Will I Be Able To Play Games In Heaven?
Answer: Heaven will be more exciting than you could possibly imagine. Will that mean playing lots of games?
Probably not-you can get bored with games, and life in heaven will never be boring.
You will never get tired of what you’re doing there. The Bible says that you will always be happy in heaven.
If you think games are fun, you should see what’s coming next-it will be much better than playing games all the time.
It’s OK if you don’t understand this. Trying to understand life in heaven is like trying to understand how fun an amusement park will be before you get there.
How can you really know what to expect? You can’t. All you can do is hear the descriptions (“It’s great! It’s wonderful! You can ride on the SuperCollosalMachine!”).
Until you go, you won’t really be able to get excited about it. But once you’re there, wow!
Key verse: We can see and understand only a little about God now. It is like we were looking at his reflection in a poor mirror.
Someday we are going to see him face to face. Now all that I know is hazy and blurred. But then I will see everything clearly. (1 Corinthians 13:12)
Related verses: 1 Corinthians 13:11-12; Revelation 4:8-11; 7:15-17:22:3
Related questions: Will there be lots and lots of toys in heaven? Will I still get to drive a car when I’m in heaven, or can you take a bus somewhere?
Note to parents: The tadpole analogy (see the next question) is useful for questions about boredom in heaven.
In Heaven, We Dont Just Sing And Worship All Day, Do We?
Answer: In heaven, we will be happy all the time. Heaven will be a place made just for us.
We read in the Bible about angels singing and praising God day and night, and we can’t imagine doing that all the time.
But remember that they are singing because they are glad. They aren’t bored, tired, or old.
They are expressing happiness and joy. God is the happiest person in the universe, and living in heaven means being there with him doing the same thing.
Life with God is happy, joyful, and cool.
Imagine that you’re a tadpole. All your life you’ve lived only in the water.
You know that someday you’ll become a frog and you’ll get to live on land.
But until you become a frog, you will have no idea what life on land is like.
And if anyone tries to explain it to you, it won’t sound very appealing because there’s no water and you can’t swim.
That’s the way it is with heaven. Until we get to heaven, it will be hard for us to understand what’s so great about it.
But once we’re there, we’ll be perfect and we’ll have new bodies, and that will make all the difference.
Key verse: Now I can sing glad praises to the Lord. I can sing instead of lying in silence in the grave. (Psalm 30:12)
Related verses: Psalm 61:8; 89:1; Isaiah 35:10; 51:11; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 13:12; Revelation 4:8-11; 7:15-17
Related questions: Won’t heaven be boring? Will I be bored in heaven?
Note to parents: Children can understand singing for joy by thinking of songs they sing when they’re happy or celebrating.
What they feel when singing those songs is like what they will feel in heaven-only better!
What Will I Do Up There With No Friends?
Answer: If your friends believe in Jesus, they will be in heaven with you, and you will have a great time together.
Jesus is preparing a place for us; he won’t keep us apart from each other. And we’ll make new friends in heaven, too.
If you aren’t sure whether your friends will go to heaven, tell them about Jesus.
If they put their faith in Christ, too, you will all be there together.
You don’t have to worry-heaven won’t be boring. Remember, God created butterflies, sunsets, electrical storms, mountains, the Grand Canyon, and all of nature.
He will give us so much fun, beauty, and joy in heaven that we can hardly imagine it now.
Key verses: There are many homes in my Father’s house. I am going to prepare a place for you.
I will come again and take you to me. Then you will be with me where I am about to go. (John 14:2-3)
Related verses: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
Related questions: Who can I play with when I die? Will I be able to play with my friends up in heaven?
Will I remember my family and friends in heaven? Will there be any stuffed animals?
Is there going to be any paint in God’s world? What happens when we go to heaven?