Notes of Faith November 4, 2024
The Living Bridge
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
Revelation 21:5
Have you ever seen a living root bridge? Most are found in India, where bridges are formed from the aerial roots of trees. Some trees, like Banyans, send root tendrils down to the ground. When these trees are near rivers or valleys, engineers stretch and root them on the other side. They become ingenious footbridges.
Rev 21:1-5
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."
5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true.
The greatest living bridge of all time, however, is the Millennial reign of Christ, a thousand-year bridge between human history and the eternal state. The Coming Golden Age will not be heaven. It will serve as a bridge to heaven for the redeemed. Sin and death, though rarer, will still occur.
Revelation 20 tells us about the Millennium, which is followed by the Great White Throne Judgment when heaven and earth pass away. When we come to chapters 21 and 22, we are in eternity: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth” (Revelation 21:1). Oh, how much we have for us in the future! How wonderful to be assured of a blessed home forever! Let’s rejoice in that today!
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Fanny Crosby
Believers and followers of Jesus will rule with Jesus during His Millennial reign. We will be in our perfect bodies, without sin, serving Jesus, our King. There will still be those in their mortal bodies, still sinful, living and dying throughout this time period although it will be more wonderful than the life we experienced before our eternal walk with Jesus. There will still be pain, sorrow and suffering that we will see and cause us grief, the greatest of which will be unbelief, a lack of faith, even with Jesus in their presence.
There is coming a day when we will experience life as God originally designed before the entrance of Satan’s deception and sin. What a life that will be! Look forward to the glory of God and living with Him forever!
Pastor Dale