Have Christians thought about Heaven and Hell being very crowded?

[Anonymous]

Think of all the people who have died over the centuries. If Christianity is true and they’ve all gone to one place or the other, it must be very crowded there by now. Is there anything in the Bible about heaven getting full?

[Anonymous]

It's big though.

[Anonymous]

Spirits / soups don’t take up a lot of physical space

[Anonymous]

Souls!

[Anonymous]

I don’t think of heaven as a physical place. I think of it as an end to suffering or as an eternal peace. To me, it’s more a soul’s state of being than a location.

[Anonymous]

The way I think of it, why else did God create an entire universe? It's huge out there.

But also Christians don't believe the bodily resurrection has happened yet. When it happens I imagine we'll all spread out on the new earth, whatever that is (parallel universe, actual recreated Earth, earths all throughout our current universe, whatever).

[Anonymous]

I don't think they are literal places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The way I think of it, why else did God create an entire universe? It's huge out there.

But also Christians don't believe the bodily resurrection has happened yet. When it happens I imagine we'll all spread out on the new earth, whatever that is (parallel universe, actual recreated Earth, earths all throughout our current universe, whatever).

Are you suggesting that heaven is throughout the universe, and is not a particular place? The Bible doesn't say anything about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The way I think of it, why else did God create an entire universe? It's huge out there.

But also Christians don't believe the bodily resurrection has happened yet. When it happens I imagine we'll all spread out on the new earth, whatever that is (parallel universe, actual recreated Earth, earths all throughout our current universe, whatever).

Are you suggesting that heaven is throughout the universe, and is not a particular place? The Bible doesn't say anything about that.

It says there will be a new heavens and a new earth. Whose to say exactly what those terms mean; it's not like the Bible was using our modern definitions for every word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have Christians thought-

Let me stop you right there. The answer is no.

eh of course they have. They've thought and made up tons of garbage since early days. Besides the detailed description of hell (and there are levels! And here's what happens in each one!) made up by ... I'm not sure what they were on... good medieval drugs? Creative writing points all around right there.

There's also the made up types of angels and angel names. This cracks me up every time. It's what you'd do with your friends in your clubhouse as a kid, making up "lore" and "canon" for some fantasy world:

1 Chayot Ha Kodesh/Chayot[6] See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10
2 5 2 9 2 Ophanim See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10
3 2 10 1 5 Erelim See Isaiah 33:7
4 6 7 5 7 Hashmallim See Ezekiel 1:4
5 3 1 10 3 Seraphim See Isaiah 6
6 1 8 4 9 Malakhim/Malakim Messengers, angels
7 8 N/A N/A N/A Elohim "Godly beings", Divine beings who were not the Supreme God
8 9 9 3 N/A Bene Elohim "Sons of God"
9 N/A 3 8 4 Cherubim See Hagigah 13b
10 10 6 2 10 Ishim "manlike beings" see Genesis 18:2 Daniel 10:5
N/A 7 N/A N/A 8 Elim 2 Corinthians 13:3
N/A N/A 4 7 N/A Shinanim 3 Enoch
N/A N/A 5 6 6 Tarshishim

Those are just the ones from Judaism. Christiany borrowed from that and other religions and sects too I'm sure. It's silly.

Did you just say Christianity borrowed Judaism? That might be the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard about religion in my life. I’m dying with laughter! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have Christians thought-

Let me stop you right there. The answer is no.

eh of course they have. They've thought and made up tons of garbage since early days. Besides the detailed description of hell (and there are levels! And here's what happens in each one!) made up by ... I'm not sure what they were on... good medieval drugs? Creative writing points all around right there.

There's also the made up types of angels and angel names. This cracks me up every time. It's what you'd do with your friends in your clubhouse as a kid, making up "lore" and "canon" for some fantasy world:

1 Chayot Ha Kodesh/Chayot[6] See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10
2 5 2 9 2 Ophanim See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10
3 2 10 1 5 Erelim See Isaiah 33:7
4 6 7 5 7 Hashmallim See Ezekiel 1:4
5 3 1 10 3 Seraphim See Isaiah 6
6 1 8 4 9 Malakhim/Malakim Messengers, angels
7 8 N/A N/A N/A Elohim "Godly beings", Divine beings who were not the Supreme God
8 9 9 3 N/A Bene Elohim "Sons of God"
9 N/A 3 8 4 Cherubim See Hagigah 13b
10 10 6 2 10 Ishim "manlike beings" see Genesis 18:2 Daniel 10:5
N/A 7 N/A N/A 8 Elim 2 Corinthians 13:3
N/A N/A 4 7 N/A Shinanim 3 Enoch
N/A N/A 5 6 6 Tarshishim

Those are just the ones from Judaism. Christiany borrowed from that and other religions and sects too I'm sure. It's silly.

Did you just say Christianity borrowed Judaism? That might be the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard about religion in my life. I’m dying with laughter! Thanks!

I see you're not a scholar. You may want to lie low a bit on this discussion.

[Anonymous]

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;—Rev. 7:9

Note (to racists) the part of “all kindreds”: every race and color of humans shall be there.

I like to think of heaven as similar to the Tardis in Doctor Who. There will be plenty of room, the more the merrier!

You can be there too:

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.—Mark 16:15

Notice you believe first THEN you are baptized. Being baptized as a baby does not count because a baby cannot confess Jesus and is unable to believe at such a young age.

[Anonymous]

I would think God can make it as big as it needs to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;—Rev. 7:9

Note (to racists) the part of “all kindreds”: every race and color of humans shall be there.

I like to think of heaven as similar to the Tardis in Doctor Who. There will be plenty of room, the more the merrier!

You can be there too:

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.—Mark 16:15

Notice you believe first THEN you are baptized. Being baptized as a baby does not count because a baby cannot confess Jesus and is unable to believe at such a young age.

If you want to get into a debate on believer's baptism v. infant baptism you should start a new thread. If it weren't way more complex than what you just posted there wouldn't be longstanding collegial (and sometimes not so collegial, given the way Anabaptists were persecuted) disagreement in the church.

[Anonymous]

Here’s the one that’s really going to bake your noodle: “Can God make a rock so heavy that he can’t lift it?”