1 posted on 12/30/2003 5:35:12 AM PST by Billie

To: ST.LOUIE1; Aquamarine; dansangel; dutchess; Mama_Bear; FreeTheHostages; .45MAN; Aeronaut; ...

Thank you for a year and a half of Friendship and Fun.

2 posted on 12/30/2003 5:38:42 AM PST by Billie

His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. —Revelation 22:3-4

In heaven we'll see our Savior
And like Him we will be;
We'll praise Him and we'll serve Him
For all eternity! —Fitzhugh

Those who love and serve God on earth will feel at home in heaven.

3 posted on 12/30/2003 5:42:15 AM PST by The Mayor (Those who love and serve God on earth will feel at home in heaven.)

What a GREAT message today, I even changed my tagline..
Have a good day I'm running out the door....Thread looks beautiful Billie!

December 30, 2003

What Will We Do In Heaven?

Read: Revelation 22:1-5

His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. —Revelation 22:3-4

Bible In One Year: Revelation 16-18

I'm sometimes asked what we'll do in heaven. Will we sit on clouds and strum celestial harps? Will we flit about on gossamer wings? In his vision, John the apostle saw three future heavenly activities.

The first one is serving (Revelation 22:3). Perhaps we'll explore an unknown corner of the universe, or, as C. S. Lewis suggests, govern a distant star. Whatever that service may entail, there will be no sense of inadequacy, no weakness, no weariness. In heaven we'll have minds and bodies equal to the task to which we're assigned.

The second activity is seeing: We "shall see His face" (v.4). "Now we see in a mirror, dimly" (1 Corinthians 13:12), but in heaven we shall see our Savior face to face, and we "shall be like Him" (1 John 3:2). This is what Revelation 22:4 means when it says, "His name shall be on their foreheads." The name of God represents His perfect character, so to bear His name means to be like Him. In heaven we will never again struggle with sin but will reflect the beauty of His holiness forever.

Finally, there is reigning. We shall serve our King by ruling and reigning with Him "forever and ever" (v.5).

What will we do in heaven? We'll serve God, see our Savior, and reign with Him forever. We'll be busy! —David Roper

In heaven we'll see our Savior
And like Him we will be;
We'll praise Him and we'll serve Him
For all eternity! —Fitzhugh

Those who love and serve God on earth will feel at home in heaven.

4 posted on 12/30/2003 5:45:00 AM PST by The Mayor (Those who love and serve God on earth will feel at home in heaven.)

Good morning, Rus. It's a beautiful thing we've built here; each one who comes back again and again is the glue that holds our little place together.

5 posted on 12/30/2003 5:53:35 AM PST by Billie

Mornin' Billie. (I was cleaning up my bookmarks and came across this

6 posted on 12/30/2003 5:57:48 AM PST by The Raven

LOL! Hi, Raven - I checked it - don't know what happened to the "Spinning" and "Head in Sand" awards! I must have moved them somewhere else. Thanks for the Memories! :)

7 posted on 12/30/2003 6:07:43 AM PST by Billie

Good morning Billie.

8 posted on 12/30/2003 6:11:51 AM PST by Aeronaut (In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')

I was checking out the screen names...most are still here.

9 posted on 12/30/2003 6:17:26 AM PST by The Raven

Morning, Aeronaut. Hope that you are back up to 100%!

10 posted on 12/30/2003 6:17:45 AM PST by Billie

Hope that you are back up to 100%!

Thanks, I can answer that in the affirmative.

11 posted on 12/30/2003 6:28:29 AM PST by Aeronaut (In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')

To: Billie; Mama_Bear; dansangel; dutchess; Aquamarine; SpookBrat; LadyX; Pippin; nicmarlo

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday ! Happy Eve of New Years Eve !

12 posted on 12/30/2003 6:42:32 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)

13 posted on 12/30/2003 7:04:56 AM PST by FreeTheHostages (Jesus Christ: the reason for the season)

My reverend says that words like "serve" -- when you go back to the original language, they are more celebratory, along the lines of "praise" and "worship." He says that we will feel a wonderful joy of knowing the Truth and of praising our Savior, and that it is beyond our knowledge and means to understand the nature of the experience exactly.

14 posted on 12/30/2003 7:08:30 AM PST by FreeTheHostages (Jesus Christ: the reason for the season)

Oh, Billie. It's so nice to have this post everyday to linger through. I come back several times every day to see all the new little funnies/pretties. One day I'll slow down long enough to learn how to do this. I'm still playing catchup from the time I was out for back surgery this year. You all have a very Happy New Year.

15 posted on 12/30/2003 7:08:32 AM PST by Texagirl4W (You should not confuse your career with your life.)

And Happy New Year to you!

16 posted on 12/30/2003 7:27:54 AM PST by FreeTheHostages (Jesus Christ: the reason for the season)

Good Morning, Billie and The Finest!!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.
Thank you for today's thread, Billie Blue!!

17 posted on 12/30/2003 7:29:35 AM PST by JustAmy (Remember our troops in your prayers for the rest of this year and everyday of the New Year!)

My year end statistics here at FR are summarized on the top of the manage profile page. FR tells me: "You've posted a total of 40 threads and 9,651 replies."

So says the Free Republic statistics. Over half of the threads have been Freeper's Finest threads.

A good piece of work. Here's to reply number 9,652. I can stop any time. Really.

18 posted on 12/30/2003 7:30:53 AM PST by FreeTheHostages (Jesus Christ: the reason for the season)

To: Billie; ST.LOUIE1; Aquamarine; dansangel; dutchess; Mama_Bear; FreeTheHostages; .45MAN; Aeronaut

Good morning all of you fine FReepers. Have a wonderful rest of the year and, of course, all of the new one.

19 posted on 12/30/2003 7:31:42 AM PST by Temple Owl

I was checking out the screen names...most are still here.

Shhhhhh, there are those who don't want to hear that. They like to think that FReepers are jumping ship right and left. :)

20 posted on 12/30/2003 7:46:55 AM PST by Billie

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