The Reality of Heaven. What will heaven be like? (1463 hits)
I got to thinking about the times when I was a little girl growing up how I would hear the Saints in the Church talk and sing about Heaven, but I don't hear that anymore. I have posted two classics for your listening enjoyment, a documentary on what Heaven will be like; its an in-depth look at what the Bible says about Heaven, and an excerpt about Heaven taken from pp 289-290 of the book called, "Catecheism of the Church" ... ISBN 978-0-385-47967-7 ... Enjoy!
..."Those who die in God's grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they "see Him as He is," face to face. This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity is called "heaven." Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest of human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. To live in Heaven is "to be with Christ." The elect live "in Christ," but they retain, or rather find, their true identity, their own name. [For life is to be with Christ; where Christ is, there is life, there is the kingdom.]
By His death and Resurrection, Jesus Christ has "opened" Heaven to us. The life of the blessed consists in the full and perfect possession of the fruits of the redemption accomplished by Christ... Heaven is the blessed community of all who are perfectly incorporated into Christ.
The mystery of blessed communion with God and all who are in Christ is beyond all understanding and description. Scripture speaks of it in images: life, light, peace, wedding feast, wine of the kingdom, the Father's house, the heavenly Jerusalem, paradise: "no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love Him... How great will your glory and happiness be, to be allowed to see God, to be honored with sharing the joy of salvation and eternal light with Christ your Lord and God,... to delight in the joy of immortality in the Kingdom of Heaven with the righteous and God's friends."...
I know that's right! Heaven is my goal each and everyday. ...."Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest of human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. To live in Heaven is "to be with Christ."...
