We explored what it means for us to see God, dwell with Him and worship Him in the coming kingdom of heaven. We discussed how simply seeing God Himself will be the most awe inspiring sight we have ever seen. He is the pinnacle of what exists in all of His realm. Everything else pales in comparison to Him. Yet in God’s word this immortal eternal holy and perfect being calls us to know Him and pursue Him. This is an amazing thing. If a human king or celebrity invited us to come their place and spend time with them and get to know them we would feel immediately honored by such a thing. And indeed everyone would understand the honor you have received. But we are talking here about an invitation which eclipses the honor offered to us by a human. This honor is enormous. But it is not just a vague hope. God intends to dwell with His people on earth. It will be a return to God walking with His people and engaging in relationship with them like He did with Adam and Eve. Those who have come to be children of God will dwell in constant unbroken fellowship with Him. This amazing God will be with us in a tangible way which we will be aware of always. There will be an unbreakable ongoing offering of praise and thanks to God for all the things which He has done and is doing. Our lives will be filled with joy at simply being able to stand in awe and worship of God in everything we do. Eating a berry or fruit from the tree of life will be an act of worship. Drinking water from the river of life or really any river will be an act of worship as we praise God for creating it. Life will not distract from the worship of God in eternity but will magnify it. Today I want to turn our attention to an aspect of eternity which is talked about a lot in scripture but not a lot in our churches. I think one of the reasons it is not discussed is because we have ideas and theories about future things which have either spiritualized some of these things away or have forced them into a specific period or dispensation. We are NOT going to really get into the eschatological implications of our passages this morning. Our intention is to look at scripture and really ask you to see with new eyes what it is saying. I believe we are too quick to spiritualize passages which may have a physical perspective which we find conflicting with our view of future things. Let’s be people who are shaped by the word of God and not people who shape it to fit our view.
