Anonymous jesusfreak_ 15w

Unnerving. Does that mean you’re stripped of your identity completely upon reaching heaven or just that you’re placed into a different body and told to use a different name? Either way that concept kind of freaks me out.

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Anonymous OP 15w

It doesn't mean you'll be given a strangers body or anything like that, it'll be your own just "renewed". Scientifically I believe this to mean a body that is not affected by cellular degeneration and mutation. But obviously I don't know for sure. Additionally, this doesn't change who you are, your soul and personality aren't dependent on your physical body's appearance or legal name so it's illogical to assume you would be "stripped of your identity".

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Anonymous #2 15w

Unless your whole personality is based on your appearance, in which case you may want to see a therapist. 😅

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Anonymous OP 15w

No, you’ll still be you, just existing in a different form. For example, Jacob was renamed to Israel, Saul was renamed to Paul, etc. just something the Lord does.

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Anonymous #3 15w

Refer to my other responses for the answer to your question. The point of heaven is a place without suffering, correct, but it’s also where we’ll be to live with God physically. Because we will be free from mortality and without sin, we’ll actually be able to be in His full glory.

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Anonymous #3 15w

It doesn’t have to make sense. Heaven doesn’t follow worldly views of logic. I also disagree with you on the eternal life thing because I would personally love to live forever. The thought of eternal non-existence terrifies me.

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Anonymous #4 15w

well can you imagine living for billions of years? it is hard for our minds to even comprehend how long that is. living that long with no way out would be torture. if i am somehow satisfied with that then i wouldn’t truly be me anymore.

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Anonymous jesusfreak_ 15w

maybe it’s just a concept that my mind is unable to fully comprehend, but it would help to know what living in his glory would even entail.

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Anonymous #3 15w

I meant to reply to you just now but YikYak is annoying (previous reply is below this). If you think about it logically, it’s like having dopamine/pleasure receptors that don’t adapt and downgrade after a long exposure of pleasurable stimuli.

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Anonymous #3 15w

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Why wouldn’t you want to experience that?

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Anonymous jesusfreak_ 15w

This might be worldly, but I like my name. I don’t want it to change even if a deity tells me to. It’s probably symbolic or something but I dunno. I am who I am, and if I’m destined for heaven then I’ll go there. But I’d like to keep my identity, and my name is part of that.

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Anonymous OP 15w

For sure, I get that. Are you a believer at all?

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Anonymous jesusfreak_ 15w

I tend to label myself as agnostic, so not really. But my concept of the afterlife has been shaped mainly by the Christian one.

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Anonymous OP 15w

Gotcha. I only ask because you say “if I’m destined to go to heaven” but you don’t have to leave it to guesswork, crossing your fingers and hoping. Accepting Christ and living for Him is the guarantee. Not trying to pushy in any way shape or form, just letting you know.

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Anonymous jesusfreak_ 15w

I know. I believe in my own version of an afterlife. I tend to operate under the conviction that human belief means something spiritually, and that it will influence what kind of afterlife we have. But thank you.

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Anonymous OP 15w

Of course. I’m happy to answer any other questions you have. My dms are always open

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