“He Will Wipe Away
Every Tear From Their
Eyes”
Then I saw a new heaven and a new
earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea
was not more. And I saw the holy city, the new
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of
God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and
God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death
will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first
things have passed away.”
And the one who was seated on the
throne said, “See, I am making all things news.” Also
he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said
to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To
the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they
will be my children. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the
murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their
place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second
death.”
The thought of a heavenly reunion is
powerful. For everyone who has trusted Jesus Christ for salvation, there is the
hope that we will be reunited forever in a place where God will wash away every
tear, there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. In times of loss and
grief, of tears and sorrow, isn’t it comforting to know that Christ purchased
for us a heavenly home where there will be no more tears!
When God wipes
our tears,
sorrow will give way
to eternal song.
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