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Our sense organs 45 Our sense organs 45
The general chemical sense: In addition to smell and taste, we also have a third chemical sense: the general chemical sense. The receptors involved are free nerve endings located in the mucous membranes of the eyes, mouth, throat, and nose. They react to irritants as well as to the same chemicals which give rise to odours and tastes, if these are present in relatively high concentrations. We can experience a burning sensation (e. g. in the eyes when peeling onions, in the mouth and throat when eating something “hot and spicy”), or a stinging (in the nose when cutting an onion). We are not really aware of it being an independent sense in its own right, but its purpose is to protect us from dangerous substances. There are several responses which lessen the irritation, like the secretion of tears, mucus, or saliva, or simply closing our eyes. Flavours mentioned in the Bible: According to Job 12:11 our sense organs have a proving or testing function: “Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?” The goodness of God can be observed by our senses, as written in Psalm 34:8: “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” In 1 Peter 2:2-3 we read that recently redeemed persons need spiritual milk to grow in faith, “so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” In parables Jesus always described the essence of heaven in terms of a great festival or banquet. He mentions a wedding feast: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son” (Matt 22:2), and: “A certain man (meaning God) was preparing a great banquet (the festival of heaven) and invited many guests” (Luke 14:16). Some of the invited guests made excuses with serious consequences. They missed entry into heaven: “I tell you, not one of those men who were invited, will get a taste of my banquet” (Luke 14:24). The joys of heaven are described in terms of taste. In Luke 12:37 Jesus asserts that He Him- Muscles of the tongue 36 External acoustic meatus Styloid process Styloglossus muscle Hyoglossus muscle Hyoid bone Genioglossus muscle Lower jaw (mandible) Tongue Incisor tooth Palatoglossus muscle
self will serve believers as his guests in heaven: “He will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table, and will come and wait on them.” In the Bible tasting is often employed as a metaphor for both intense enjoyment and suffering. He who lives a life dedicated to God, tastes His goodness (Ps 34:9, 1 Peter 2:3), and we read in Hebrews 6:4-5 of those “who have tasted the heavenly gift ... who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God, and the powers of the coming age.” Since the essence of eternity is described in verbs dealing with our sense organs, we might also put it like this: Eternity is a place of everlasting observation through our senses. Quote: French proverb: “When you put a tasty morsel in your mouth, you send a message of joy to your heart.” Jesus “suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone” (Hebr 2:9). This means much more than bodily death. By his death He paid the wages of sin (Rom 6:23), He suffered in our place the judgement that would have come upon us if we had no Saviour. His assertion is valid for everybody who believes in Him, namely: “I tell you the truth, if a man keeps my word, he will never see death” (John 8:51, or “taste death” as written in verse 52). Section of a taste papilla (papilla vallata). An enlarged section appears alongside. Section of a single taste bud. Columnar cells Moat Taste papilla Taste bud Hair-like structures (microvilli) protrude into the moat. Epithelium of the tongue Sensory taste cells Structural cell Nerve fibres Salivary glands 37
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self will serve believers as his guests in heaven: “He<br />
will dress himself to serve, will have them recline<br />
at the table, and will come and wait on them.”<br />
In the Bible tasting is often employed as a<br />
metaphor for both intense enjoyment and suffering.<br />
He who lives a life dedicated to God, tastes<br />
His goodness (Ps 34:9, 1 Peter 2:3), and we read<br />
in Hebrews 6:4-5 of those “who have tasted the<br />
heavenly gift ... who have tasted the goodness<br />
of the Word of God, and the powers of the coming<br />
age.”<br />
Since the essence of eternity is described in verbs<br />
dealing with our <strong>sense</strong> <strong>organs</strong>, we might also put<br />
it like this: Eternity is a place of everlasting<br />
observation through our <strong>sense</strong>s.<br />
Quote:<br />
French proverb: “When you put a tasty morsel in<br />
your mouth, you send a message of joy to your<br />
heart.”<br />
Jesus “suffered death, so that by the grace<br />
of God he might taste death for everyone”<br />
(Hebr 2:9). This means much more than bodily<br />
death. By his death He paid the wages of sin<br />
(Rom 6:23), He suffered in our place the judgement<br />
that would have come upon us if we had<br />
no Saviour. His assertion is valid for everybody<br />
who believes in Him, namely: “I tell you the<br />
truth, if a man keeps my word, he will never<br />
see death” (John 8:51, or “taste death” as written<br />
in verse 52).<br />
Section of a taste papilla<br />
(papilla vallata). An enlarged section appears alongside.<br />
Section of a single taste bud.<br />
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Columnar cells<br />
Moat<br />
Taste papilla<br />
Taste bud<br />
Hair-like structures (microvilli)<br />
protrude into the moat.<br />
Epithelium of the tongue<br />
Sensory taste cells<br />
Structural cell<br />
Nerve fibres<br />
Salivary glands<br />
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