looking forward to eternity

The book of Revelation
may have been written by John,
a former disciple...
but is not about him.

For it is rather
the Revelation of Jesus Christ.

After surviving torture,
for preaching the word of God,
John was exiled to the island of Patmos
where God revealed Himself in visions,
asking that John write these things.

This, one such vision...
After these things I looked,
and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number,
of allnations, tribes, peoples,
and tongues, standing before
the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes,
with palm branches in their hands,
and crying out with a loud voice, saying,
“Salvation belongs to our God who
sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

All the angels stood around
the throne nd the elders and
the four living creatures,
all fell on their faces before the throne
and worshiped God, saying:
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor
and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”

Then one of the elders answered,
saying to me,
“Who are these arrayed in white robes,
and where did they come from?”

And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

So he said to me,
“These are the ones who come out of
the great tribulation, and
washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore they are
before the throne of God, and
serve Him day and night in His temple.
And He who sits on the throne
will dwell among them.

They shall neither hunger anymore
nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not
strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb
who is in the midst of the throne
will shepherd them and lead them
to living fountains of waters.
And God will wipe away
​every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:9-17 NKJV

The focus of heavenly citizens
will not be on what they did
to get there, not their works
that caused their robes to become
white and clean, rather...
they are before God with robes washed
by the blood of the Lamb, who is
also the Shepherd who will
lead them to living waters.

Not still and stagnant waters, but
living, refreshing, overflowing waters
which never run dry.

And He will also wipe away
every tear... personally knowing
our pain and the sorrow of the past,
gently brushing each cheek,
looking lovingly into our eyes
to show that He too has experienced
the pain of humanity.

But that pain will be no longer.
For time will come when we can
personally bow before our God
and worship Him...

Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor
and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”

What an amazing day that will be.

Word of God
train me today...
To embrace the wonder of eternity.

To endure the difficult times
with confidence knowing that You
​have perfect peace waiting
for us in eternity.