Will we sleep in heaven?

Answer

Sleep is a physical necessity for our earthly bodies. Without sleep, our brains stop functioning correctly, and our bodies refuse to cooperate. The sleep-wake cycle is just one of the many cycles that God has established on Earth—others include the cycle of changing seasons, day and night, and the water cycle. These cycles are integral to life on this planet. However, after death, we will enter a different realm. Upon death, those who are “in Christ” will immediately be with Him «we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. », (2 Corinthians 5:8) but will not yet have their bodies completely restored. We must wait for the resurrection to receive them (1 Corinthians 15:40;2 Corinthians 4:14;John 5:28-29). Most likely, in the interim, after death and before the resurrection, our souls will not require sleep; instead, we will enjoy uninterrupted worship and joy in the presence of the Lord.

“Sleeping” in heaven—the spiritual realm where we await the resurrection—may not even be possible or necessary. Jesus described the temporary resting place for the righteous as being “near Abraham” «and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. », (Luke 16:23). We will have some form of a body, and we will recognize each other (Luke 16:22-24). We might possess some knowledge of earthly affairs (Luke 16:27-28;Revelation 6:9-10)

But we should take careful note of the reactions of human beings who saw God in His glory as Isaiah did (Isaiah 6:1-5), Moses (Exodus 33:20-23), and John: “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17). Living in the manifest presence of the Lord God Almighty will change everything. The things of earth, including sleep, will no longer have the same value to us.

However, God created human beings to inhabit a physical realm. He intends to restore all things as new: “whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began” (Acts 3:21). At the resurrection, our spirits, which have been with Christ, will be reunited with our restored bodies. We will then inhabit the new, completely restored earth with Jesus (Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:1-2). Eternity will be spent living in perfect bodies on a perfect earth with Jesus as our undisputed King. In the eternal state, sleep may again be part of our experience, as could eating and drinking (Luke 14:15; Revelation 19:9). But sleep will not be necessary due to exhaustion or weakness because our bodies will be perfect like Jesus’ body after His resurrection (Luke 24:41-42). The fact is that we don’t know enough from Scripture to state definitively whether or not we will sl.

Deep in heaven, during the millennium, or in the eternal state. That’s one of the many questions we will have answered in heaven. One thing is certain: when we first see Jesus, sleep will be the last thing on our minds.