In my LiveJournal I was pondering how the newly-deceased, upon ascension to Heaven, would get their burning questions answered. You know, those questions you’ve always wanted to ask The Big Guy about.
I had several replies, and then Manhattan suggested that perhaps there would be a FAQ in Heaven, so that ol’ Yahweh wouldn’t waste time answering the same inquiries over and over. Ask questions without reading the FAQ, and you risk the ire of God. Or his laughter. Imagine the shame of getting laughed out of Heaven, especially if (like me) you got in there by the skin of your teeth to begin with!
So, anyway…what would be on the Heaven FAQ?
I know that somewhere on the list would have to be “Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?”
Wasn’t I really the daughter of royalty, left on the doorstep of my “parents” to protect me from assassins? I can’t really be related to me so-called sibs…
Do we have to wear white robes? [White makes me look dead. Blue is much better with my skin tone.]
Are there try-outs for the angelic choir? [I’m a mezzo, but always get stuck with the sopranos.]
Can I get a full-sized pedal harp instead of one of the little carry-around ones?
For those who believe in reincarnation (I’m sure it alleviates over-crowding), can we choose what to come back as? [I want to be something with good knees that don’t sound like Rice Krispies when I walk. That or a dolphin.]
Actually there won’t be a FAQ in Heaven. Once you’re there you won’t have to ask anything because you will already know all the answers. All things will be revealed to you. And if you do have a question all you have to do is think it, and wha-la! You will have your answer.
thinksnow I think the answers to your three questions will probably be (with a loud thundering and audible voice) No.
First of all, I was about to say the same thing as Mangetout. Now for my burning question:
In semi-modern Egypt and surrounding areas, it is said that when guys go to heaven, they get all these virgins. What happens to the virgins once they are deflowered? And where do they keep getting more from?
Yeah, but did you hear that you can travel anywhere in the universe in the same way? Just imagine the possibilities! Oh and let’s not forget that there will be music with notes the human ear hasn’t been able to hear ever before, colors your eyes could not even imagine the beauty of, AND of course tastes your tongue has never experienced before. Oh and let’s not forget there will be no more sadness, tears, or death. That sounds a lot more fun than anything here on Earth.
Just this week I had a dream that I had died. I found myself in a place I didn’t recognize, with people I couldn’t understand, who were doing things that didn’t make sense. I felt alienated and gradually more and more miserable because I couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Then…I heard music. It was Pete Seeger playing If I Had a Hammer on an acoustic guitar.
Merely hearing something familiar was enough to convince me I was in heaven.*
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Oh sure, all that stuff (although I’d like to see you find chapter and verse for some of what you’ve described there), but does all of that make up for the loss of satisfaction that comes from a good job well done?
God made us curious little monkeys; don’t we get to be curious anymore?
“Why are there so many fetuses and embryos here? There weren’t THAT many abortions, were there?” Answer: Since over 60 percent of all fertilized eggs abort naturally (and the woman usually never even realizes she was pregnant), and such a small minority of the remaining fertilizations end up a heaven-deserving person, the VAST, VAST majority of heaven’s residents are embryos and fetuses.
“OK, why all the children?” Answer: For most of human history, most people didn’t survive childhood. Since they died before the age of accountability, automatic ticket to heaven.
“What exactly IS the age of accountability?” Answer: Varies from state to state.
“How the heck did Jeffery Dahmer and Ted Bundy end up here?” Answer: Deathbed conversions. Didn’t you pay attention in church, or at least read "‘Jack Chick’?
Well of course there’s no scripture on this! (you had to go there though huh? ) There will be rewards for all in Heaven. I’m hoping to have a few crowns to lay at my Lords feet, though that’s an entirely different subject. Whatever you are curious about, you will be able to know. What’s wrong with that? Much better than all the “mysteries” we live with now. I’ll bet even if you wanted to not know something you could, and then study and get that satisfaction you’re talking about. But would you need that satisfaction? I don’t think so.