Read Revelation 21:9-27.
The Heavenly City is a place of breathtaking beauty. It is a place prepared for the people of God by the Great Carpenter—our eternal dwelling. Our restless souls will finally be at perfect peace—home, at last!
It is a place of love. It is referred to as “the bride, the Lamb’s wife” (v.9). What makes heaven to be heaven is that Jesus will be there. We will be with the Lover of our souls, the One who paid the price to bring us to Himself. We will be with our forever family, loving each other without an ounce of self-centeredness—fully fellowshipping in boundless joy.
It is a place of light. The glory of God shines in brilliance and the gems and gold sparkle and shine as they reflect and refract that Light radiating with glory. “The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.(v.23-24).
It is a place of life. Those who dwell there are “only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life” (v.27). The walls and the gates secure the righteous within, and shut the wicked out. The city is a cosmic cube that is immense—over two million square miles. There is plenty of room for any who will come to Christ. Imagine that city of gold, teeming with life—the redeemed rejoicing in the Risen Lord!
Is your name on that city’s register? Will you be invited in or locked out?
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