There is time in heaven. In Revelation 6:9-11, we find people who have been martyred for their faith. They asked how long until their deaths are avenged. They were told to wait a little longer. So they are aware of the passage of time, must have patience, and still must wait some more.
Revelation 8:1 tells us, “there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” Again, people in heaven were aware of the time.
Revelation 11:18 tells about the twenty-four elders in heaven saying that the “time” of the dead, that they should be judged, is coming. In heaven, people acknowledge that there is an order of expected events to occur, and that each event will take time to transpire.
Elsewhere in Revelation there was silence in heaven for about an hour. Consciousness of the passage of time is present in heaven.
Don’t forget that when Christ returns to Earth, the saints will return with him. God will dwell with his people on Earth (Revelation 21:3). The heavenly Jerusalem will come to Earth (Revelation 21:1-2). God will transform the Earth and we will live on it.
There is nothing wrong with time on Earth now, and there will be nothing wrong with using time to schedule things in the new Earth, either.
What Do You Think?
a. Some people have theorized that since heaven is for ever, there must not be any sense of time there. The Bible has flatly shown us that the inhabitants of heaven experience the passage of time. Do you have any other ideas of the Bible that are based on theories that were not first checked against the Bible? How can you find out?
