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Why do we plan to take Earth's baggage to Heaven?
When these frequently uttered words are spoken in deep reverence for God and his creation, they are beautiful--but when spoken casually in reference to issues such as: "why did Grandma have to be so mean to Grandpa", do we really want to go to Heaven and hear about Grandpa's mistakes when he was a young man?
What does the Bible really say about the subject of "knowing all about it" when we cross over to the other side? Does it suggest we'll revisit the Earthly existence and re-examine every event from the vantage point of our Heavenly home? Please let me know if you find such a suggestion, I cannot.
Is it possible to just peacefully rest in the assurance that, sooner or later, all we need to know will be revealed to us? Is it possible to dump the baggage NOW and think of the after-life as a natural progression in which issues have been resolved before our arrival and our arrival is a time to move forward into this new sphere instead of striving to revisit the past?
I've done a lot of searching, within many disciplines, on this subject and have only found one commentator whose words put me at peace:
"And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing." John 16:23
When is "that day"? When the Ascended Lord makes you one with the Father. In that day you will be one with the Father as Jesus is, and "in that day," Jesus says, "ye shall ask Me nothing." Until the resurrection life of Jesus is manifested in you, you want to ask this and that; then after a while you find all questions gone, you do not seem to have any left to ask. --Oswald Chambers
Jane Mullikin
"Later on, we'll know all about it."
"We'll learn all about it when we get to Heaven."
"Later on, we'll understand why."
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