One of, if not my favorite quote from the bible is John 14:26, “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you”. I personally believe we are living in the greatest period of revelation the world has ever seen.
I see Heaven being constantly revealed to us through all of our forms of entertainment and social connection devices/media. Movies, shows, games, social media, smartphones, books, etc. I feel the Holy Spirit has given us a glimpse into what our lives will be like in Heaven. I also feel that we can better imagine Heaven better than ever now. I see movies/shows/books like star trek, lord of the rings, harry potter, gone in 60 seconds, ocean’s 11, etc. as things we will be doing in Heaven. Living out all of our fantasies as many times as we want.
I think smartphones and social media are things we will still use in heaven as well. Still watching tv, going to movies, playing video games, vacations, and everything else. I just really think that the Holy Spirit has provided us the means and the revelations to look into our future lives in heaven a bit. It will be all of these things perfected and in a perfect body and mind. We will also be in a sinless society where we can fully enjoy our lives. Taking these things into consideration, I am sure some people can really help us imagine what Heaven might be like.
I have evolved a bit on my “the zone” thinking. I now wonder if there won’t be two of these “simulated reality” places. I like to think that there would be one simulated reality world set in real time (Metaverse), and another simulated reality that can be done in manipulated time (The Oasis). As I think we will greatly enjoy spending most of our time together, I think we will most often be using Metaverse. Where we will still be able to immerse ourselves into it as much as we want and with as many people as we want. But, it will all be in real time.
The Oasis on the other hand I think will be more used as a planned vacation or something that we will only do every once in a while. This is where time can be manipulated. You could spend 50 years in the Oasis, but only be gone a second/minute in real time. Being able to manipulate time for some of our simulated experiences could have many benefits. Mainly keeping our Heavenly relationships as strong as possible.
An example of something you could do in the metaverse. Start a sports league with friends with whatever customizable options you want. What sizes you are going to be and all that. Perhaps one time you would want to play as a big lineman, another season you may want to play as a smaller running back. But, you could set up a season where you need to work out and build your strength, need to memorize plays, practice, etc. But, you could set a time limit everyday for how much time you can spend in the metaverse doing these things. Say perhaps 3 hours a day. Then you would have to figure out how best to use your time when you go in. Then the season would play out this way in real time. Limiting the hours you would still have plenty of time to spend with family and friends doing whatever else. And also being in real time, the rest of the people in Heaven could watch your league as well if you wanted it open for viewing. That’s just one example anyways, there are near countless others. Could play Everquest and really be in the game if you know what I mean.
That is just a small glimpse into this basic idea though. I think about this stuff all the time. Some of my favorite things to think about. But, I definitely think we are living in the greatest period of revelation that the world has ever seen. If you just kinda step back from the world, look down, and start making some connections you will also start to see all this revelation taking place and what your life may/will be like in Heaven.
I also hope that this great revelation period and movement of the Holy Spirit we have been experiencing is just the beginning. I am hoping it was designed to start bringing everyone to God and that an even greater movement of the Holy Spirit will take place in the future. The ultimate prayer being that it is a sign that the rapture will take place before too long. A man can dream anyways! Certainly, all feels like it is building towards something anyways!