Shalom, Inmate. Peace to you, friend.
Inmate said:
My interests and culture is not external. Its ME, And my childhood is in my heart, its not just random years. I miss those days, I want to be able to remember that stuff when i get to heaven. I want to have Christmas trees in the new earth and a wife, and I want to listen to rap music im not going to lie.
But What im saying is, Im not fond of wearing robes and talking proper forever, I want to keep my slang, the way i talk, the way i dress. I dont believe this is rebellion against God, but they do
Inmate said:
You are misunderstanding my point. why do i go to humans with this stuff?..........................I wish i could talk to Jesus by myself about it but you know how that is.
You're not wrong to long for happier days, and you're not wrong about the New Earth (which IS "heaven," by the way, the "New Heaven" or the "New Sky"). As God said, "the man was made for the earth" and "the earth was made for the man."
Genesis 1:26-31
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.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat (food).
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
KJV
Genesis 2:4-15
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
KJV
There is a pride that inventors take in the things they make and a pride scientists take in the things they discover, but a humble man will realize that it is GOD who gives them knowledge and blesses their endeavors. Such is the case with one of my favorite heroes, Sir Isaac Newton:
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”
― Isaac Newton, The Correspondence Of Isaac Newton
“I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”
― Isaac Newton
“Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”
― Isaac Newton
“He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.”
― Isaac Newton
These and other quotations are found at
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/135106.Isaac_Newton. And, one more quote that I find personally encouraging is this:
“OUR ORDINATION:
Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 – 1747
About the times of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition.”
― Isaac Newton
I am one of that "body of men." I have both turned my attention to the prophecies and I insist upon their literal interpretation (much to the frustration of many on this forum).
Many inventors and scientists have been of like mind to Sir Newton. They have given credit where credit is due; all knowledge and creativity comes from the God who made mankind in the first place! Would He create us with such knowledge and creativity to take it all away at the end? Of course not. God is not the author of confusion, nor does he renege on His promises!
Romans 11:25-29
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
KJV
God doesn't change His mind concerning the gifts that He bestows to men, nor does He change His mind about His calling! He is FAITHFUL - CONSISTENT - LOYAL - TRUSTWORTHY!
I had great times in my youth, as well. I loved all the frivolous frolic of youth; I enjoyed each new holiday as the calendar ticked by in the school classroom. I loved the peace, the anticipation, and the joy that came with each Christmas! I loved to sit in the warm, living room when all the lights were off except for the lights of the tree. I would spend hours just relishing in the quiet peace of a snowy evening! I used to love waking to find the world changed into a winter wonderland after the first serious snowfall (until I had to go out and shovel it off the driveway, that is).
God's New Earth will be such a place of beauty and wonder! It will be full of discovery and industry! "Sit around in robes all day?" "Talking proper?" Who says?! That's just nonsense! It'll be "Christmas" EVERY DAY! Even better holidays await you! True Pesach (Passover) complete with the Resurrection Day! The Giving of the Light, Hanukkah, the day that commemorates the giving of the Light of the World, the day of His conception! Rosh HaShannah, the Head of the Year, the New Year's Day of Isra'el! Listen again to the wonder, joy and beauty of Revelation 21:
Revelation 21:3-22:7
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs (1,500 miles!) The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits (72 yards!), according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper (the bloodstone): and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth (makes it dirty), neither whatsoever worketh abomination (disgusting things), or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations (so there must still be something from which they needed to be healed).
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
KJV
And all of this will occur on that New Earth, not in some obscure "heaven" who knows where. And, I take all of this very LITERALLY! There's no reason not to! You won't have to go to church (the temple); you'll GET TO go to the THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB, YESHUA` (or Jesus)! You won't have to wear a robe all the time! A "robe" in Scripture was a mark of dignity and respect. Something one would wear at special occasions, like the ceremonial cape that a king would wear at his coronation or the mantle of a Roman emperor that He wold drape over his shoulder and over an arm.
NT:4749
stolee (stol-ay'); from NT:4724;
equipment, i.e. (specifically) a "stole" or long-fitting gown (
as a mark of dignity):
KJV - long clothing (garment), (long) robe.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
For whatever reason, some people think of the End as a song stuck permanently on the crescendo and the climax, but that's JUST DUMB! VARIETY is the spice of life! And, God is a MASTER at variety! Just look at all the various types of life on this planet, and we're constantly discovering new species EVERY DAY! Look at all the variety in the environments of this earth! Do we really think that God will be less creative with eternity?! Don't worry. God will give you the things that make your heart glad.