May 26, 2023
Friday
Eternity's Capital
Revelation 21:22-27
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;”
Travel websites offer lists of the most beautiful cities in the world. You’ll usually find Prague high on the list. Paris, of course, makes the cut, as does Florence, Italy. But even the cities with the greatest sites are filled with filth, crime, heartache, and division. It’s ironic that multitudes of people in the most beautiful cities in the world are lonely and miserable.
Revelation 21 and 22 are travel guides for the city whose builder and maker is God. The Bible describes in literal terms the great city that will be eternity’s capital. It’s a city whose architecture is crafted of jewels, whose streets are paved with gold, whose walls are clear as glass, and whose light is generated by the glorious presence of the Lord Jesus. In the center of the city resides the throne of God and issuing from the throne is a river that irrigates the park containing the tree of life.
If you like to travel, investigate what the Bible says about this city. If you don’t like to travel, think of this city as your heavenly home.
A point to ponder…
To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
Jonathan Edwards
Read the Bible through in a year
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