Whispering Hope 8 - Odds and Ends Gone Missing...
A Theological Fantasy - Concluded...?
"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”"
- Revelation 21:3-4 -
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Last Word on The Glory...
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I've been writing in order to stir your imagination.
I know how tough it can be to face the difficulties of life, day after day. You need the hope of Glory, a solid grip on the fantastic future so clearly laid out for us in the bible. I'm living it now, and I'm writing to share it with you.
The long night of the world is over; never ending day has arrived!
Jesus conquered sin and death.
From where I'm sitting, he's restored creation to its original beauty. In fact, all is now better than it has ever been. We've entered that age of "the glorious liberty of the Sons of God." There is no longer any risk of falling. We've been imbued with the very mind of God, and we will never fail again.
Some things here are absent because of that.
I'm sure that as I list them, you'll agree I'm being obvious... even so, you may be caught off guard if you haven't thought it through before. The Glory is really, really different than anything you've ever known. Are you ready for a whole lot of negativity? There are a lot of "noes" and "nevers" here, occupations, institutions, and items that simply no longer exist.
Let's consider a few obvious "noes:"
There are of course no jobs here that are inherently wrong or evil.
No conmen, no pickpockets. No human trafficking, no sex workers. No casino operators. No drug pushers, no cartels. No rapists, no murderers, no hitmen or extortioners. There are no mafias, no gangs or terrorists.
Why steal? Everyone has everything they could ever possibly need or want. If they don't have it yet, they will find it is freely available when they want it. This obviously eliminates all motivation for criminal activity.
Better yet, there are no politicians.
The greatest criminal enterprise of all time has been completely eliminated. Human government is no more.
Man never had any legitimate right to rule his fellow man. There has only ever been one person with the inherent right to rule. His right is evident, because I speak of Jesus himself, the one who created us all.
Thus, all the trappings of human government are permanently gone.
No political scientists. No senators, congressmen, presidents, prime ministers, members, lobbyists, mayors, magistrates, councilmen, school board members, and so on, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
No meter readers. No emergency management. No fish and game wardens.
There is no nationalism, because there are no nations!
There are no more soldiers; all armies have been retired. No more wars. No more weapons, except for museum pieces and relics we use for the fun of target practice.
No sergeants, no captains, no colonels, no lieutenants, no generals. No medics. No intelligence analysts. No artillery or missile officers.
No customs brokers. No customs agents. No borders.
No nations.
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There are no police.
No sheriffs. No judges. No prosecuters or defense lawyers. No district attorneys. No bailiffs. No detectives. No forensic analysts. No legal secretaries. No probation officers.
We don't need social workers.
We file no lawsuits. There are no mediators. No disputes need settling!
There is no need for public safety.
No lifeguards. No firemen. We don't need search and rescue. Not even first aid.
There are no building inspectors, health inspectors, nor "licensing" of any kind.
We need no inspectors... everything is done right the first time and every time.
Also quite obvious should be the absence of the medical/industrial complex.
There are no hospitals in the Glory.
There's no need, as no one is ever sick. Thus there's also no need for doctors, nurses, emergency medical technicians, ambulance drivers. No anesthesiologists, no phlebotomists, no MRI techs, no surgeons.
No allergists, no immunologists. No chiropractors. No ophthalmologists or opticians.
No dentists or dental hygienists... No dermatologists. No diagnosticians. No therapists of any kind. No medical records clerks.
Everyone is content and happy always.
We need no psychiatrists, no psychologists. No anger management classes.
No pharmacies. No drug companies.
No insurance. No underwriters. No claims adjusters, examiners, or investigators.
No veterinarians. No zookeepers - there are no dangerous animals. We intermingle everywhere in peace and safety. There is never any danger, nothing to ever make us sad.
Death is history.
There is no longer any need for morticians.
We used to see massive graveyards in every community. They've all been vacated, and are now forever unused.
We don't need no stinkin' embalming fluid. No hearses or hearse drivers. No grave diggers. No tombstones or memorial stonecutters.
No funeral directors or attendants. No mourners. The shroud has been lifted for ever.
We have no bankers.
No tellers. No stockbrokers. No loan officers. No Payday Loan Stores on every corner.
Everyone is wealthy.
We don't need locksmiths.
No maintenance and repair persons... Nothing ever breaks.
No janitors. Everything is in a state of perpetual cleanliness.
No tax collectors. No highway maintenance.
No locks.
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Jesus is the King, LORD over all.
And the cool thing about that is this: We all love him. We are all self-governing, because we've been completely changed from the inside out, body, soul, and spirit.
Guess what? There are no clergy.
Who needs a preacher? The knowledge of God fills the universe like water fills the seas.
Another way to look at it is this; we're all preachers, all priests, all prophets, all kings. We are a community of the redeemed, thrilled to be here, holding our LORD Jesus in constant recognition for who he is and for the incredible things he has done for us.
What else is missing?
I could go on and on and on...
There are no dietitians or nutritionists... Our food is perfect, and perfectly nourishing. No weight loss programs or diets either.
There are no cost estimators. No economists.
We don't need editors. All the writing is the best you've ever read.
Fundraisers are obsolete. Anything that you may want to do can be done now with the marshaled resources of the universe at your bidding.
Have you made a career of one of these things?
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Friend, have you made a career of one of these "missing" things?
You had better enjoy it while you can, because it's no longer needed... or wanted, here in the Glory.
Get it out of your system now. And, don't worry! You'll have plenty of new and interesting things to do here.
Thoroughly enjoying one another's company.
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Have you gotten it yet?
There are no shortages. There is no hunger. There are no shortcomings of any kind. No fleas, mosquitos, potholes, germs, poison oak or ivy, false teeth, dental work, backaches, ingrown toenails, obesity, tooth decay, myopia, or presbyopia.
YOU want to be here. This is the be-all and end-all of human existence. I've barely begun to scratch the surface.
I can't keep quiet about this.
Is my story now over? Is this the end?
Oh, I may be able to take a break, but this won't be the last you'll hear from me.
I'm having way too much fun.
I'm overflowing with more joy de vivre than will ever let me stop expressing my thanks. I can't help but want to share it all with you, my friend, my reader.
The Statler Brothers - Official Video for "This World Is Not My Home"
I don't want you to miss it. Have you met Jesus?
Wouldn't you like to know what he offers you?
I pray you'll read John's book soon, and find out.
So, is this my last word?
Yes and No.
This may be the last "formal" entry in the "Whispering Hope" series. However...
It will be a series of occasional short stories, footnotes to "Whispering Hope."
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I cant agree on your interpretation of Matt 22:30 (30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.) They dont marry and are like the angels, which also do not marry.
Not sure where the beaches and waves come from, because Revelation 21:1 says there will be no sea (1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more).
I would be interested to hear more of how you arrived at your position on these 2 points.
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Thank you very much!
Amazing series which was featured on God-Waves on MSP Waves.
Stay blessed dear friend!
Thanks for visiting, friend... Glad you noticed this "final entry" in my series. ;)
they have a radio show btw, check it out :) yeah that's the site link above
Yes, thanks, I know... I was a guest on the show a few weeks ago. :D
all these 'missing things' are implicitly absent in heavenly glory, and we won't miss them because we won't need them - but just enumerating them and stating how they'll be absent helps create a clearer picture of what that other life will be like. But it still gives me bumblebees in my brain to try to wrap my thoughts around the whole idea. Besides, Paul couldn't even begin to describe it, so it's no wonder I have difficulty trying to imagine it. I suppose it's like our vast universe - so mysterious we can't comprehend it and more wondrous than we can even imagine.
Hi John, your comments take me back to this observation:
I believe that we will be very happily shocked and surprised by two things...
First, we will be very surprised at how comfortably familiar things are. We will have bodies that we are comfortable in, that feel well, that are familiar. We will be surrounded by familiar sights and sounds, trees, oceans, flowers, life, loved ones, friends. "Heaven," or as I often refer to it, the Glory, is a very physical, substantive place filled with realities that we will instantly recognize and embrace.
However, we will also be shocked and surprised at how different it is. I think many of those differences, and the things we will struggle to wrap our heads around, that are hard to imagine, will be the consequence of the utter absence of the sins, pain, poor relationships, all the things that we are all too familiar with here, and struggle with so mightily. But then there will also be the truly unimaginable and (for now) indescribable.
I hope to compose a paper about one of those "indescribable" elements one of these days - and to "describe" it by relating it back to something we all see and recognize now, but that once was utterly unknown.
I think the closest I can come to imagining the interplay between the familiar and the new is to trace the implications that autonomous cars will have on our daily life. No need to own cars, just rent them - order them up like Uber - no garage, no traffic jams, no outlay on vehicle maintenance, washing the car, changing the snow tires etc etc No drunk drivers, greatly reduced automobile accidents and death - it goes on and on :)
That's a pretty good effort, John...
Autonomous vehicles will certainly have all those beneficial effects in the present age, assuming we're around long enough to enjoy that advancement.
One thing I've imagined in stories I've written in the past are "angels" being tasked with being our vehicles... Custom-designed beings who are a combination of chauffeur and vehicle all rolled into one... ;)
that's an intriguing concept - you may have invented a whole new genre- Christian science fiction,except the science isn't natural science but metaphysics. Write a story about that last line re angels as spiritual autonomous vehicles - a kind of Kitt in Knight Rider saga in the spirit realm
Hey there, John,
Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement.
The bible really is full of information suggesting things like this - have you read the first chapter of Ezekiel lately? ;)
And "angel" is really a very generic term for messenger, or agent. I'm sure the LORD has lots of "custom designs" we haven't seen or heard of... ;)
where are you copywriting this post for :D copyleft it to Jesus
Copyright to all original works is automatically inherent in the author...
And I of course recognize Jesus as the Original "Author of All Things." ;)
yeah so have a copyleft license, to jesus, hummm but was he the author that authored this, or were you, meaning if someone uses the licence to discredit rather than credit :| damn I will stop mulling over endlessly .. :D
do they save the shows on MSP, what was yours about, they probably got you interviewed, should I add three questions marks or four :D
I was interviewed by @globocop about the first seven installments of this series.
The show was (mostly) recorded - there was an early failure, so the first while is missing - and you can find the recording here:
https://mega.nz/#F!gQcXEDAI!h9R0r5XUobuNoDtaM9mX5A
It is the MP3 recorded on October 18th.
P.S. Credit for anything good goes to Jesus; all errors and shortcomings are mine.
So many occupations will be no more. Our world is so different as it does not prepare us for heaven. I wish we could be more like that here. Good post. I will miss Whispering hope @creatr. Would like to hear more.
No worries, Troy... This is a theme I will keep coming back to, because it keeps me alive.
Be on the lookout for "Postcards from the Glory," a series I hope to start before too long. ;)
I enjoy hearing about heaven since Marcia has gone on. I think I am a lot more in tune with the spiritual now than ever before and try to write about it. Blessings my friend.
@creatr,
I must say or admit that you are either a minister or a pastor. I read this and I was soak in it. The world of Zion in which everything is available. Wow.
What a wonderful world.
I wish I could write more and more but with what I have read. You have finish it.
God bless you more and more. I have followed you.
I am also a series writer in:
You are god's not dogs.
Three years Bible Reading Plan.
And many more of God awesome words.
@stevenmosoes
Signing out........
Thank you, friend, for your kind words. The future is very bright for God's children.
I hope you'll be able to read the whole series.