Heaven As I Imagine It

Heaven is the place we’re all dying to go.
As the bride of Christ, His church,  
we’ll serve our King
who will replace the sun and moon 
as the light
of the New Jerusalem...
We will continue to be His servants
and I cannot imagine what tasks 
God has planned.
I’d like to work with children
like I’ve done all my life here.

I’ve read of a diet of various fruits
and I think our bodies will be altered a lot.
One idea is that the New Jerusalem 
will be a planet in space
where we will traverse the inside
of a transparent 1500 mile cube
enclosed in a sphere.
I don’t think gravity will be a problem.

A sidenote:
The new earth will be heaven’s kingdom.
where God’s chosen people, Israel will dwell.
King David will rule as vice-regent to Christ.
I think there will be space travel between
the New Jerusalem and earth.
I’ve heard the kings of the earth will 
come up to worship in the New Jerusalem.
There will be no more oceans or seas.
There will be continual light.
Open gates will need no lock and key.
Maybe I'll work at a school on the new earth??

Only God knows what heaven will be
Believers will find out someday. 
No pain, no disease, no sorrow,
no jerks, no criminals, no agitators.
New undeserved pleasures await our excitement 
as we finally view our Savior face to face.


May 30, 2020

Sponsor: Regina Riddle
Contest:  Free Verse Heaven

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Date: 6/2/2020 8:03:00 PM
This is beautiful Reason. I think your last stanza is spot on of how heaven will be! Congratulations on your wonderful first place win! Blessings xxoo
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Date: 6/2/2020 9:38:00 PM
I welcome your comment, Connie; so glad for the read and the applause. Hope to meet you in heaven someday.
Date: 6/2/2020 7:31:00 PM
I really enjoyed your work here and appreciate your entry. I'm happy it is a winner and placed so highly. Thanks for entering - Much love to you and many blessings, Gina
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Date: 6/2/2020 9:36:00 PM
thank you, Regina. Just some ideas which I have run in to reading the Bible and listening to sermons. I appreciate the honor of a first place in your contest and wish you well in these trying days.
Date: 5/31/2020 12:03:00 PM
A beautiful place, indeed! Thanks for sharing, Reason, and best if luck in the contest...xx Rhonda
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Date: 6/2/2020 9:35:00 PM
thank you, Rhonda, appreciate your comment pre-judging.
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