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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

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A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
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"AND SHOWED ME THE GREAT CITY"

This entry was posted on 06-29-2009 and is filed under HEAVEN.

"Then one of the seven angels...came to me...saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.' And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God" (Rev. 21:9, 10 NKJV).

Are you ready for a "sneak peek" of Heaven? Are you excited about this "coming attraction"? John was so bless to be "carried away" to a vantage point where he could behold the great city and give us a detailed description. The first thing we notice about it is that the great city was full of "the glory of God." the Greek word for "glory" is doxa, from which we get "doxology." It means "dignity, honor, praise, worship, glory." In Rev. 15:8 John described worship in heaven. "And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power..." This scene is reminiscent of Isaiah's vision. "I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple...And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke" (Isa. 6:1, 4). The seraphim has been singing, "The whole earth is full of His glory" (v. 3).

Heaven will be filled with the glory of God. Our sufferings here cannot compare with that glory which shall be revealed in us (Rom. 8:18). Glory is not just for God; it is for us as well. When Jesus comes again to take us with Him to Heaven, He is coming "to be glorified in His saints" (2 Thess. 1:10). We shall be like Him and we shall share in His glory - the glory of God which is in Heaven!

Hymn: "We will glorify the King of kings, we will glorify the Lamb; we will glorify the Lord of lords, Who is the great I AM" (Twila Paris).