Praise! It is What Heaven is All About!

Ezekiel 17; Ezekiel 18; Ezekiel 19; Revelation 7
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Scripture

Revelation 7

9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10 And they were shouting with a mighty shout,

“Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne
and from the Lamb!”

11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. 12 They sang,

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength belong to our God
forever and ever! Amen.”

13 Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, “Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?”

14 And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.”

Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

15 “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.

And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.

16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty;
they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.

17 For the Lamb on the throne
will be their Shepherd.

He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

Observation

This is a glimpse of Heaven! Folks from every nation and tribe and people and language were standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were singing and praising:

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength belong to our God
forever and ever! Amen.”

God is patient and the only reason that He has not already returned is because there are still people groups and tribes that have not had the opportunity to hear the Good News! But one day soon that last people group will have the opportunity to hear and He will return.

Are you ready? Are you living out a life of faith today? Did you get up this morning talking to the Lord? Did you spend time during the night talking to Him? Does He dominate your thought life?

Application

I will praise Him today!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength belong to our God
forever and ever! Amen.”

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