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    Some Atheists Say Heaven {Eternity} Would Be Boring. Wrong. Interesting & Exciting

    JAG Writes:

    If you want to know what Eternity will be like, just picture
    in your mind The Big Apple {New York City} without any
    Sin and without any of the effects of Sin. This means that
    you are picturing New York City with no crime, no smog,
    no traffic congestion, no sickness, no death, no pain, no
    jails, no prisons, and nothing else that would be unpleasant
    to humans or unwanted by humans , , ,

    , , , nothing but interest-grabbing excitement and creativity
    all the time , , ,

    , , , and many huge lush green "central parks" for families to
    enjoy in total peace and safety.


    Here is the takeaway point in this post
    All this down below is what
    atheists are saying No to.


    They will regret the wrong choice for all Eternity.

    Atheists do not understand the future excitement and joys of
    God's Eternity {Heaven}

    Give this below a careful read:

    Many atheists say that Eternal Life would be very boring , , ,

    That's not true. Eternal Life has magnificent purpose which creates endless
    excitement, building, inventions, accomplishments, creativity, planning,
    growing, expanding, and never-ending learning ~~ plus you get to live
    free from sin, pain, misery, and death. , , ,John 3:16's Eternal Life.
    Its good.
    Its all good.
    And good all the time.
    Why would you say no to all of this?

    The purpose of Eternal Life is, partly, found in the fact that God made humans in His
    image and this means humans have many creative abilities that will enable them to
    be creative and to do interesting things for all Eternity. Life in Heaven {Eternity} will
    be very much like life here on Earth. Just look at all the useful, magnificent, creative
    activities that are enjoyed here on Earth. All this creative activity gives you a clear
    picture of what Heaven will be like.

    Genesis 1:27 says "God created man in His own image, in the image of God he
    created them."

    If you want to know what God is like just think of yourself. You were made in God's
    image. Just look in any mirror. You will see a creature that has many of God's
    characteristics. These characteristics listed below will enable you to be creative
    for all Eternity. They will enable you to forever be a "high accomplisher" and
    achieve greatness throughout all of Eternity.

    {1} God has an Intellect --- man has an Intellect. You will be brilliant in Eternity.

    {2} God has a Free Will (volition) --- man has a Free Will. You will always chose correctly
    in Heaven.
    `
    {3} God has Emotions --- man has Emotions. This will enable you to be an amazing
    creative artist for ever and ever ~~ world without end. Look forward to it.
    `
    These are the 3 major areas that demonstrate the image of God in human beings.
    They will "take you to the stars" literally.

    __________


    You will therefore, for all Eternity, have the ability to use your Intellect
    and your Emotions and your Volition {your ability to make choices} to
    be creative in a HUGE , , ENORMIUS , , Universe that will be filled with
    millions of very interesting materials that can be used to create useful
    products just like we create now here on Earth. Everything in this list
    below will be used by humans in Heaven to make Eternity {Heaven}
    a very interesting and creative place.
    `
    Further breakdown of the 3 major areas.
    `
    {4} God is Creative --- man is Creative. Heaven will be a very creative place.
    `
    {5} God can Love --- man can Love. Heaven will have zero hate within it.
    `
    {6} God can Cry ("Jesus wept") --- man can Cry. Tears for others is a good thing.

    {7} God can experience Joy --- man can experience Joy. Everybody wants it.
    `
    {8} God can have Patience --- man can have Patience. To get things accomplished.

    {9} God can express Kindness --- man can express Kindness. Makes life worth living.

    .{10} God can express Gentleness --- man can express Gentleness. A good quality.

    {11} God creates Magnificent Art Works (in nature) --- man creates
    Magnificent Art Works (eg. cathedrals) Heaven will be creative-off-the -charts.

    {12} God Writes Books (the Bible) --- man Writes Books. Heaven will have billions of 'em.

    {13} God feels Empathy --- man feels Empathy. An Eternal good.

    {14} God feels Sympathy --- man feels Sympathy. More Eternal good.

    {15} God makes Long-Term Plans --- man makes Long-Term Plans. We'll have
    unlimited planning in Heaven. An Eternity of it.

    (16 )God can Speak --- man can Speak. Heaven saturated with interesting
    conversations.

    Yes, God made man in His own image. Heaven is gonna be "one really
    cool place to hang out". Don't say no to the invitation. John 3:16
    Revelation 3:20

    {1} through {16 up there will be used to make Heaven and Eternity
    an amazing place of continuing positive excitement and astounding
    creativity.

    ______________

    Back to the Big Apple , , ,
    If you want to know what Eternity will be like, just picture
    in your mind The Big Apple {New York City} without any
    Sin and without any of the effects of Sin. This means that
    you are picturing New York City with no crime, no smog,
    no congestion, no sickness, no death, no pain, no jails,
    no prisons, and nothing else that would be unpleasant
    to humans or unwanted by humans.

    Picture a New York City with no traffic congestion and
    with a surplus of beautiful magnificent lush green
    city parks where families can gather for family outings
    in total safety. Then picture all the positive constructive
    upward mobile business, social, industrial, economic,
    artistic and creative activities accomplished within
    The Big Apple every day.

    ____________

    Why on Earth would anyone think that God would design His
    Eternity {Heaven} unlike He designed life here on Earth.
    If you want to know what Heaven will be like, merely look
    at what life here on Earth is like --- just substract out ALL
    the Sin and ALL of Sin's bad effects --- and you will have
    a clear picture of what Heaven will be like: Eternity will be
    all good. Very good.

    Museums
    Parks
    Grand musical presentations
    Plays
    Movies
    Schools
    Cities
    Creative art classes
    Universities
    Oceans
    Warm sandy beaches
    Rivers
    Lakes
    Ponds
    Mountains
    Valleys
    Beautiful trees
    Beautiful scenery
    Factories {totally clean and totally safe}
    Roads and highways
    Automobiles {some form of}
    Beautiful homes
    Family-type relationships
    Friends
    Favorite things
    Communication devices
    Travel
    Exploration of space {just think Hubble Deep Field}

    All that up there is what atheists
    are saying No to.

    But maybe many will reconsider and come to desire Eternal Life.

    JAG





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    This is a repetition of another thread you started where I asked where you got your vision of heaven from.

    I also asked what the word perish means to you.
    You are wrong about police.

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    Samuel Clements (AKA Mark Twain) thought that most people are bored by 20 minutes of church services. Why would they want to spend eternity singing and praising God when they could't do it for 10 minutes on Earth. I would expect travel agents offering 14 day trips to Hell would do a bang up business.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helena View Post
    This is a repetition of another thread you started where I
    asked where you got your vision of heaven from.
    {1} Title Of This Thread Is:
    Some Atheists Say Heaven {Eternity} Would Be Boring. Wrong. Interesting & Exciting
    So far as I know I have never started a thread on that subject.

    {2} I got my ideas of what Heaven will be like from Bible reading
    and from reasoning. Its reasonable to believe that life here on Earth
    is a model of what life will be like in Heaven, minus Sin and all the
    bad effects of Sin. The Lord Jesus ate food after His Resurrection.
    Heaven has streets. Heaven is a place. God originally placed
    His perfect Adam and Eve in a Garden. Heaven is pictured as a city.
    There are a lot of other reasons that I will not get into here.

    Therefore , , , my view is , , ,

    If you want to know what Eternity will be like, just picture
    in your mind The Big Apple {New York City} without any
    Sin and without any of the effects of Sin. This means that
    you are picturing New York City with no crime, no smog,
    no traffic congestion, no sickness, no death, no pain, no
    jails, no prisons, and nothing else that would be unpleasant
    to humans or unwanted by humans , , ,

    , , , nothing but interest-grabbing excitement and creativity
    all the time , , ,

    , , , and many huge lush green "central parks" for families to
    enjoy in total peace and safety.

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    I bet the last words that most atheists says is "Forgive me God, please take me in"

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    Why on Earth (so to speak) would Paradise look like a city - however clean and "sin"-free?

    I'm guessing most people would opt for something more along these lines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAG View Post
    {1} Title Of This Thread Is:
    Some Atheists Say Heaven {Eternity} Would Be Boring. Wrong. Interesting & Exciting
    So far as I know I have never started a thread on that subject.

    {2} I got my ideas of what Heaven will be like from Bible reading
    and from reasoning. Its reasonable to believe that life here on Earth
    is a model of what life will be like in Heaven, minus Sin and all the
    bad effects of Sin. The Lord Jesus ate food after His Resurrection.
    Heaven has streets. Heaven is a place. God originally placed
    His perfect Adam and Eve in a Garden. Heaven is pictured as a city.
    There are a lot of other reasons that I will not get into here.

    Therefore , , , my view is , , ,

    If you want to know what Eternity will be like, just picture
    in your mind The Big Apple {New York City} without any
    Sin and without any of the effects of Sin. This means that
    you are picturing New York City with no crime, no smog,
    no traffic congestion, no sickness, no death, no pain, no
    jails, no prisons, and nothing else that would be unpleasant
    to humans or unwanted by humans , , ,

    , , , nothing but interest-grabbing excitement and creativity
    all the time , , ,

    , , , and many huge lush green "central parks" for families to
    enjoy in total peace and safety.
    Why are you avoiding the question of the word "perish"?
    You are wrong about police.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Why on Earth (so to speak) would Paradise look like a city - however clean and "sin"-free?

    I'm guessing most people would opt for something more along these lines.

    The OP clearly said the following:

    JAG Wrote That Heaven Would Be Like This:

    "Oceans
    Warm sandy beaches
    Rivers
    Lakes
    Ponds , , ,, , , and many huge lush green "central parks" for families to
    enjoy in total peace and safety."___JAG

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helena View Post
    Why are you avoiding the question of the word "perish"?
    Why do you want to know what I think it means?
    What do you think it means?
    The answer might be { ? } in Deuteronomy 29:29 "the secret things belong to God."

    Best.

    JAG

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    It's avoidance. Why do you want the bible to say something different than it does? What does John 3:16 say?

    ...should not perish, BUT have everlasting life.

    So, given that it's our choice according to Christians, what's the problem?
    You are wrong about police.

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