May 3, 2019—Revelation 21:4

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
– Revelation 21:4

Thoughts on Today’s Bible Verse:

Each of us longs for a life without tears or sadness. Adam and Eve created by God in the beginning were placed inside the beautiful Garden of Eden. In there, they did not have the pain of birth, death, illness and old age nor did they have anxiety and distress. Moreover, they led a happy life with God. Later, they didn’t listen to God’s words but ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so they began a painful life. But God wants to save mankind. He not only issued the laws and guided the life of mankind, but personally became flesh to do the work of redemption, so man’s sins were forgiven. Even so, they haven’t gotten rid of their corrupt dispositions and still live in the state of sinning during the day and confessing their sin at night. The Bible says, “Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.” From this verse, we can see that God is holy. If we still commit sins, we cannot be praised by God and enter into the Promised Land. Nevertheless, we know that God’s substance is love. Since God saves man, He will save him completely. It is recorded in the Book of Hebrews 9:28, “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and to them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin to salvation.” The Lord Jesus was once offered, and He will appear the second time to deliver us. If we accept His second salvation and are made clean, then we will be worthy of entering into God’s kingdom. At that time, we can enjoy a new life without tears, death, sadness, crying or pain.

A passage in a book occurred to me, “The life in rest is one without war, without filth, without persisting unrighteousness. This is to say that it lacks Satan’s harassment (here ‘Satan’ refers to hostile forces), Satan’s corruption, as well as the invasion of any force opposed to God. Everything follows its own kind and worships the Lord of creation. Heaven and earth are entirely tranquil. This is humanity’s restful life.” “Following the completion of My words, the kingdom is gradually formed on earth and man is gradually returned to normality, and thus there is established on earth the kingdom in My heart. In the kingdom, all the people of God recover the life of normal man. Gone is the frosty winter, replaced by a world of cities of spring, where it is spring all year round. No longer are people faced with the gloomy, miserable world of man, no longer do they endure the cold chill of the world of man. People do not fight with each other, countries do not go to war against each other, no longer is there carnage and the blood that flows from carnage; all lands are filled with happiness, and everywhere teems with warmth between men.” The restful life is beautiful without wars or pains. God will lead the survivors of mankind to live on earth, and people can enjoy a happy life of being with God. Thank God.