God reveals to John a beautiful vision not of the church
but of the church
.
Through toil and tribulation and tumult of her war
she waits the consummation of
forevermore
till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest,
and the great Church victorious shall be the Church at
.
-The Church’s One Foundation, verse 4
: what is it
?
The
: “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will
them with His
.” -Rev. 7:15
The
: “They shall
no more, neither
anymore; the sun shall not
them, nor any
heat.” -Rev. 7:16
The
: “For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their
, and He will guide them to springs of
water, and God will wipe away
from their eyes.” -Rev. 7:17
“And I know there’ll be
tears in heaven.” -Erics Van Scharrel & Clapton
Your
is
.
This is a picture of
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