Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm. Revelation 11:19
What did John see when the Temple was opened? Was it a God that was angry? Ready to send people to their doom? No, instead it was the ark of His covenant! Spurgeon writes,
"What did they see when the Temple was opened? When the secret place was laid bare to them, what did they see? That is to be my subject. "There was seen in His Temple the ark of His covenant." If we could look into Heaven at this moment, this is what we would see, "the ark of His covenant." O Sinner, you think that you would see an angry God, but you would see the ark of His covenant! O child of God, perhaps you dream of many things that might distress you in the glory of that sight, but rest content, this would be the main sight that you would see — Jesus, the Incarnate God, the great Covenant Surety! You would see there, where the Godhead shines resplendent, the ark of His covenant!"
You see, God isn't mad at us, but LOVES us! The covenant is there, near to God in Heaven waiting for us! Gode never forgets His promise to us. Join me in reading Revelatio 11 and be encouraged!
