“Come Up Here!”

“After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, ‘Come up here!’ …” (Revelation 4:1). John the Apostle wrote of this encounter. This aging Apostle got a remarkable, angel-guided tour of Heaven that he detailed...

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Made for Eternity

Eternity – it’s what we are made for.  Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us this. Our hearts have something about them that craves mystery and understanding. God did make us to live in time. Actually, this same verse in Ecclesiastes tells that He makes all things beautiful in their time. Our days...

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A New Year’s Pursuit

Thinking in terms of old year/new year? In many ways our lives progress that way. But, what about a new dynamic — time/eternity? Does the eternal dimension make time obsolete? Does God recognize an earthly calendar — valentine’s day, birthdays, father’s day, new years day? I noticed this: When I...

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‘I Am’: The First and the Last

Alpha. Omega. The Beginning. The Ending. The First. The Last. These were words Jesus used to describe Himself. Notice the use of the definite article “the” before some of these words. This article is one of limitation, a narrowing word in its work as a modifier. The placing of “the”...

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The Ferry Boat over the Jordan

Some have written about trains and boats and long journeys; T. DeWitt Talmage illustrates the crossing from earth to heaven too. His tale is called, “The ferry boat over the Jordan.” Talmage’s allegory details it, but I must quote the main points only. He begins: “Every day I find people...

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Prepared to Meet Our God

What will it be like to stand before Jesus? The very thought could terrify us, especially if we are of the understanding that He is who He says He is – the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Judge of the whole earth. One of the first things...

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The Holy City in Our Hearts

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:3) “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words will endure forever” (Matthew 24:35) These are things Jesus told His...

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Home Going – Hope

“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God” (Hebrews 4:14) I’m listening to a song entitled “Almost Home.” Yes, us believers are almost home. However, Jesus is passed into the heavens, already. Oh, our Savior and destiny-carrier is...

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Open Doors and the Revelation

The book of Revelation intrigues us because of what it tells about the future for the earth, this place we call home. The imagery that the Apostle John provides in detail speaks to us about how things are viewed from above. We are given a variety of word pictures that...

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