We learned in class that in most biblical times, people had this concept of the universe as being 3-story. There was Earth, which was a disk; the heavens, which were a dome above it; and the underworld, where the dead people went. But as time went on, people discovered that this was a bad idea. Now we have the theory of the ever-expanding universe. The question is, where do the dead people go now? There's no under anymore.
My answer, dear friends, is this:
THEY LIVE ON THE OTHER PLANETS.
Not now, maybe. But when the dead are all resurrected. I mean, where are you going to stick all the human beings that have ever lived? You'd certainly have an overcrowded Earth. That's why the universe is ever-expanding. There are more and more people being born everyday. We don't have to worry about being one small speck in the universe--all those other places are our retirement homes!
.... But in all seriousness, I don't know.
I know this was intended to be a silly musing, but it made me think. There something in Revelation (I don't remember exactly where) about the earth being destroyed and re-made after Jesus returns, just like we will receive new and perfect physical bodies. So it can be re-made to fit the needs of the new population. And also it won't need to fit every person that ever lived...but every person that ever accepted Jesus. Which will still be a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteDo you think the Earth will be bigger? :)
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