Scripture Reading: Revelation 22:1-15
John ends his glorious book by describing heaven to his readers. Here we have a final description of the population of heaven ... and the pleasure of heaven.
The people who will enjoy the presence of God will be His servants who will reign with Him (Rev 22:3,5). They are the righteous and holy, who have washed their robes (Rev 22:11,14). The people who will not be in heaven are also mentioned in this final passage, one last time. They are the unrighteous and the filthy ... immoral, murderers, idolaters, liars (Rev 22:11,15).
The ultimate pleasure of heaven will be seeing God (Rev 22:4). This will not simply be an experience of sight, but of communion with God (Rev 21:3). To be in God's presence, beholding His face ... will be to encounter omnipotent power, unadulterated goodness, infinite love, staggering uniqueness.
And this ultimate pleasure will not be static and unchanging, but ever-increasing and ever-progressing. Early American pastor and theologian, Jonathan Edwards, said, "After [saints] have had the pleasure of beholding the face of God millions of ages, it will not grow a dull story; the relish of this delight will be as exquisite as ever." How we ought to long, like Moses, to see the glory of God!
