Can you even imagine what's to come?

Grace and peace to you dear friends,

 Beloved Children, can you even comprehend the glory that is to come, have you ever tried? The Apostle John was commissioned to try and paint us a portrait to give us just a sample of the splendor to come. Today's assignment is to simply imagine yourself in Johns shoes.
You've just been shown some thing gloriously indescribable and then told to describe it in words to your friends. Here is Johns attempt. Enjoy and be encouraged because all of this is yet to come for those of us whose faith and hope are in Christ Jesus, the Alpha and Omega.
 

"Then I saw a new Heaven and a new earth, for the first Heaven and the first earth had disappeared and the sea was no more. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride dressed in beauty for her husband. Then I heard a great voice from the throne crying, “See! The home of God is with men, and he will live among them. They shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death shall be no more, and never again shall there be sorrow or crying or pain. For all those former things are past and gone.” Then he who is seated upon the throne said, “See, I am making all thing new!” And he added, “Write this down for my words are true and to be trusted!” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the thirsty water without price from the fountain of life. The victorious shall inherit these things, and I will be God to him and he will be son to me." Revelation 21:1-7 J.B. Phillips translation

 

 Then about the great city he goes on to say.

"The wall itself was built of translucent stone, while the city was of purest gold, with the brilliance of glass. The foundation stones of the wall of the city were fashioned out of every kind of precious stone. The first foundation-stone was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth cornelian, the seventh goldstone, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth green goldstone, the eleventh zircon, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The street of the city was purest gold gleaming like glass. I could see no Temple in the city, for the Lord, the Almighty God, and the Lamb are themselves its Temple. The city has no need for the light of sun or moon, for the splendour of God fills it with light and its radiance is the Lamb. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. The city’s gates shall stand open day after day—and there will be no night there. Into the city they will bring the splendours and honours of the nations." Revelation 21:18-26 J.B. Phillips Translation

Now put your thinking cap on and see how far you can walk in John's shoes. You may want to get your Bible out and reread the whole of Revelation 21 for yourself again to help you imagine the scene in which John is placed.

My desire for you, is that you be completely over whelmed trying to comprehend the glory that John saw. Know and understand that this is all yet in your future because of the Hope we have in Christ.

 Father God we praise and thank you for allowing us this glimpse into the coming age. Lord fill our hearts with renewed hope and confidence in the sure future that is ours in Christ. May you be blessed forever mighty God. In Jesus name, Amen.

For the Joy of Your Faith and the Hope of Glory,
Teagan