No — heaven will not be crowded, because God's new earth and new universe are vast enough to hold billions of believers with ample room.
Les Feldick acknowledges there will be billions upon billions of people in God's eternal state—especially when infants who die are counted as God's harvest. Yet he insists the new earth will be so huge that Jupiter will look like a playground marble, with no sea to make land unusable. The New Jerusalem alone is a cube 1,500 miles long, wide, and high, which requires a tremendous planet to hold it, so there will be no overcrowding.
Revelation 21:1 — This verse describes the new heaven and new earth where the redeemed will dwell after the old creation has passed away.
Revelation 21:16 — This verse reveals the enormous cube-like dimensions of the New Jerusalem, showing the scale of God's eternal dwelling place.
Scripture shows that the present creation will be replaced by something new. Revelation 21:1 says, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." In Revelation 21:2, John sees "the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." The city's dimensions are then measured: "And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal" (Revelation 21:16). These verses give no population count, but they describe the eternal home as vast, measurable, and newly created by God.
Les Feldick says most people think of Christianity as a rather small number, but he reminds his classes that there are also multitudes of infants who die in infancy—millions in the third world even today, along with aborted little ones—and he regards them as God's harvest. When all these are added together, he concludes there will be billions upon billions of people in God's heaven (Clips 1, 2). Even so, Les says, "don't ever get the idea that it's going to be crowded." The new earth, he teaches, will be so huge that it will make Jupiter look like a playground marble, and because there is no more sea, every bit of it will be habitable (Clip 1). The New Jerusalem will be 1,500 miles long, wide, and high, and it will take a tremendous planet just to hold that city, leaving ample room for everyone (Clip 3). Les also teaches that members of the Body of Christ will rule and reign across the heavens and will have responsibilities throughout God's new creation (Clips 1, 4). Eternity will be a place of intense activity, not boredom—the kingdom economy moves right on into eternity (Clips 5, 7).
Les points out that most people assume Christianity is a small group. But he reminds us of the multitudes of infants who have died—millions in the third world today and countless aborted children—and says these little ones in their age of absolute innocency are God's harvest. When they are added to all believers, he says, there will be billions upon billions of people in God's eternal state. (Clips 1 and 2)
Les tells his class not to think of heaven as crowded. The new earth, he says, will be so huge that Jupiter will look like a playground marble by comparison. With no sea covering the globe, every bit of the new earth will be habitable, giving the billions of residents ample room. The New Jerusalem, a cube 1,500 miles in every direction, will itself require a tremendous planet just to hold it in place. (Clips 1 and 3)
The New Jerusalem described in Revelation 21 has a great wall with 12 gates, 12 foundations bearing the names of the apostles, and dimensions that form a cube (Revelation 21:12, 14, 16; Clip 0). Les does not teach that believers will be confined to that city alone; he says members of the Body of Christ will be heavenly and will rule with Christ across the heavens, with new creation as "garden plots" and responsibilities throughout it (Clip 4).
Les says heaven will be anything but boring. It will be a place of intense activity, because an idle mind is the devil's workshop and God will not have idleness. Whatever a person loved on earth—fishing, hunting, or sports—will be surpassed by something even better. This whole kingdom economy, he says, will move right on into eternity, with ongoing work and activity, not monotonous harp-playing. (Clips 5 and 7)
New Jerusalem's Massive Dimensions
Les reads Revelation 21's description of the New Jerusalem—a walled city with 12 gates, 12 foundations, and cube dimensions—showing the immense scale of God's eternal city.
Billions of People, But No Crowding
Les says billions upon billions will be in God's heaven, including multitudes of infants, but the new earth will be so huge it will make Jupiter look like a playground marble, so it will not be crowded.
Infants as God's Harvest
Les teaches that infants who die in the age of absolute innocency are God's harvest, and he counts these multitudes as part of the billions in eternity.
The 1,500-Mile City Requires a Tremendous Planet
Les points out that the New Jerusalem is a cube 1,500 miles in every direction; a planet large enough to hold such a city ensures believers will never be cramped in glory.
Rule and Reign Across the Heavens
Les teaches that the Body of Christ will be heavenly, with responsibilities throughout God's new creation and the ability to travel without limits of time or space.
Heaven as Intense Activity
Les says heaven will be a place of intense, glorious activity with no idleness, and every earthly pleasure will be exceeded by something better.
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Heaven is going to be a place of intense activity. We're going to be so busy. Now, you know, idle mind is the devil's workshop, so God's not going to have anything to do with idleness. We're going to be busy. We're going to have tremendous activity, and it's going to be glorious beyond our comprehension. Never lose sight of that.
Eternity Is Not Boring
Les recalls his youthful fear that heaven would be boring, but teaches that the kingdom economy moves into eternity as a viable, active, and glorious existence.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
This is the new creation that replaces the old heaven and earth—the eternal home where redeemed people dwell.
Revelation 21:2: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
This verse identifies the New Jerusalem as the holy city coming down from God, the focal point of the new creation.
Revelation 21:12: And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
The city's 12 gates and their connection to the 12 tribes of Israel emphasize its divinely ordered, vast design.
Revelation 21:14: And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The 12 foundations with the apostles' names tie the New Jerusalem to the foundation of the church.
Revelation 21:16: And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
The city's cube-like dimensions (12,000 furlongs per side) emphasize its vast scale and the room it provides.
No. Les Feldick says there will be billions upon billions of people in God's eternal state, but the new earth will be so vast that Jupiter will look like a playground marble. The New Jerusalem alone is 1,500 miles long, wide, and high, and requires a planet large enough to hold it, leaving ample room for everyone.
Les includes all believers plus the multitudes of infants who die in infancy and are "God's harvest." He specifically mentions millions dying as infants in the third world and aborted little ones, saying they add to the billions in God's heaven.
No. Les teaches that eternity will be a place of intense activity, not idleness. People will be busy and active, and whatever they enjoyed on earth will be exceeded by something better. The kingdom economy continues into eternity.
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