Hi Mod,
Modulous writes:
Dear God,
The gentleman the OP is addressed to wrote you a love letter.
He tells you in Genesis 1:26, 27:
1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
You are created in the image of God.
God is everlasting.
Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
God is everlasting and since you are in his image then you are everlasting also. You don't have a choice
You are going to last forever somewhere.
Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Everlasting life with God if you so choose.
Everlasting contempt with the devil. No choice required.
Modulous writes:
I'm not sure who to believe on those accounts but let us assume that whatever the requirements are that by the time my body has died I have fulfilled them.
The love letter says this:
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Everything you need to get to heaven is contained in those three verses.
Modulous writes:
I have a few questions about this immortality, that I think it is vital you answer for me. Failing that, perhaps you can inspire some of your followers who are members here to tell me.
Modulous writes:
1)
Do I get a choice?
Sorry Mod as pointed out above you have no choice.
Modulous writes:
For reasons I will explain, the concept of eternal life whichever way it is dressed up fills me with either horror or non-caring. If I had a choice I would not accept this offer. Can I not simply request to be sent into the dark absence of oblivion rather than suffering permanent consciousness? It seems highly immoral to force me to do the thing which I would loathe to do.
No one forces you to do anything It is your choice although limited.
Modulous writes:
Do I grow?
That depends on your choice.
Modulous writes:
In many versions of immortality my personality remains the same for all eternity. What horror! My goals remain the same? Does that mean they are never fulfilled? Or does it mean I never get any new goals? Do I learn anything? If I do learn, gain new goals and so on and so forth - then I surely am growing. The dilemma is this:
The rich man in Luke is given for an example.
Luke 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
That rich man still wants that little bit of water.
Mod I agree if heaven was as you present it I don't think I would care to go there myself.
But that is not what the New Heaven and the New earth will be like.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
We shall be like HIM.
These are promises to those who have met those requirements you mentioned.
Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Jesus went flying through the sky and space. He had appeared in rooms that had locked doors. He had appeared suddenly to people.
He had a glorified body. When He comes we will get a glorified body.
At this time we will have a perfect body, a perfect spirit and all knowledge.
After the Great White Throne Judgment God will wipe away all tears
Then we will have a new heaven (universe) and a new earth.
There will be no more sea only a river that flows from the throne of God to water the land. On each side of that river will be the tree of life, which bares twelve manner of fruits.
This throne shall be in the New Jerusalem, a city of 1500 cubic miles. Whose streets are pure gold. I own a mansion in that city.
You could too.
Time will have ceased as you and I know it and there will remain now.
Since Jesus was 33 1/2 years old at the accession we should be like that. So you don't have to worry about growing old. There will be no sun to count days by as God will be the light as He was in Genesis 1:3.
I will be omnipresent which means I could travel instantly anywhere in that universe I so desired. What a trip that would be.
I Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Paul did not know me because my imagination is pretty big.
What if God would let me create my own universe?
What an experience that would be.
God Bless,
"John 5:39 (KJS) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
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