“Then I saw an angel
coming down from heaven, holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his
hand . And he laid hold of the dragon,
the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand
years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so
that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were
completed.” (Rev. 20:1-3)
Now,
I ask you, does that not kindle the flame that is already burning deep within
your soul? Can you even begin to imagine
what John is writing here? Did you ever
take a few moments to visualize what the New Heaven and New Earth will be like
without Satan and his minions to harass you?
Jesus
said, “There will be no more tears, I
will wipe them all away and there will be no reason for tears in the New
Jerusalem. For there will be no more
death, no more mourning or crying, or pain, the first things have passed away.”
(Rev. 21:4-5).
Is
that not “out of sight? But notice verse 3, “And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the
tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be
His people, and God Himself will be among them”.
John
went on to write, “I saw no temple in
it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has not need of the sun or of
the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is
the Lamb” (Rev. 21:22-23).
Do
you feel a wee bit like David did when he brought the Ark of the Covenant to
Jerusalem? “And David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David
was wearing a linen ephod” (2 Sam. 6:14)
I am not too sure the linen ephod would go over in this macho day and
age, but I sense there is growing desire in the hearts of many to dance before
the Lord.
Soooo
buddies, How about you! Oh, common try, –
it only hurts for a little while and it beats the tar out of yoga.
Blessings,
Gramps
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