of all want? I am sure that God most of all wants to give love to all God's children and all angels and all living beings and all that God created. Hell has come about because angels and people separated from God's love and God's love could not reach them anymore.
Heaven therefore must the place where God can give love to each of us and we are able to pass on God's love to others.
Many people see heaven as a place where you can get what you want. For example, if you wish a nice meal, you would have it immediately. Although we do need food and I am sure it will be provided in heaven, I don't think that wanting things like food is an essential characteristic of heaven. Would it not rather be so that in a world under God we are happy because we know that God gives us all we need? That would relieve us from the craving for food and all that our bodies need because it is there whenever we need it.
What is the satisfaction of wishing food and then getting it? Is not much more heaven when we can express our love in making a delicious meal for others? Would it not take away from the concept of heaven when we did not need to make effort anymore for getting such things as nice meals? It is in the effort of creating something for others that we joyfully can express our deepest love and this is what really makes such a meal enjoyable for those who share it.
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