When God Wipes Away Our Tears

Paul said heaven is inexpressible with words.  In addition, he said that those who have been there were legally prevented from repeating their experience. 

2 Corinthians 12  (NKJV)

2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago...such a one was caught up to the third heaven. 

3 And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—

4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 

Moses was told that if a human were to actually see God's face, they'd die...

Exodus 33:20-23  (NKJV)

20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”

21 And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. 

22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.

23 Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.” 

How can a mortal describe heaven?

Paul talked about it again in...

1 Corinthians 2:9-10  (NKJV)

9 But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

  

10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

There is a language of the soul that we can experience, but is inexpressible in a human language.

But this is the message...  God Himself is planning on moving in with us. 

Revelation 21:3  (NKJV)

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.

Cam you imagine it?   How do you describe it?  God in a tent among us. 

In the beginning, God walked with Adam and Eve. 

Abraham was God's friend.

In the Book of Exodus, God traveled with the Hebrews in a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.   

The God dwelt between the two angels on the Ark of the Covenant. 

John 1:14 (NKJV)

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

   

The Son of God and the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, took on human flesh to dwell among us.

  

The Lord tabernacles with believers today by the Holy Spirit who lives in our hearts.

  

How did the Disciple John describe it when God Himself moves in?  

Revelation 21:1  (NKJV)

21 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.

Is John saying that the earth will no longer be covered by the sea characterized by hurricanes and undrinkable salt water?

Or is he saying that the earth will be covered by a calm fresh water global lake?

The sea as we know it with it's hurricanes and destructive waters will be gone.

Revelation 21:4-7 (NKJV)

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.”

As long as we are in this life, there will be tears in our eyes.  We may forget how to laugh, but not to cry.  

We are in a journey in this present time to God's heavenly kingdom if we follow Him. 

Sorrow follows us like a shadow.  How many tear drops drench our pillows?  Only God knows.  Sorrow and crying will be no more. For God will wipe them away. 

5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” 

All the death and destruction will be no more.  

And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

6 And He said to me, “It is done! I (Jesus) 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.

7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

Revelation 3:20  (NKJV)

20 Behold, I (Jesus) stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

W. A. Criswell, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas

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