The Valley of Death’s shadow will be behind us one instant after we die.
And all that lies before us will be Heaven’s splendors.
And Heaven is splendid,
Often, in our fast-paced lives, we have not meditated on all the wonders that God’s Word has revealed to prepare us for this wondrous transition.
May I remind you of them?
We start by turning to Revelation 3:5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Clothed in white and confessed by Christ!
Just think of what a moment that will be!
To be taken by the hand of the Lord Jesus,
To be led up past the marshaled ranks of the angels,
Up along the golden boulevards of glory,
Up past the cherubim and the seraphim,
Up, up to the throne of God Himself and
To hear the Lord Jesus call you by your name and present you in person as His well-beloved!
Then to hear the Father say, “Bring the best robe and put it on him.”
Just think of it, a robe of white, bright as the day, pure as the light! When the Lord Jesus was transfigured on the mount, something happened not only to His countenance but also to His clothes. His raiment became white as the light.
What a reward for faithfulness, to have a robe like that draped around the shoulders and to be invited to walk the shining ways of glory in light-transfigured clothes.
The greatest, richest, and most powerful of history on this planet were not arrayed like one of these. Just think of that!
Last century, the great Bible teacher G. Campbell Morgan also wrote of that moment:
You are to remember with the passion burning within you that you are not the child of today. You are not of the earth, you are more than dust;
you are the child of tomorrow, you are of the eternities, you are the offspring of Deity.
The measurements of your lives cannot be circumscribed by the point where the blue sky kisses green earth.
All the facts of your life cannot be encompassed in the one small sphere upon which you live.
You belong to the infinite.
If you only make your fortune on the earth-poor, sorry, silly soul-you have made a fortune and stored it in a place where you cannot hold it.
Make your fortune, but store it where it will greet you in the dawning of the new morning.
As Christians, we look forward to an even more exciting event that will pale all others. It will happen the second we pass through death’s shadow into heaven’s splendor and see our Lord face-to-face. What will it be like?
Think of- Stepping on shore and finding it in Heaven!
Of taking hold of a hand and finding it God’s hand.
Of breathing new air and finding it celestial air.
Of feeling invigorated and finding immortality.
Of passing from storm to tempest to an unbroken calm.
Of waking up and finding it Home.
What a thrilling moment! Thinking about it can make our hearts beat faster. Perhaps though, it has been a long time since you’ve imagined this glorious future the Lord has prepared for His own.
With these words in mind, listen again with me to Christ’s words in John 14:1-6. We continue our study that JESUS IS ALL I NEED to reach Heaven…
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