It's hard to imagine, isn't it, a whole city coming down from the sky? And not only a city, but a glorious shining city, radiating like a beautiful bride coming down the aisle!
John MacArthur describes John's vision like this, "As John watches....an entire city, magnificent in its glory, descends whole from heaven and becomes part of the new earth. Heaven and earth are now one. The heavenly realm has moved its capital city to the new earth."
Amazing!!! Isn't that a vision to behold!? Heaven and earth truly united, becoming our eternal home. Earth will still function. I don't think we think about that a lot. We usually picture eternity in a cloudy existence "up yonder" somewhere. But God shows John that heaven and earth will be brought together...into a new, and absolutely improved, version for our new, and absolutely improved, lives.
Eternity will never be boring. We will be doing things we never imagined with capabilities that we cannot even begin to fathom in our earthly minds and with our present bodily limitations.
In our Women's Bible Study last night we talked about Abraham and his continual pursuit of a deeper and greater relationship with God. Throughout our earthly lives we should make the knowledge of God our ultimate goal. But, in this life, we will always "see through a glass darkly"...we will never be able to completely understand all that God truly is.
But when we see the Holy City, and we begin our eternal lives, the unveiling will begin. We will see the glory of the God we have pursued and every bit of our hunger for Him will be satisfied.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known . 1 Corinthians 13:12
I long to see God face to face. But I will not abandon my quest for more of Him now. The journey doesn't begin in the new Jerusalem, the new heaven and new earth...the journey begins now. When He calls to us to come to Him, to start our lives with Him here, on earth, this old earth. Here is where we make our decision as to what we will hunger after. Here is where God is constantly seeking those whose hearts are turned to Him.
"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His." 2 Chronicles 16:9
Turn your heart to Him now, He will strengthen you in your journey.
And then, one day, we will say, "Amazing!"
John MacArthur describes John's vision like this, "As John watches....an entire city, magnificent in its glory, descends whole from heaven and becomes part of the new earth. Heaven and earth are now one. The heavenly realm has moved its capital city to the new earth."
Amazing!!! Isn't that a vision to behold!? Heaven and earth truly united, becoming our eternal home. Earth will still function. I don't think we think about that a lot. We usually picture eternity in a cloudy existence "up yonder" somewhere. But God shows John that heaven and earth will be brought together...into a new, and absolutely improved, version for our new, and absolutely improved, lives.
Eternity will never be boring. We will be doing things we never imagined with capabilities that we cannot even begin to fathom in our earthly minds and with our present bodily limitations.
In our Women's Bible Study last night we talked about Abraham and his continual pursuit of a deeper and greater relationship with God. Throughout our earthly lives we should make the knowledge of God our ultimate goal. But, in this life, we will always "see through a glass darkly"...we will never be able to completely understand all that God truly is.
But when we see the Holy City, and we begin our eternal lives, the unveiling will begin. We will see the glory of the God we have pursued and every bit of our hunger for Him will be satisfied.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known . 1 Corinthians 13:12
I long to see God face to face. But I will not abandon my quest for more of Him now. The journey doesn't begin in the new Jerusalem, the new heaven and new earth...the journey begins now. When He calls to us to come to Him, to start our lives with Him here, on earth, this old earth. Here is where we make our decision as to what we will hunger after. Here is where God is constantly seeking those whose hearts are turned to Him.
"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His." 2 Chronicles 16:9
Turn your heart to Him now, He will strengthen you in your journey.
And then, one day, we will say, "Amazing!"
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