-- Joel Stein, Columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
I appreicate this quote, because I've fantasized for many years about what heaven will be like. I'm of the mind that heaven is different things for different people. Eternal bliss may be we walks on the beach for some, rainy days with a good book for others, or for others still, singing the famed everlasting song.
I've given this a lot of thought, and my heaven looks like this, so far:
1) There is a dress code. White tops and khaki bottoms. Now, you can wear those colors in whatever garment you choose, but the dress code must be adhered to. It just looks sharp. Imagine, new people arriving in heaven every day, how impressed they'll be with how nice everyone looks. For my personal eternal ensemble, I'll be in khaki shorts and a white polo. Breezy, yet classic.
2) There will be an everlasting song, but you don't have to sing if you don't want to. The angel band (or, choir) will be singing forever. If you want to step on the risers and sing for awhile, then by all means do so. If you're not feeling like singing for eternity, don't feel obligated. Me, I'll be rotating in to sing at least once a "day".
3) The glory of the Lord will be revealed during the last couple of minutes of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. It's powerful, exciting, and triumphant. On the day I arrive, I'll be escorted into an auditorium where a symphony is playing. The Lord is the conductor and his back is turned to the audience. When the music climaxes toward the end of the piece (with the entrance of the low brass), He will turn around, arms outstretched, revealing His glory. The moment will be accompanied by pageantry unprecedented. Lights, fireworks, flags, cheers and applause. Afterwards, there will be appetizers, coffee and dessert served in the lobby.
What about you? Have you thought about it? What does your heaven look like?
2 comments:
Now can we mix up the heavenly uniform every now and again? Maybe shorts one day, flowy pants another, and an assortment of T-shirts with different necks (ie. boat, scoop, v, crew).
1) Dress code. I can only imagine that, since heaven is a return to paradise and perfect relationship with each other and with God, we will all be naked and unashamed. Which, when I look in the mirror, is difficult to imagine.
2) I imagine that you will be taught the everlasting song and that God will do the teaching. I imagine His speaking voice being like music, and ours becoming like His. I think the idea of not singing along will seem absurd.
3) I imagine that the glory of the Lord will continue to be revealed and to increase. I imagine that Tchaikovsky (and Mozart and Bach and so on) will weep at how much their creation pales in comparison with their Creator.
I also imagine that there will be colors that we have never seen, tastes we have never experienced, sounds we have never heard, new things to touch and smell and maybe even senses that go beyond the earthly 5.
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