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Hi Dutchie,

Thanks for reading the posts and for the kind comments! :)

Your questions are all very good ones and raise a number of topics within them.

First off, I believe it would be appropriate for me to address the topic of death as it is taught in the Scriptures. Death is the cessation of all functions of life. After breathing, heartbeat, and brain activity stop, the life-force gradually ceases to function in body cells. Death is merely the opposite of life.

In Genesis chapter 3 verse 19 it says: "In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.""

Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 10 states: "All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in She'ol, the place to which you are going."

Sheol is also translated as "the grave," and "the world of the dead."

In the same book of Ecclesiastes, same chapter, verse 5 it says: "For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten."

Psalms chapter 146 verse 4 states: "His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; In that day his thoughts do perish."

"Thoughts" is also translated as "all his thinking" and also as "plans."

John chapter 11 verses 11 through 14 state: "He said these things, and after this he said to them: "Laz'a-rus our friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there to awaken him from sleep." Therefore the disciples said to him: "Lord, if he has gone to rest, he will get well." Jesus had spoken, however, about his death. But they imagined he was speaking about taking rest in sleep. At that time, therefore, Jesus said to them outspokenly: "Laz'a-rus has died,""

Psalms chapter 13 verse 3 states: "Do look upon me; answer me, O God my God. Do make my eyes shine, that I may not fall asleep in death,"

Ezekiel chapter 18 verse 4 states: "Look! All the souls-----to me they belong. As the soul of the father so likewise the soul of the son---to me they belong. The soul that is sinning-------it itself will die."

The word "soul" is also translated as "life," and as "man," and also as "person."

Isaiah chapter 53 verse 12 states: "For that reason I shall deal him a portion among the many, and it will be with the mighty ones that he will apportion the spoil, due to the fact that he poured out his soul to the very death, and it was with the transgressors that he was counted in; and he himself carried the very sin of many people, and for the transgressors he proceeded to interpose."

Matthew chapter 26 verse 38 states: "Then he said to them: "My soul is deeply grieved, even to death. Stay here and keep on the watch with me.""

As far as what we have experienced in our own lives and all through the history of mankind, all humans die.

However, we are given a promise in Revelation chapter 21 verses 3 and 4: "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: "Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.""

Isaiah chapter 25 verse 8 states: "He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord God will certainly wipe the tears from all faces. And the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for God himself has spoken it."

So the Scriptures teach that there will come a time in the lives of humans when death will be swallowed up, taken away, by God.

In the meantime, when we die, we rest, or sleep, according to the Scriptures.

This brings us to the question of heaven.

Heaven is the dwelling place of God and of the spirit creatures who are faithful to him. Heaven is a realm invisible to human eyes. The word "heavens" is also used in various ways in the Scriptures to mean other things as well. For example, "heavens" can represent God himself, his organization of faithful spirit creatures, a position of divine favor, the physical universe separate from the earth, the expanse surrounding the planet Earth, human governments under the dominion of Satan, and also can represent the righteous new heavenly government in which Jesus Christ with his joint heirs are empowered by God to rule.

Acts chapter 2 verse 34 states: "Actually David did not ascend to the heavens, but he himself says, 'God said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand,""

David was referred to in the Bible as being "a man agreeable to God's heart." Yet, he did not go to heaven.

Matthew chapter 11 verse 11 says: "Truly I say to you people, Among those born of women there has not been raised up a greater than John the Baptist; but a person that is a lesser one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is."

This shows that John the Baptist did not go to heaven when he died. Even the lesser one in the heavens was greater than John the Baptist.

Psalms chapter 37 verse 9 states: "For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in God are the ones that will possess the earth."

verse 11 of the same book and chapter says: "But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace."

and verse 29 of the same states: "The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it."

This shows we are destined to live upon the earth.

John chapter 14 verses 2 and 3 states: "In the house of my Father there are many abodes. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going my way to prepare a place for you. Also, if I go my way and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will receive you home to myself, that where I am you also may be."

Here, Jesus shows that his faithful apostles, whom he was speaking to, would, in time, be in his Father's "house," in heaven, with Jesus. He does not say here, however, how many others would also go to heaven.

John chapter 1 verses 12 and 13 states: "However, as many as did receive him, to them he gave authority to become God's children, because they were exercising faith in his name; and they were born, not from blood or from a fleshly will or from man's will, but from God."

Here the "him" is referring to Jesus. Notice that verse 11 says: "He came to his own home, but his own people did not take him in." Jesus' "own people" were the Jews. Those that received him when he came in the first century became God's children, with heavenly life in view. Notice the verbs in this verse are used in the past tense, therefore, this passage is not referring to all people who have become Christians since Jesus came, just those of his own people who received him at that time.

Romans chapter 8 verse 14 says: "For all who are led by God's spirit, these are God's sons"

verses 16 and 17 of the same book and chapter says: "The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God's children. If, then, we are children, we are also heirs: heirs indeed of God, but joint heirs with Christ, provided we suffer together that we may also be glorified together."

At the time of this writing, all who were led by God's spirit were God's sons whose hope was that they would be glorified with Christ. This, however, had not always been true. Nor would it always be true.

Luke chapter 1 verse 15 says: "for he will be great before God. But he must drink no wine and strong drink at all, and he will be filled with holy spirit right from his mother's womb;"

This shows that John the Baptizer would be filled with holy spirit. However, Matthew chapter 11 verse 11 quoted above, shows that he would not share in the glory of the heavenly Kingdom. There are heirs of the heavenly Kingdom, gathered over time, and there have been, are and will be followers of God and his Son who will not share in the heavenly glory.

Luke chapter 12 verse 32 states: ""Have no fear, little flock, because your Father has approved of giving you the kingdom.""

Revelation chapter 14 verses 1 through 3 says: "And I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. And I heard a loud sound out of heaven as the sound of many waters and as the sound of loud thunder; and the sound that I heard was as of singers who accompany themselves on the harp playing on their harps. And they are singing as if a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth."

"The Lamb" is Jesus Christ.

"Mount Zion" is in heaven.

Hebrews chapter 12 verses 22 through 24 states: "But you have approached a Mount Zion and a city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and myriads of angels, in general assembly, and the congregation of the firstborn who have been enrolled in the heavens, and God the Judge of all, and the spiritual lives of righteous ones who have been made perfect, and Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and the blood of sprinkling, which speaks in a better way than Abel's blood."

After mentioning this definite number of 144,000, Revelation chapter 7 verse 9 says: "After these things I saw, and, look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands."

If this number were not a literal one, it would lack meaning as a contrast to the "great crowd."

Matthew chapter 22 verse 14 states: ""For there are many invited, but few chosen.""

This was Jesus statement regarding the Kingdom of the heavens, which agrees with this number being literal.

Revelation chapter 7 verse 9 is quoted above, verse 10 goes on to say: "And they keep on crying with a loud voice, saying: "Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb.""

Revelation chapter 14 verses 1 through 3 is also quoted above, and we see here that in contrast to the 144,000, the "great crowd" are not "bought from the earth" to be with Christ on heavenly Mount Zion. The "great crowd" are his followers on earth.

It describes the "great crowd" as standing before the throne and the Lamb, which doesn't necessarily indicate a location, but rather an approved condition.

Revelation chapter 6 verse 17 states: "because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"

In Luke chapter 21 verse 36 it says: "Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that are destined to occur, and in standing before the Son of man.""

The expression "before the throne," in Greek is e-no'pi-on tou thro'nou, which means literally "in sight of the throne." This does not require that the "great crowd" be in heaven. Their position is simply "in sight" of God, who tells us that from heaven he beholds the sons of men.

Psalms chapter 11 verse 4 states: "God is in his holy temple. God---in the heavens is his throne. His own eyes behold, his own beaming eyes examine the sons of men."

Matthew chapter 25 verses 31 through 33 states: ""When the Son of man arrives in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit down on his glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will put the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left."

Luke chapter 1 verses 74 and 75 says: "to grant us, after we have been rescued from the hands of enemies, the privelege of fearlessly rendering sacred service to him with loyalty and righteousness before him all our days."

Acts chapter 10 verse 33 says: "Therefore I at once sent to you, and you did well in coming here. And so at this time we are all present before God to hear all the things you have been commanded by God to say.""

As you can see, being before God does not always mean literally being before God.

Revelation chapter 19 verse 1 says: "After these things I heard what was as a loud voice of a great crowd in heaven. They said: "Praise Jah, you people! The salvation and the glory and the power belong to our God,""

verse 6 of the same book and chapter says: "And I heard what was as a voice of a great crowd and as a sound of many waters and as a sound of heavy thunders. They said: "Praise Jah, you people, because God our God, the Almighty, has begun to rule as king.""

Revelation chapter 7 verse 9 is quoted above.

The "great crowd in heaven" is not the same as the "great crowd" in Revelation chapter 7 verse 9.

The "great crowd in heaven" are not described as being "out of all nations" or as ascribing their salvation to the Lamb. The "great crowd in heaven" are angels. This expression "great crowd" is used in a variety of contexts in the Bible.

Mark chapter 5 verse 24 states: "At that he went off with him. And a great crowd was following him and pressing against him."

chapter 6 verse 34 of the same book says: "Well, on getting out, he saw a great crowd, but he was moved with pity for them, because they were as sheep without a shepherd. And he started to teach them many things."

and chapter 12 verse 37 of the same book again says: "David himself calls him 'Lord,' but how does it come that he is his son?" And the great crowd was listening to him with pleasure."

So as the Scriptures teach, only a limited number of humans enter heaven. The earth was made for mankind by God. His purpose was for us to live a life of happiness and joy on a beautiful earth for eternity. His purpose was not thwarted by his evil adversary. He still intends to bring about his purpose, his will, his word.

One common misconception is that of "perfection," and "free will."

Perfect creatures created by God are capable of becoming disobedient. The fact is that God's intelligent creatures are granted free moral agency, the privelege and responsibility of making a personal decision as to the course they will take.

Deuteronomy chapter 30 verses 19 and 20 states: "I do take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you today, that I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the malediction; and you must choose life in order that you may keep alive, you and your offspring, by loving God your God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him; for his is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell upon the ground that God swore to your forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to give to them.""

Joshua chapter 24 verse 15 says: "Now if it is bad in your eyes to serve God, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve, whether the gods that your forefathers who were on the other side of the River served or the gods of the Am'or-ites in whose land you are dwelling. But as for me and my household, we shall serve God.""

It is evident that this was the case with the first pair, so that their devotion to God could be subject to test.

Genesis chapter 2 verses 15 through 17 states: "And God proceeded to take the man and settle him in the garden of E'den to cultivate it and to take care of it. And God also laid this command upon the man: "From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die."

Chapter 3 verses 2 and 3 of the same book says: "At this the woman said to the serpent: "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat. But as for eating of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat from it, no, you must not touch it that you do not die.'""

God made the first human pair, knowing what he wanted of them. The Scriptures make it clear that he wanted, not an automatic, virtually mechanical obedience, but worship and service that sprang from hearts and minds motivated by genuine love.

Deuteronomy chapter 30 verses 15 and 16 says: ""See, I do put before you today life and good, and death and bad. If you will listen to the commandments of God your God, to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judicial decisions, then you will be bound to keep alive and to multiply, and God your God must bless you in the land to which you are going to take possession of it."

1 Chronicles chapter 28 verse 9 says: ""And you, Sol'o-mon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a delightful soul; for all hearts God is searching, and every inclination of the thoughts he is discerning. If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you leave him, he will cast you off forever."

chapter 29 verse 17 of the same book states: "And I well know, O my God, that you are an examiner of the heart, and that it is in rectitude that you take pleasure. I, for my part, in the uprightness of my heart have voluntarily offered all these things, and now your people who are on hand here I have enjoyed seeing make offerings voluntarily to you."

John chapter 4 verses 23 and 24 says: "Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him. God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.""

If Adam and Eve had lacked the ability to choose in this matter, they would not have met God's requirements; they wouldn't have been complete, perfect, according to his standards.

Perfection as it relates to humans is a relative perfection, limited to the human sphere. Though created perfect, Adam could not go beyond the limits assigned him by his Creator; he could not eat dirt, gravel, or wood without suffering ill effects. If he tried to breathe water instead of air, he would drown. Similarly, if he allowed his mind and heart to feed on wrong thoughts, this would lead to entertaining wrong desires and finally bring on sin and death.

James chapter 1 verses 14 and 15 state: "But each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death."

Genesis chapter 1 verse 29 says: "And God went on to say: "Here I have given to you all vegetation bearing seed which is on the surface of the whole earth and every tree on which there is the fruit of a tree bearing seed. To you let it serve as food."

Matthew chapter 4 verse 4 states: "But in reply he said: "It is written, 'Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through God's mouth.'""

It is evident that as creatures created by God, our individual will and choice are determining factors. If we were to insist that a perfect man could not take a wrong course where a moral issue was involved, should we not also logically argue that an imperfect creature could not take a right course where such moral issue were involved? Yet some imperfect creatures do take a right course on moral issues involving obedience to God, even choosing to suffer persecution rather than change from such a course. At the same time, others deliberately engage in doing what they know is wrong. So, not all wrong actions can be excused by human imperfection. The individual's will and choice are determining factors. Human perfection alone would not guarantee right action by Adam, but, rather, the exercise of his own free will and choice as motivated by love for his God and for what was right.

Proverbs chapter 4 verse 23 says: "More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life."

Many pray the words of Matthew chapter 6 verse 10: "Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth."

This shows that this planet is to experience the full force and effect of the execution of God's purposes. This wicked system is under the control of Satan, and will be destroyed. All faults and defects will be removed from survivors who continue obediently to demonstrate faith, so that what remains meets God's standards of excellence, completeness, and soundness. This will include perfection of earthly conditions and of human creatures.

Revelation chapter 5 verses 9 and 10 says: "And they sing a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.""

Revelation chapter 14 verse 1 is quoted above, referring to those bought from the earth to rule as kings over the earth in heaven with Christ. This is the 144,000 bought from the earth.

If you read over Leviticus chapters 13 through 15 you will see that the priests had the duty to represent persons before God, under the Law covenant, and were also charged with guarding the physical health of the nation, officiated in cleansing those who were defiled, and judging when healing had taken place in cases of leprosy. Even more, the priesthood was responsible to aid in the mental and spiritual uplifting and health of the people.

Deuteronomy chapter 17 verses 8 through 13 says: "In case a matter for judicial decision should be too extraordinary for you, one in which blood has been shed, in which a legal claim has been raised, or a violent deed has been committed, matters of dispute, inside your gates, you must also rise and go up to the place that God your God will choose, and you must go to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who will be acting in those days, and you must make inquiry, and they must hand down to you from that place which God will choose; and you must be careful to do according to all that they instruct you. In accordance with the law that they will point out to you, and according to the judicial decision that they will say to you, you should do. You must not turn aside from the word that they will hand down to you, to the right or to the left. And the man who will behave with presumptuousness in not listening to the priest who is standing to minister there to God you God or to the judge, that man must die; and you must clear out what is bad from Israel. And all the people will hear and become afraid, and they will not act presumptuously anymore."

Malachi chapter 2 verse 7 says: "For the lips of a priest are the ones that should keep knowledge, and the law is what people should seek from his mouth; for he is the messenger of God of armies."

Hebrews chapter 10 verse 1 states: "For since the Law has a shadow of the good things to come, but not the very substance of the things, men can never with the same sacrifices from year to year which they offer continually make those who approach perfect."

The Law contained "a shadow of the good things to come," so also the heavenly priesthood under Jesus Christ during his thousand year reign will perform similar work.

Revelation chapter 20 verses 4 through 6 say: "And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had worshipped neither the wild beast nor its image and who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand. and they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years."

Revelation chapter 21 verses 1 and 2 says: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea is no more. I saw also the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."

Verses 3 and 4 are quoted above.

Verse 5 of the same chapter and books says: "And the One seated on the throne said: "Look! I am making all things new." Also, he says: "Write, because these words are faithful and true.""

This shows that once mankind is redeemed he will experience the removal of tears, mourning, outcry, pain and death. It is a guarantee of the prophetic picture of Revelation. Adam brought sin, then suffering and death into the human race.

Romans chapter 5 verse 12 says: "That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned------"

Tears, mourning, outcry, pain and death are the former things to be taken away. Sin brings death. Death is the last enemy of Christ's Kingdom.

Romans chapter 6 verse 23 says: "For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord."

1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 25 and 26 says: "For he must rule as king until God has put all enemies under his feet. As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing."

And verse 56 of the same chapter and book states: "The sting producing death is sin, but the power for sin is the Law."

Obedient mankind will return to the perfect state originally enjoyed by man at the beginning of the human history in Eden. Humans will be able to enjoy not only perfection as to faith and love but perfection as to sinlessness. They will measure up fully and faultlessly to God's righteous standards for humans.

Revelation chapter 21 verses 1 through 5 is a prophecy which relates to the Thousand Year Reign of Christ. The "New Jerusalem" "coming down out of heaven" is linked with the removal of mankind's afflictions. This "New Jerusalem" is Christ's "bride" or glorified congregation. It is to be composed of the royal priesthood of Christ's Millennial Rule.

Revelation chapter 21 verses 9 and 10 states: "And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were full of the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me and said: "Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." So he carried me away in the power of the spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and he showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God"

Ephesians chapter 5 verses 25 through 32 states: "Husbands, continue loving your wives, just as the Christ also loved the congregation and delivered up himself for it, cleansing it with the bath of water by means of the word, that he might present the congregation to himself in its splendor, not having a spot or a wrinkle or any of such things, but that it should be holy and without blemish. In this way husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself, for no man ever hated his own flesh; but he feeds and cherishes it, as the Christ also does the congregation, because we are members of his body. "For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and he will stick to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This sacred secret is great. Now I am speaking with respect to Christ and the congregation."

1 Peter chapter 2 verse 9 says: "But you are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, that you should declare abroad the excellencies" of the one that called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

Revelation chapter 20 verses 4 through 6 is quoted above.

Mankind's perfection will be relative, limited to the human sphere. Those who gain it will enjoy earthly life to the fullest degree possible.

Psalms chapter 16 verse 11 states: "You will cause me to know the path of life. Rejoicing to satisfaction is with your face; There is pleasantness at your right hand forever."

Revelation chapter 21 verse 3 is quoted above.

Psalms chapter 15 verses 1 through 3 states: "O God, who will be a guest in your tent? Who will reside in your holy mountain? He who is walking faultlessly and practicing righteousness And speaking the truth in his heart. He has not slandered with his tongue. To his companion he has done nothing bad, And no reproach has he taken up against his intimate acquaintance."

chapter 27 verses 4 and 5 of the same book says: "One thing I have asked from God--- It is what I shall look for, That I may dwell in the house of God all the days of my life, To behold the pleasantness of God And to look upon his temple. For he will hide me in his covert in the day of calamity; He will conceal me in the secret place of his tent; High on a rock he will put me."

chapter 61 verse 4 of the same book again, says: "I will be a guest in your tent for times indefinite; I will take refuge in the concealment of your wings."

Isaiah chapter 66 verse 23 states: ""And it will certainly occur that from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath all flesh will come in to bow down before me," God has said.

Perfection will not mean an end to variety. Many assume that it will. The animal kingdom, a product of God's 'perfect activity,' contains enormous variety.

Genesis chapter 1 verses 20 through 24 says: "And God went on to say: "Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens." And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. And God got to see that it was good. With that God blessed them, saying: "Be fruitful and become many and fill the waters in the sea basins, and let the flying creatures become many in the earth." And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fifth day. And God went on to say: "Let the earth put forth living souls according to their kinds, domestic animal and moving animal and wild beast of the earth according to its kind." And it came to be so."

Deuteronomy chapter 32 verse 4 says: "The Rock, perfect is his activity, For all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; Righteous and upright is he."

Perfection of the planet Earth is not incompatible with variety, change, or contrast either. There is the simple, and the complex, the plain and the fancy, the sour and sweet, the rough and smooth, meadows, woods, mountains and valleys. The stimulating freshness of spring, early warmth of summer, azure blue skies, lovely autumn colors, and the pure beaty of freshly fallen snow are all included in the variety of perfection.

Genesis chapter 8 verse 22 says: "For all the days the earth continues, seed sowing and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, will never cease."

As perfect humans we will not be stereotypes of identical personality, talents and abilities. This is not the meaning of perfection.

At least, this is what is taught in the Scriptures.

I hope I have provide better answers for you than "it is the mystery of God."

Peace,

Paul