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by GeorgieGirl on October 19th, 2005

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The way Heaven is described in the Bible is streets of gold and rivers of crystals and jewels. Would the average person who is used to trees and flowers and home want that kind of setting?

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  • by jalex137 on October 21st, 2005

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    C. S. Lewis expressed it very colorfully when he compared it to a child who would not leave off making mud-pies in the slums because he could not imagine what was meant by the offer of a holiday at sea. (I did not put that in quotes, because I may not have it verbatim.) Those who reach that marvelous place will be so transformed in the process that they will be perfectly at home, supremely happy, and eternally so. Our imaginations are not really able to contain what might really be in store. When the Queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wealth and glory, she declared that she had not previously believed half of what she had heard, when she could now see that what she had heard was not even half of the truth. I think that will be the case in heaven.

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    • Good answer.

      mironos

      by mironos on October 25th, 2005

    • Well said. And I bet there are all kinds of trees in Heaven.

      Jodie44

      by Jodie44 on November 18th, 2005

    • Well put! Good job!

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on February 17th, 2006

    • I would like to know which scriptures speak of heaven having material things such as gold. From my understanding, God exists in Spirit, and his dwelling is a spiritual place, not material.

      mikehill

      by mikehill on June 22nd, 2010

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