"And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there."
Revelation 21:23-25
More incredible stuff from Revelation. ... I love the sun, but I like the whole idea of not even needing it because God and Christ are there. :) And the whole "there shall be no night there" is almost as huge as there being no sea. :) ... Can you imagine it being light all the time? I'm guessing at that point we'll have overcome the need to sleep, so it won't be annoying. :) But who knows. Maybe the light from God is never annoying anyway, even while you are trying to sleep. :) ... I think that some of this seems so far from reality that it is stunning... but that is good in a way. We really need to connect with God on a personal and understandable level, but we also really need to see that there is so much more there. So much more power, and difference between God and us, and so much more that we think is necessary to our lives that really isn't... I mean, seriously... no ocean, and no need of the sun? That really makes other things that we think we need... cars, money, cell phones, candy bars... really pale. And it highlights the fact that what we REALLY really really *really* need is God. God will be our sun. He means we probably won't miss the ocean. ... Having him there and learning the things that we need to learn will make all of these changes make sense... move from unimaginable to logical and comprehensible. Just like smaller changes we go through every day. Death. Pain. Isolation. So many things. If God can handle the sea and the sun being gone, he can probably handle ANYTHING that we ask him for help with. ... And it does kind of put into perspective when we ask him for help finding the keys, doesn't it? The fact that he helps us find them, when he can control the universe... that's pretty cool. He loves us SO much.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there."
Revelation 21:23-25
More incredible stuff from Revelation. ... I love the sun, but I like the whole idea of not even needing it because God and Christ are there. :) And the whole "there shall be no night there" is almost as huge as there being no sea. :) ... Can you imagine it being light all the time? I'm guessing at that point we'll have overcome the need to sleep, so it won't be annoying. :) But who knows. Maybe the light from God is never annoying anyway, even while you are trying to sleep. :) ... I think that some of this seems so far from reality that it is stunning... but that is good in a way. We really need to connect with God on a personal and understandable level, but we also really need to see that there is so much more there. So much more power, and difference between God and us, and so much more that we think is necessary to our lives that really isn't... I mean, seriously... no ocean, and no need of the sun? That really makes other things that we think we need... cars, money, cell phones, candy bars... really pale. And it highlights the fact that what we REALLY really really *really* need is God. God will be our sun. He means we probably won't miss the ocean. ... Having him there and learning the things that we need to learn will make all of these changes make sense... move from unimaginable to logical and comprehensible. Just like smaller changes we go through every day. Death. Pain. Isolation. So many things. If God can handle the sea and the sun being gone, he can probably handle ANYTHING that we ask him for help with. ... And it does kind of put into perspective when we ask him for help finding the keys, doesn't it? The fact that he helps us find them, when he can control the universe... that's pretty cool. He loves us SO much.
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