Heaven, The City Of No Mores
Revelation 21:1-8
After reading the text for this message he prayed for open hearts and minds to understand and believe the promise of Heaven for all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Heaven, The City Of No More SUFFERING
- The Apostle John, "The Revelatory" describes some final scenes of the future of all believers in Jesus Christ. After all the horrible things that God says must happen first have already past. The judgment of all sinners has already been done and their sentences have already started. We find John now describes what he calls "a new heaven and a new earth". He gives details that are amazing and are absolutely true. This new earth will have no seas, which expands the land mass significantly. This allows room for all believers. There will be a river and this river proceeds out of the Throne Room of God. It flows with a different kind of water. This water is the "fountain of the water of life that flows freely" to all who live on this new earth. There'll be NO MORE feuds over water rights that have plagued mankind from nearly the beginning of the Bible. This new earth has a capital city and it's called the holy city, new Jerusalem. John sees this city descending from heaven and hears a great voice out of heaven declaring that this is the "tabernacle of God" that signifies how God will live with the believers forevermore on this new earth! Now John perceives that God will "wipe away all tears from our eyes", NO MORE death, NO MORE sorrow, NO MORE crying, NO MORE pain. Jesus who sits on the throne declares "Behold, I make all things new." He instructs John to document his words because they are "true and faithful". If you're holding your bible, you have this document! Jesus then declares "It is done, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Jesus then speaks to us right now...today: "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." His warning is a clarion call for everyone, everywhere living today to come to him for his wonderful mercy and grace. To reject Jesus, to say: "I don't need him, I'm good the way I am" will condemn you to the lake of fire that Jesus is warning you about today! Don't put off and reject this free gift of eternal life on the new earth in God's new heaven! So you say, "How do I accept his gift?" It's simple, you pray with an honest heart, believing that Jesus Christ is truly the only begotten son of God. He came to the earth, was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life and fulfilled the prophesies of the Old Testament of the Messiah God promised. He proclaimed he was rejected by his own people and was tried by a wicked man-made court and was nailed to the cross of Calvary and died to pay our sin debt! He was raised from the dead after three days and nights and was seen by all the apostles and up to 500 men before ascending to Heaven, giving his believers assignments to preach and teach this wonderful truth. If you pray and admit you're a sinner and need his salvation, he promises to hear and give you this wonderful free gift of eternal life! "True and faithful words" from the creator of all things.
