TOPIC: NO MORE DEATH; NO MORE SORROW!
TEXT: Revelation 21:1-8(NKJV)
21:1. Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.
21:2. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
21:3. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them [and be] their God.
21:4. “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
21:5. Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
21:6. And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning, and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
21:7. “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
21:8. “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
STUDY:
Our passage today speaks of a new heaven and a new earth which the Lord will make, when the old heaven and old earth have passed away. We do not know how the new heaven will look like or where it will be located, but one thing is certain: God and his children-the people whose names are written in the Book of Life-will be together to live there forever. Will you be there with God? The world is full of obstacles, persecutions, famine, epidemics, and hatred. People who resolve to live righteous lives suffer persecution and the pressure to compromise. However, if you persist to the end and eventually unite with the Lord at last, God will wipe away tears from your eyes, and there will be no more death, sorrow, crying or pain. Suffering, hunger, diseases, barrenness, and poverty will be gone forever. If you want to live forever with God, you must rid yourself of all dirt, impurity, and all forms of uncleanness (1John3:2-3). Those who fail to unite with the Lord-the cowards, unbelievers, abominable people, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters and all liars will be thrown into hell fire where they will burn forever. If you have not made peace with the Lord, do it quickly now and escape the wrath of God to come. When you do this, you will have the assurance of uniting with God forever.
PRAYER:
Father, give me the courage to say ‘No’ to sin, and ‘Yes’ to righteousness, Amen!
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