Thursday, February 4, 2010
Revelation 21:22-27
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. (ESV)
by Emily Graffius
What a beautiful picture of heaven, of what is to come for those who believe. There is no need to shut the gates because there is no night. There is no need to fear sin because sin will not be allowed through the gates. What a perfect place where we can have direct communion with the Lord. May these glimpses into what is to come, keep us hopeful and fervent in our walk with Lord. And may it spur us to want everyone we know to have their names written in the Lambs book of life.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

