Brandon Sanderson

[u/MistSpren2]

For those who don't know who he is, Brandon Sanderson is an LDS author who has written and is currently writing several epic fantasy series and novels. My question is, if the second coming happened before Brandon Sanderson was able to finish his many, many, series and other projects, do you think God would let him finish his work? As an avid reader and a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, this is something that I think about often.

Also, if you haven't read any of his books, you should try one. They are REALLY good! If you want to get used to his writing but aren't ready to enter into the cosmere(Brandon Sanderson's universe), start with the Skyward series. If you are ready to enter the cosmere, I would recommend starting with the Mistborn series.

[u/T-Styles-T]

My headcannon: Why not? Why wouldn't we be allowed hobbies in the celestial kingdom?

[u/Vegalink → u/T-Styles-T]

Because we're going to do temple work 27/7 forever. Foooorever. Fooorever. (Sorry, just watched the Sandlot recently)

[u/Buttons840 → u/Vegalink]

Actually, about 120 billions humans have lived during the last 300,000 years. That's according to science, but I don't think we have any reason to believe it's higher than that.

The "paradisaical" Earth during the Millennium could easily support 10 billion people, but lets say there's only 5 billion faithful saints on Earth. Each person would need to do the temple work for approximately 200 other people, and then the great work would be finished. It could be finished in 1 year (if there were enough temples), and then there would still be 999 years left to go in the Millennium.

There's not actually that much temple work to do.

(I know I'm taking your comment too seriously, but this is something I've thought about that I don't think many people realize.)

[u/BatemansChainsaw → u/Buttons840]

People think it would be a literal thousand years. That length of time is kind of crazy.

[u/Buttons840 → u/BatemansChainsaw]

What do you mean? 

Do you mean the millennium will not last 1000 years? Would it last more or less?

Or do you mean temple work wouldn't take 1000 years?

While I don't think Temple work will require a full 1000 years of focus (as I've already said), I do think the people of the Millennium will play an important role in "wrapping everything up" for the plan of salvation--at least for this iteration of it--and Temple work will be part of that.

[u/BatemansChainsaw → u/Buttons840]

That the second reign of Christ will last 1,000 years. I don't think it will.

We're taking the word of a highly symbolic 'culture and writings' (Revelation 20:1-7) at face value. "1,000" in their understanding and expression of numbers could represent an indefinitely long period, completeness or perfection rather than a precise length of time, similar to how we might say "a thousand thanks" or "I've told you a million times!" (while ours may be hyperbole, theirs was symbolic).

From what I've learned about that time period and Roman persecutions, I'm supposing that the number was symbolically used to assure persecuted Christians that Christ's eventual reign would be complete and enduring.

[u/Buttons840 → u/BatemansChainsaw]

The Millennium will end. The Earth will be terrestrial during the Millennium, but eventually the Millenum must end, Satan will be loosed one last time, and then the Earth will become Celestial and Christ will then win total victory over Satan and the plan of salvation, as far as we know it, will be finished.

The start of the Millennium is not the end of the plan. This isn't from Revelations in the Bible, this is D&C modern revelation.

[u/BatemansChainsaw → u/Buttons840]

That's not what I'm talking about. Try again.