If John was privy to a vision of this time period in Revelations, as the Witnesses claim. Then perhaps we could have a vision of what the future would be like if the "new system" actually happened. Perhaps it would go something like this ... I set there in a vision of the night and I looked around me and I was in the calm of days, and all was perfect. People were standing around talking, children were playing and smiles were on their faces. I knew from what I had been told that this must be the "new system of things" and the old system had indeed passed away. I walked around and all of the people seemed so happy in their faces, and all just seemed ten times better then I could have ever expected. None of the people seemed to notice me, so I went to a man holding what looked like small clippers working on the lawn. "Excuse me sir, can I ask you a question?" The man paused for a minute and looked up with a huge smile on his face, "sure, why not." Then he set down on the lawn to speak to me. I started out by explaining who I was, "I am here in a vision from Jehovah to see this time period and tell people what it is like, to build their faith in what the word of his organization has promised", the man did not seem phased by this and I figured miracles were probably second nature in this new world. So I continued, "first, how many years has it been since Armageddon?" The man gave it some thought and answered, "I would say about 100,000 or more" while he still kept that big smile on his face. "Really, 100,000 years, that is amazing. I heard of living forever so much, but hearing you say 100,000 years is just the most faith enriching statement I have ever heard." I was filled with joy. I continued in my questioning, making sure to take as much advantage of this moment of vision that I could, "So tell me what has it been like?" The man took a deep breath and spoke again, "Well in the beginning, it was amazing. Seeing all the events happening just like we were warned and all the people dying. I remember being a old man and instantly I started growing younger after the big day. I was in my 20 again when the first resurrections happened and I was so happy seeing my wife coming forth from the grave, and my mother. Of course, my father was never a Witness so he never made it. Then we had the time of cleaning up the mess. I really got sick of all those diapers people left behind from the old system, that they thought would degrade in time. I had dinner with Moses for the first time about 500 years after the "big day" and he was a "hoot" kept making references to splitting the swimming pools water. Then the 1000 year reign came to the end and it was messy. Tons of people wanted the old back and we had to gather them together to be killed. It was a complete slaughter, I have never seen a more gruesome sight." he continued on about a few more details, all the while having that huge smile. I spoke for a minute, "this is amazing, you are speaking about things from the past, that I have only heard about at the Kingdom Hall, as things that would take place in the far off future." He continued to speak, "after all those bad days were behind us, and my wife was dead again for wanting to go with Satan and the demons. We started really focusing on making the world a garden again and living life to the most. I did everything I could do, to experience this "new system of things" life, I climbed every mountain, swam across the seas and even studied every animal and insect first hand. I spent two centuries just counting all the leaves in the Amazon jungle, to see if it could be done." I set stunned at all of this, "this life must be so amazing, and you have done so much. What else have you done?" He still kept that smile, "Well about 95,000 years ago I had done everything. I wanted to read books, but all the "old system" books were destroyed and only the ones available were written by the "princes." They never said anything new though, so soon I just stopped reading. One day I decided I would write something, and perhaps record new stories and adventures to share with other, in hopes that they would do the same with me. Instead, everything I wrote would just edit itself to be in line with Jehovah's thinking, right before my eyes, and nothing would last long enough for others to read or if it did, it made so little sense, no one understood it. One day I woke up about 85,000 years ago and just wanted to die. Something that is not easy to do now! I climbed to the top of a cliff and jumped, but I bounced like a beach ball without a scratch. I found a old Chevy, we used as a planter, and drank some battery accident, but it tasted like lemonade, and I chained my foot to a large rock and jumped into the middle of the Pacific Ocean only to have to wait 125 years for the chains to rust away and have me float to the surface. That was some dark and lonely times, trust me, and lets just say I did not want to take a bath or shower after that for a decade." I stopped him from speaking, "Are you saying you attempted to kill yourself? Why?" The man stood, but still had that smile, "Oh you wouldn't understand, you have not done everything like I have. You know, when I heard about living forever and having all the time in the world. I never thought about something, maybe that is to much time and maybe we might actually want to die." I set there puzzled though, he was still smiling, so I asked, "are you not happy right now though, working on this garden, you look happy?" He laughed, "Do you know what I am doing? I am cutting each blade of grass one at a time to pass the time, I am so bored I spent 50,000 years cutting this grass over and over and over again. Because there is just nothing I haven't done, nothing I have not seen, no conversation I have not covered. We don't even speak to one another anymore, as we all know each others thoughts so well, that we end each others sentences, and even tell each others stories. I sometimes don't know what stories are mine, and what stories are the ones I heard a million times before. It is all just done over and over again, nothing new." "But you are smiling though," I said with a confused tone. He set up again, "Well recently one of the brothers located something we never cleaned up in South America, in which there was a calender that had a time line as to when the sun would burn out and destroy the earth. It was a great day of excitement and news traveled quickly, we all celebrated the news that soon we would get a second chance to die and get out of this promised eternal life of paradise." Then I looked up and the sun was getting really bright, brighter then I could ever imagine. It was huge, and growing and growing. The people were all cheering and yelling "kill me" "kill me" and the man I was speaking to, jumped to his feet screaming with excitement. The sun seemed bigger and bigger and I could feel my skin burning, the wave was nearly upon us and then "Boom" it went back to normal again. The man bent over in pain, landing on the ground and pounding it with his fist, "Damn, Damn, Damn, we are trapped ... it never ends!", and all the people were crying out "no", "no", "I want to die, I want it to end." Men could be seen holding crying woman, and animals are seemed to look a little sad as well. I was so confused, what message was I suppose to take from this. I thought it would be something wonderful and enlightening. Instead I saw people smiling with a hope that they would die and cheering that they were going to be burned up, and then crying when they learned they would still live forever. I am so confused. The man passed me a note, and then walked away, with a look that could only be described as complete emptiness. Suddenly I was back to my own time, and sitting up in my bed. Wow, what a nightmare I thought, and reached for a drink of water. I then laid back down and felt something on my back. I got up and looked and it was a note. I opened it and it was from the man in my vision. I read it out loud ... "You think it sounds so good, at this time in your life, to live forever. You think it sounds like such a reward. Yet think about all that that means, and all that you have done in only the short years you have been alive. This thought of living forever, is not a reward that can be cherished, but a place of torment you could never escape. If we can not get out of this life everything that we need in the 80 or so years we have, then do not think 100,000 years will ever make it any more fulfilling. With a times-table in life, in which you know you only have a few years, you have a reason to prioritize and learn to do what you can. With the ability to live forever, nothing matters anymore. Please do me this last favor and give me a second chance to learn this before it is to late. Find this man in your time, who is me, and go to this address and get him out of the religion. Get him out of this path to torment." I looked at the bottom of the paper for the name and address of the man I saw in this vision of the night, and read it to myself. I dropped the paper and nearly fell off the bed. The name on the paper was me!
A vision from God! What if there is another book of the Bible to be written
by free2beme 9 Replies latest jw friends
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free2beme
Actually I wrote this story years ago and just recently came across it when I was cleaning an old computer out. I changed a few things, as I wanted to round off a couple edges and thought I would post it here. As it did seem fitting. As for the series "Heroes", oh yes, I like that show very much.
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startingover
Great writing! I have had thoughts along those lines myself but you expressed it better than I ever could. Being around JW's quite a bit, I often hear them speak of this fantasy, never bothering to think about the reality of the situation.
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SirNose586
Don't forget that you still have to go to meetings in the new system! And with all the dead people, you have a never-ending assignment of Bible Studies!
Good story.
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free2beme
Twilight Zone and Outer Limits are two of my favorite shows. I had a English teacher in high school who would have us watch TZ all the time. I have a few I like more then others. In any sense, glad you liked the story. Hope people do not mind me sharing these stories I write on here. I know they are often very long, but I enjoy writing.
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Abandoned
Hope people do not mind me sharing these stories I write on here. I know they are often very long, but I enjoy writing.
Not at all. I haven't seen any others by you, but this one was a pleasure to read. First of all it flowed and transitioned well. That is something not everyone is effective at. You had a coherent theme throughout. You guided us gently along the arc of your plot without it feeling forced or unnatural. And besides that you did what I LOVE most of all, you left us with a surprise ending. Great job!
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