What Will We Eat in Heaven?
This is the question that I posed to one of the classes I taught at camp this past week. I will give you the short version.
So, do you ever think about what Heaven will be like? Or is it just an escape from Hell? Some people have this image that we will sing forever and ever. Not sure where we got that. I have an idea that it came from the creatures in Heaven that sing of God’s holyness 24/7.
But what will we eat?
I propose that we will eat cafeteria style, no one has to be a waiter in Heaven. I also propose that we will eat (this is the meats):
1. Barbeque
2. Quail
3. Fish
We will eat Barbeque because I think I could eat GOOD Barbeque daily, but mainly because those good jewish folks that were deprived of pork while in this life deserve the chance to enjoy such good food.
Why Quail? Well when the wanderers grew tired of the “what is it” they asked for meat and God sent Quail. So I figure that God must think that Quail is pretty good stuff. He always gives the best you know. And again, I like quail.
Fish. There are a number of interesting stories about Jesus in his resurected state. It seems to me that he somehow looked different. If you read the account at the end of John, they dared not ask him who he was, and he cooks some fish for breakfast. I figure if Jesus choses to cook fish then that would be some GOOD fish. And notice he eats. So, I am assuming if he does, we do.
To the early church this number of fish was significant, it represented all the known nations of the world. It was a reminder or a sign that they were to go into all the nations, all enthnos, all types of people and bring the good news.
We will pick up there next time.
This is pretty interesting. However, after Jesus was resurrected, He came back to the “old” Earth & so to the “old” order of things. I wonder what the “new heaven & new Earth” will be like. I say all this because I DO NOT enjoy eating – I eat because I’ll die if I don’t. Most times it’s a bother, although there are a few foods that I really enjoy. And I hate fish – I don’t think eating fish would be ‘heaven’ to me. Do you think we change our tastes in heaven?
I don’t know, but love the Little Dooey. There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home!
I was kinda hoping for strawberry milkshakes… I don’t really care I just want to hurry and get there! I’m more concerned with what my job will be.
TCS, the recesses of your mind contain such interesting things! Some of it is scary, but mostly interesting!
Wow… I’m the polar opposite of Beaner. Love to eat. I’m really good at it!
Nice pic of Dooey!
Beaner, I am getting to the new and old, so hang on. good thinking though.
Amy, Not that the Wall Street Journal is known source for rating resturants but the Dooey made the top 10 in the Nation.
TL, I said this was the meat, there surely will be milkshakes.
Ang, you think its scary… you should live with it.
and the milkshakes will be chocolate….at least mine and Amy’s will be!
What if my job is making the milkshakes?
I wonder if there will be Blue Bell ice cream in Heaven?
I don’t worry about what I will have to eat in heaven, we may not eat anything that is why I stay caught up on my eating while I am here.
Donna,
I guess you can have a coco bean shake.
Terri, I had you making cookies.
David, You Texas folks sure love the Blue Bell.
Laymond, Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I will have do some reading at your place, and eat up.
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1co 6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for lewdness, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Steve so glad you stopped by and felt the need to proof text a scripture at me. If you read the next post you would see that the food discussion is just to set up the idea of a banquet. If you have a problem with that (us at a banquet in Heaven with a bunch of food and wine that we by your understanding can’t partake of) then take that up with Jesus.
I don’t think there will be any eating in heaven. “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17)”
IF there is food in heaven though there definitely wont be any meats or barbecue’s because that requires killing and there surely won’t be any of that in heaven. Animals were only permitted to be eaten after the Flood.
“Why Quail? Well when the wanderers grew tired of the “what is it” they asked for meat and God sent Quail. So I figure that God must think that Quail is pretty good stuff. He always gives the best you know. And again, I like quail. ”
What kind of bible reading christian are you?
Numbers 11: 31 Now a wind went out from the LORD and drove quail in from the sea. It brought them [c] down all around the camp to about three feet [d] above the ground, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers. [e] Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, [f] because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
A Psalm 105 reading Christian.
32 He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land; 33 he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. 34 He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number; 35 they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil. 36 Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood. 37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. 38 Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. 39 He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. 40 They asked, and he brought them quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
and an Exodus 16 reading Christian.
9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the LORD , for he has heard your grumbling.’ ”
10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
11 The LORD said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’ ”
13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was.
The point of this post and the next one if you read it is not “really” what we will eat….but how bout this… I will agree not to attack your being a vegetarian and you can not attack my bible knowledge or Christianity. Thanks so much for stopping by and playing along…even if the post is almost 3 years old.