What's next?

[MusicLover123]

So, God will be All in All, everyone loves God and everyone else, everyone is totally perfect, etc.

Then what?

[marie glen]

I am blessed to live in the countryside, and not in one of man's cities, which covers and hides His creation, there's animals, flowers, vegetables, fruit.. And pondering things.. there will be getting to know every one.. (I figure rewards on resurrection day? To be people we know, being there.)

Think of the beautiful branches of God's family He is creating.. (Of course, before then and the perfection, will be the judgment.. a great 'day' of the review of all history? a glorious day for the truth it will fully reveal, but also a very glorious day? When "all the ends of the Earth will remember come to their senses and turn to the LORD, and all families of the nations will worship " (and rejoice) "before Him" Ps.22:27.)

Do you think it's possible eventually other planets, God will bring to life.. for His family to spread out.. after all.. it will be all ppl who have ever lived and with God nothing is impossible.

But just think, His creation and universe, even now, is so Glorious! :banana: Just imagine when all is perfect. That's something I like a lot about the JW's. Their images/pictures on their material - I see at the local laundromat. Pictures of a paradise..

Of course I think it will take some time just to become aware of all the life right here on this present planet as is. I look forward to hugging a lion.. being kissed on the cheek by a giraffe. Friendly wrestling with a tiger.. getting to know every bird's song.. Flowers will be more glorious? Last longer?

And the fruit!? Rev.22.

Banquets.. all over.. among the beautiful so alike, yet so unique branches of the human family (one race! The human race. :cloud9: )

But most of all, of course, take our most joyful moments of pure rapture in His Spirit when we praise and when we rest in Him now.. just imagine.. then.. :cloud9:

And about marriage?  :2c: They May not marry nor are given (as bribe, arrangement, etc) in marriage, but what God has joined together let no one divide. ( :laughing7: hubby and I have decided we are one.)

I ran into someone once who thought we would not remember anything, our family.. children.. nobody, because of the verse which says "the former things will not come to mind"! (inclinations! I'm sure, though I've never looked up the interlinear).

Speaking of family? Ever wondered about the long line of family you come from? And getting to know them..? And about the life they lived. Every person ever, has a story.

And I think there's even more, for it says we can't even imagine all the great things He has planned for those who love God.. which as it turns out - praise the LORD, and of course, that includes everyone.

The studies! Of reality/truth.. of trees! Of everything.. I'm sure life will be more interesting, more creative then, in perfection, than now in imperfection. The pagan/gnostic idea of floating around in nothingness.. does nothing for me!! God's act of creation, and all He is creating is so totally awesome.. beyond words. And includes the spiritual. And all things then made up of imperishable substance, including our bodies. And don't forget after life, death, and resurrection, Jesus walked and talked (teleported) ate and drank.

Every so often I have a dream of dancing and it turns into flying. :dontknow:
Everyone filled with His Spirit.. Filled with love.. love will be the ruling force because He will be everything to everyone. No more failure.. no more frustration for anyone. Lots of brothers and sisters.. Will there be babies terminated to raise sometime? :dontknow:  :cloud9: - babies. Just look into a baby's face and see how glorious God and His works are.

Sorry to carry on so.. Reminds me of our chickens when we put up a bigger fence for them to run in yesterday.. they were so cute and funny! Happy, and they will destroy all the plants, which is why they're in a fence to begin with. But now their smaller fence opens up into the garden.. (Bit of a simile there? Humanity let out of its pen? Will "leap as calves released from the stall" Malachi)

[Dandelion]

1 Corinthians 2:

"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no heart has imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love Him.
10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone's judgment. 16"For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

I don't know what it is going to be......but, I do know, it is going to be beyond our wildest imagination.

Personally, I don't feel any great need to know now. There is more than enough to do to bring God's kingdom into the here and now. I am more than happy to try to live in the present moment. I am not as good at that as I would like to be, but I do believe that is what I am called to do, at this time.

D.

[GodIsLove]

What's next?

Well I don't know about "next" but at some point we will all be:

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[MusicLover123]

For me, I like knowing specifics of these things. Knowing generally isn't satisfying  :flamebreath:

I have heard before that marriage may be called something else, if it does exist between people at that time. I think we will inhabit the entire universe, with all sorts of life. Imagine everything filled with light, and no more darkness.

I mean, we learn these skills and are being made into certain things, so what will they be used for? Don't think they are temporary skills either, like "throwaway" things. But trying to think just what they will be used for, especially when everyone is perfect. Sitting around with harps on clouds doesn't sound very productive either. Is it mainly to continue being fruitful and multiplying for all eternity...?