Verse 5: He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"
Wonder, awe, perfection… John witnesses the re-creation of the world, a new heaven and new earth, and a new Jerusalem. The old is gone, the new has come. Let the party begin!
No more tears, no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away (4). I tried to imagine what a life/world like that would be…
No tears, no pain, hmmm… What causes them? Physical hurt, injury, accidents, old age, frail and failing bodies. Emotionally, pain and tears result from broken relationships, unkind actions and words. Every person on the face of this earth has experienced pain and tears… everyone! And in the new world, heaven, there will be none of this!!!
No death or mourning… our bodies break down, accident, injury, age, disabilities…as we age, our bodies change. As decades mount we cannot do what we once did. When we are injured we don’t heal as quickly or as completely. All of this is the strangle hold of death slowly tightening around our lives. There will be none of this in the new earth. And since there is no death or pain, there will be no mourning. No loss of loved ones, no loss of relationships, no loss of this, that or another thing. Heaven is a perfect place. All that
God restores it all… new life, perfect life on the new earth, perfect earth… let the party begin!
Will there be baseball in the new earth? I don’t know, maybe? Will there be skiing, or sailing, or art, or dancing, or strolling, or eating… ? Will there be exploring new places and meeting new people and chatting and relating and…? I don’t know but it seems that if there will be a new earth that the good and fun things of our present world, as imperfect as it is, might be available without all the imperfections. It is possible, anyway.
God wins and the picture of life God paints for those whose names are written in the book of life (27) is magnificent! This is God’s reward for patient endurance… ahhh. It is all good!
Lord, just spending a morning wondering and imagining what life will be like with You in the new heaven and new earth is invigorating. I can feel life filling my tired body. Your gift, your wonderful gift, for those whose names are in the book of life!
O, O Praise Him, O, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!
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