"They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and
eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant,
and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect
shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Isaiah 65:21, 22.
We cannot suppose that when the final triumph shall come, and we have the
mansions prepared for us, idleness will be our portion—that we shall rest in a
blissful, do-nothing state.
In the earth made new, the redeemed will engage in the occupations and
pleasures that brought happiness to Adam and Eve in the beginning. The Eden
life will be lived, the life in garden and field. “They shall build houses, and inhabit
them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build,
and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree
are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.”
Isaiah 65:21, 22.
There I saw most glorious houses, that had the appearance of silver, supported
by four pillars set with pearls most glorious to behold. These were to be inhabited
by the saints. In each was a golden shelf. I saw many of the saints go into the
houses, take off their glittering crowns and lay them on the shelf, then go out into
the field by the houses to do something with the earth; not as we have to do with
the earth here; no, no. A glorious light shone all about their heads, and they were
continually shouting and offering praises to God.
Every faculty will be developed, every capacity increased. The acquirement of
knowledge will not weary the mind or exhaust the energies. There the grandest
enterprises may be carried forward, the loftiest aspirations reached, the highest
ambitions realized; and still there will arise new heights to surmount, new wonders
to admire, new truths to comprehend, fresh objects to call forth the powers of mind
and soul and body."
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