What will we eat in Heaven - according to scripture?
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So as I said I would do, I have done some research and I have found that there are way to many scriptures that talk about eating and drinking in Heaven even though scripture does say that we will no longer have hunger or thirst.
Rev 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Rev 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
The word "feed" in Rev 7:17 is speaking of how Christ will feed/nourish us to supply the needs of the soul.
However I must conceed that several times the wedding feast is spoken of where lots of the best food will be available to eat. So I guess we will do some eating even though we will no longer need food to exsist.
Rev 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Rev 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
The word "feed" in Rev 7:17 is speaking of how Christ will feed/nourish us to supply the needs of the soul.
However I must conceed that several times the wedding feast is spoken of where lots of the best food will be available to eat. So I guess we will do some eating even though we will no longer need food to exsist.
Natural first, then spiritual (1 Cor. 15:44-46).
The ways of the world, self-righteousness, are as "dung":
Exo_29:14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
Lev_4:12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
Lev_4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
Lev_8:17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Lev_16:27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
Psa_83:10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
Jer_8:2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Jer_9:22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Zep_1:17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Rev_19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
The ways of the world, self-righteousness, are as "dung":
Php_3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Mango is a stone fruit, and thus of the seed of a fruit bearing tree, and so was likely (after its kind) something that existed in the garden of Eden on earth (Genesis 1:11-12,29), and has come down to us from there with some slight variation, and through Noah's (Genesis 6:21) caring. It should therefore exist in pure form in the 3rd Heaven, and New Heaven and Earth.
He was referencing John 4:
Yet, while speaking of spiritual 'food', Jesus still ate physical food:
Thus the same, even after His resurrection, and ascension.
Joh 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Joh 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Joh 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Yet, while speaking of spiritual 'food', Jesus still ate physical food:
Joh 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Mat_9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Mar_2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Luk_15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Thus the same, even after His resurrection, and ascension.
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Well, the fruit from the tree of life, for one.
"Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
It is also said that we will partake of the wedding feast:
"People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God."
"For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
So, according to those scriptures, we will have the fruit from the tree of life. Though the type of food is not mentioned, we will eat at the wedding feast in the kingdom of God. And we will drink the fruit of the vine with the Lord.
I'm sure that there will be more types of food there that we can even imagine.
"Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
It is also said that we will partake of the wedding feast:
"People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God."
"For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
So, according to those scriptures, we will have the fruit from the tree of life. Though the type of food is not mentioned, we will eat at the wedding feast in the kingdom of God. And we will drink the fruit of the vine with the Lord.
I'm sure that there will be more types of food there that we can even imagine.
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Just to be clear, we are not eating the literal flesh of the Lord nor are we drinking His literal blood. This is evident in that on the night He was betrayed, He took [bread] and broke it and said, "this is My flesh," i.e. this figurately represents My flesh that was broken for you. In the same way He took the cup (fruit of the vine) and said drink it all of you. For this is My blood that is shed for the sins of many.
The majority of believers understand that Jesus was speaking metaphorically about His flesh and blood and hold that the bread and wine are symbolic of the spiritual bond created with Christ through faith.
The majority of believers understand that Jesus was speaking metaphorically about His flesh and blood and hold that the bread and wine are symbolic of the spiritual bond created with Christ through faith.
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