- In a Sci-Fi short story, the title of which escapes me, a team of Earthling space explorers reached a heretofore unknown planet. One of the team was a Catholic Chaplin, and shortly after arrival on the planet, the small team of explores attended mass. And at exactly the moment that the Chaplin consecrated the Host, a flurry of tiny lights swarmed around the Host and stopped.
- Who says no living thing in space won’t recognize a consecrated Host?
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I think it should also be remembered, Christ died on the passover…about the time of the afternoon sacrifice.
That is significant because it reaffirms that the Mosaic sanctuary service was being played out for real in Christs death.
People tend to forget the fact that all of the sacrifices since even that of Cain and Abel pointed to Christs atoning death for the wages of sin.
Salvation doesnt come without atonement.
I still tend to think of the Son as continuing to have a human, but resurrection, body into eternity. He is thus always and forever identified with humanity as well as God. For those who are also given resurrection bodies, they will be able to interact with the Lord in a very real way.
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If one of the main purposes of evolution is the continuation of a species, usually by reproduction, then in the new world that would seem to be defunct for humans, given Jesus’ words. No sex please, we’re British. Or resurrected. However that does not necessarily apply to the rest of the natural world.
So whilst our human bodies may not evolve (they’ll be resurrection bodies which appear to be on a completely different level than now) I suspect our minds will continue to ‘evolve’ as we continue to learn and do new things.
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And so you should.
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I would not say completely, but extra-dimensional? Jesus was visible (or not, at will) and could still eat, for instance.
Scare quotes are appropriate, because I wouldn’t think we evolve in the biological sense, but certainly grow in understanding and expertise. I don’t expect to be bored!
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Is that a riddle?
??? Is what a riddle?
- Question marks help, don’t they?
- As a question, “Something that does not exist cannot continue” becomes “Can something that does not exist continue?”
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According to these verses there will be still be infants being born and young people growing to an old age, unless they die young and are thought to be accursed.
Isaiah 65:17-20
New American Standard Bible
New Heavens and a New Earth
17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.
19 I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
20 No longer will there be in it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old person who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of a hundred,
And the one who does not reach the age of a hundred
Will be thought accursed.
So is this literal, wrong or was it symbolic for something? Or maybe God changed his mind?
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It’s poetic and not necessarily meant to be completely literal?
Do you think when Jesus was talking about the new heaven and earth it was literal or perhaps it was just poetic too? When it mentions no marriage, never dying city floating down and so on?
I also think it was poetic too. To both parts.
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“Just poetic” means parts are metaphor and parts are literal. Take the 23rd Psalm for example.
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But I didn’t ask a question. Rather, I provided an indicative. Therefore, your comments read into what I wrote without asking me what I meant by what does not exists. Consequently, you did not really reply directly to what I wrote.
Let me be a bit more clear for you. I referred to evolution as that which does not exists. It is an atheistic construct imported into theism.
Evolution… that seems a tad specific. Evolution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Don’t you think it would be more worthwhile to discuss what would become of the various laws of physics, chemistry, maths, etc. Will things consist of atoms and electrons and quarks and so on? Will miracles be the order of the day?
There’s nothing to be gained by any discussion about evolution in this context; it produces much heat but no light.
- Color me informed,
- Your objection to evolution’s existence and claim that it is an atheistic construct is an interesting approach to something, but to what doesn’t seem to be stated.
- Are you an atheist or a theist, and if you’re a theist, what kind of theist are you?
How about a music analogy: we’ll be able to “vibrate” with more nodes.
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I’m going to say that miracles won’t be necessary and indeed would be superfluous.
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