Forever

In our world, we are hampered by time deadlines. Time to do this, time to do that. A day is coming when we will not have any time pressures put on us, and that time will be in glory with Jesus. Peter wrote about what happens to the born-again people when it comes to eternity, or forever. 1 Peter 1:²³ For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. ²⁴ As the Scriptures say,“People are like grass;    their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.²⁵     But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.

How is this going to happen? Good question. First of all, God is not limited by time because He IS time. He put all this together: the world, the grace, heaven, and continued paradise. Glory to God in the highest!! All of this we are experiencing, with all of its problems and worries, will one day be gone; a new world will replace it. Jesus let John see it, and here is his description. Revelation 21: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. ² And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. ³ I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. ⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” ⁵ And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” All of this descibed by John is FOREVER!! Now that's what I call a blog that makes a difference. What a description, and it was beyond comprehension.

The prophets who foretold the birth of Jesus, our Savior, also predicted the following as revealed by God to them. Isaiah 65: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. ² And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. ³ I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. ⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

Jesus IS coming. Everybody in the Word of God is talking about it, and it will be sooner than we realize in an instant!!! 1 Thessalonians 4:¹⁵ We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. ¹⁶ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. ¹⁷ Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord FOREVER!!!

The Pilgrimage Continues

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David Warren