Day 363 - New Heaven and Earth, and No more Tears!

Today's Reading: Zech 13-14 and Revelation 21

I love Revelation 21. Here's some of my favorite passages from this chapter...

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." (Rev. 21:1-4)

I especially love the last verse... no more tears or pain. Do you see the personal contact here? It doesn't say, "You won't have any more tears." It says, "God shall wipe away all tears." This is a personal touch. Just as He formed us from the dust and breathed into our body the breath of life... so He will once again reach out and touch us, and wipe away all the tears... Wow... almost makes me choked up just reading this. How beautiful!

In Ministry of Healing, we read the following:

But the day is coming when the battle will have been fought, the victory won. The will of God is to be done on earth as it is done in heaven. The nations of the saved will know no other law than the law of heaven. All will be a happy, united family, clothed with the garments of praise and thanksgiving—the robe of Christ’s righteousness. All nature, in its surpassing loveliness, will offer to God a tribute of praise and adoration. The world will be bathed in the light of heaven. The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold greater than it is now. The years will move on in gladness. Over the scene the morning stars will sing together, the sons of God will shout for joy, while God and Christ will unite in proclaiming, “There shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death.” (MH 504)

How I'm looking forward to that wonderful day!

Tomorrow's Reading: Mal. 1-2 and Ps. 149-150