Scripture: Revelation 7 v 9; 14 - 17:
"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude,
which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and
tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white
robes, and palms in their hands; .....And he said to me, These are they which
came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and
serve Him day and night in His temple: and He that sitteth on the throne shall
dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither
shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst
of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of
waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Our God has prepared a place for us where we can dwell
with Him and Jesus forever, where we will want for nothing and never be sad or
have any reason to cry.
We will be clothed in robes of righteousness, sinless
through the blood of Jesus. He was our Passover Lamb; He was even born in the
special place they kept the spotless lambs set apart for Passover. He was the
Lamb who was sacrificed on Passover. The first night of Passover there is a feast.
This was the Last Supper which He shared with His disciples before His betrayal
and arrest.
The second night of Passover is another feast. This is
the day He was sacrificed. God instituted the original Passover to set Israel
free of Egypt through the slaying of every firstborn child or animal not under
protection of the blood of lambs on the doors of their houses. At the same time
the priests were selecting the lamb for the Jew's Passover sacrifice, Jesus was
on trial and declared innocent by Pontius Pilate. At the same moment the
priest's slew their lamb, God's sacrificial Lamb was dying on the Cross.
That was in commemoration of a physical event which
caused Pharoah to command the Jews to depart from Egypt. The Egyptians were so
amazed at God's power that they gave the Jews fabulous wealth of jewels and
goods as they left.
Spiritually we have to depart from Egypt - the world
system. God will bless our obedience and faith by supplying all our needs. The
blood of Jesus gives us life as He took all sin and death for us. If we are
obedient we will grow quickly. If not we will wander in the wilderness of doubt
and despair until we do obey.
The Israelites entered Canaan the land of promise after
crossing the river Jordan. They had been in great tribulation in Egypt and in
the wilderness. This Canaan was the land flowing with milk and honey. The great
tribulation we went through in the Six Days as hostages in Satan's clutches,
which will manifest in the Great Tribulation of the last days, will end with us
making it to Heaven.
Billions of people of all nations, colours, tongues who
have believed in Jesus were seen by John in Heaven. Its the ultimate victory
for God and us. No more suffering, disease, death, sorrow, affliction, hurt,
damage or heartbreak. In Corinthians it says that we cannot begin to imagine the wonders God
has prepared for us in Heaven. We will be surrounded by those we love and long
for who have gone before us.
Please keep in mind that Jesus is the Head and Christians
are His body, which will be caught up to unite with Him in the sky during the
Rapture. This will complete the Bridegroom who will come to rescue Israel His
chosen Bride from the battle of Armageddon. The Marriage Feast will start when
we are joined to Jesus and continue after He has re-united with His long lost
Bride. What a day of rejoicing that will be!
Prayer: Father
God, how we all long for that day when we are finally all united and full of
wonder at the treasures of Heaven. The joy of being part of Jesus and finally
restored to Him is bubbling within us. The ecstasy of reunion with His chosen
beloved Bride and eternity in your presence is beyond our ability to imagine.
However, we are so ready to leave this world behind and discover your Kingdom.
We wait and watch with great anticipation. In Jesus' name. Amen.