Christ
will bring, and God even the Father will receive. He will receive the church of
Christ, and will command her as "the bride, the Lamb’s wife," on her
introduction into the celestial bride-chamber, to celebrate a perpetual feast
with the Lamb, that she may enjoy the most complete fruition of pleasure, in the
presence of the throne of his glory. He will receive the priests, and will
clothe them with the comely and beautiful garments of perfect holiness, that
they may forever and ever sing to God a new song of thanksgiving. And then he
will receive the kings, and place them on the throne of his Majesty, that they
may with God and the Lamb obtain the kingdom and may rule and reign forever. -
James Armirius
Heaven
is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would
settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away
from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we
will certainly find what we so keenly long for. - Elisabeth Elliot
If ever I reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some
I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see
there; and third -- the greatest wonder of all -- to find myself there. --
John Newton
He that loves the world, how active is he! He will break his peace and sleep for
it. He that loves honour, what hazards will he run! He will swim to the throne
in blood.... Love heaven, and you cannot miss it; love breaks through all
opposition -- it takes heaven by storm. -- Thomas Watson
When the eyes of the
soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on
this earth. -- A. W. Tozer
Christ
will bring, and God even the Father will receive. He will receive the church of
Christ, and will command her as "the bride, the Lamb’s wife," on her
introduction into the celestial bride-chamber, to celebrate a perpetual feast
with the Lamb, that she may enjoy the most complete fruition of pleasure, in the
presence of the throne of his glory. He will receive the priests, and will
clothe them with the comely and beautiful garments of perfect holiness, that
they may forever and ever sing to God a new song of thanksgiving. And then he
will receive the kings, and place them on the throne of his Majesty, that they
may with God and the Lamb obtain the kingdom and may rule and reign forever. -
James Armirius
Heaven
is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would
settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away
from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we
will certainly find what we so keenly long for. - Elisabeth Elliot
If ever I reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some
I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see
there; and third -- the greatest wonder of all -- to find myself there. --
John Newton
He that loves the world, how active is he! He will break his peace and sleep for
it. He that loves honour, what hazards will he run! He will swim to the throne
in blood.... Love heaven, and you cannot miss it; love breaks through all
opposition -- it takes heaven by storm. -- Thomas Watson
When the eyes of the
soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on
this earth. -- A. W. Tozer