Flights of Fancy

I have always wanted to raise my arm, shoot off the ground and soar into outer space like Superman. 

On clear nights it looks like if I reached the first star, I could touch a hundred nearby.  It used to really irate me that I would never be able to physically do that.  Pictures are beautiful but it’s not the same thing as up close and personal.

Then I started studying about the Millennium (1,000 year reign of Jesus on the earth; Rev. 20:6).  We are going to have glorified bodies just like Jesus (1 Cor. 15:25).  He walked through walls (John 20:19).  He also seemed to appear and disappear at will (Luke 24:15, 31).   During the Millennium, we will be with Jesus on earth but God the Father will still be in heaven (Rev. 21:1-3).  Surely we will be traveling back and forth as we carry out our assignments. 

How are we going to travel?  Maybe it will be by spaceship.  Maybe it will be by stargate.  Maybe it will be by a transporter beam.  Maybe we’ll just picture it in our head and be there.  But maybe (my hope) we’ll get to fly like Superman; zoom in and out of the stars, buzz other planets, spend some time on the moon admiring the beauty of the earth below.  Lack of oxygen, extreme cold and massive pressure won’t be a problem.  We won’t have to worry about burning up on re-entry or crash landing. Our new bodies will be able to handle anything.  (All excited just thinking about it.)

Sound fanciful?  You’re talking to the woman who’s also waiting to swim with the sharks, hitch a ride on a whale, wrestle an alligator and lie down with the lions and lambs (Isaiah 11:6, 65:25).  Be able to stand on Mt. Everest without needing extra oxygen, a coat or climbing gear.  Leisurely walk the Marianas Trench.  Ride the Gulf Stream.

Then, there will be the new heaven and earth (Rev. 21:1).  No telling what it will look like or what will be on it (besides New Jerusalem).  I’ll get to start all over again.

Don’t think that will be a problem.