Posted on 08/09/2010 9:21:15 AM PDT by NYer
Sorry for the double posts.
Likewise for me, but I think we will probably have to pass through a gauntlet of screeners first. It is possible that Jesus may even be in one of those crowds to see if we recognize him.
When my grandmother passed away. was on no medication what so ever. she told my dad “ i see you george” my dad said who is named george as well he said mom im right here. she goes no your dad george he is dancing my grandmother reached up from laying down but reached to the sky and said george im coming. she fell back into bed and passed away. My dad said it was the most amazing feeling he ever had and my grandmother died with a huge smile on her face.
My Grandmother left us slowly. She spoke with her Mother daily for the last few months. They broke beans together for supper and Grandma called her “Mother Dear”. When she was “on our side of life” she only spoke to Grandpa and my oldest son who was 2 at the time. Mostly she was more “there” than here.
My hope is to hear Jesus say to me Well done, good and faithful servant.
I dont even hope for that much, just “Come in child, you are loved.”
My uncle died in May and right before his final breath he asked my aunt who “those two people are behind you” and when she turned around and saw noone, she said there wasn’t anyone there. He was insistent that there were two people dressed in white standing behind her. He finally turned to her and said he was tired and it was time for him to go, was she going to be alright, and that he’d always loved her and their sons. She said she knew and always felt the same. At that point he closed his eyes and it was over. I still miss him each and every day - he was the same age as me and more brother then uncle. I truly believe it was my grandparents waiting for him.....he was the youngest of 8 and they are going to take care of him....
“Behold the kingdom of heaven is amoung you”
BTTT
In short, everyone I owe money too.
I was told that I was flat lined and required a lot of blood. I saw a tunnel with light on the end and a face. I asked; “Is that you God?” He answered; “My mother in law had the same operation and lived to be 85.” It was my doctor speaking to me as I came to. I experienced what appeared to be a tunnel but it was due to the anesthesia wearing off.
I have read enough accounts of near death experiences to know full well that we are reunited with loved ones who have gone to Heaven before us, and that the reunion will be beyond joyous. Heaven, and its wonderfulness is beyond all human explanation, and those who have already been received into the Lords arms are looking forward to the day they can welcome us Home. Yes, they are the ones who are Home.
I heard it said once that, - as a Christian, the day I die will be the best day Ive ever lived. But it wont be the best I will ever live.
Maybe I am not that far off on my theory.
It’s the Communion of Saints...quite a crowd!
Harps, white robes, and never-ending boredom represent many believers perception of Heaven, because that is what movies, cartoons, and paintings, and sadly even some messages from the pulpit have showed us what it is like. On the other hand, many without Christ think Hell is going to be one big party. Both perceptions are dead wrong, and not even close to reality.
The Heaven John wrote about in the Bible is so full of wonders and mysteries that in our wildest dreams we could not imagine how glorious it is. Certainly Heaven contains many surprises which we will never be able to comprehend in this life.
The only way I can relate to Heavens wonderfulness in my puny little mortal way of thinking, is to ask people to think back to the one single best day of their whole life. Maybe it was your wedding, the birth of your first child, your first visit to Disneyland, the anniversary cruise with your spouse, Whatever. Now imagine each day in Heaven being that multiplied 100-fold, and the number of those days will be endless. Is it no wonder that John also wrote about the multitudes he saw worshiping and praising the one who said he was going away to prepare a place for us, and then fulfilled that promise beyond our wildest imagination.
That is what I firmly believe Heaven will be like.
Our passed loved ones who are experiencing those wonders are not looking back with sorrow, but instead they are anxious for the day when the rest the family will join them.
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me...” - John 10:14
Some of my in-laws, I’d just as soon not meet again. I mean, my loser brother-in-law was in the KKK and stopped talking to my husband when we joined the Catholic Church.
An interesting story:
When my wife was around 10 years old and her family lived in Chicago, her very young sister (around 4) woke up one morning and, came into the kitchen where the family was gathered for breakfast. She asked, “Where’s Grandpa?” They told her that he lives in California and he’s not here. She said that when she was sleeping he woke her up and told her goodbye.” She was pretty emphatic that she saw him so, to calm her down they made a long distance call to California. It turned out he had died in the night.
Make of it what you will...
I like phrases like, “before the beginning, I Am.” Or “I am the I Am.”
I see it this way: Time is a current that flows in an ocean called eternity.
We are talking about stuff here about which we know pretty much nothing, so I believe we can be very easily fooled. With that said, I’ll throw out something strictly to spice up the debate:
If God is who the bible says he is, and one believes it, do you think God would “make a mistake” and accidentally let people get a glimpse of the afterlife when they are gonna get snapped back into our reality? If not, then is it just possible that Satan could fake the experience of your deceased friends meeting you there.
I’m not saying I believe that. What I am saying is that this could be interpreted to mean literally anything someone wanted it to mean. Heck, it could even be considered your strongest memories coming to the surface as the brain starts its death process.
IOW, it could mean absolutely anything and what you believe it is has to do solely with your view of this life and the afterlife.
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