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Families Will Be Reunited, December 14
Heavens Is a Real and Wonderful Place
Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy
work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again
from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith
the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Jeremiah 31:16, 17
Christ is coming with clouds and with great glory.... He will come
to raise the dead, and to change the living saints from glory to glory....
There will be a re-linking of the family chain.
Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for, contem-
plated with eager anticipation....
The living righteous are changed “in a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye.” At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made
immortal, and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the
air. Angels “gather together the elect from the four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other.” Little children are borne by holy angels to their
mothers’ arms. Friends long separated by death are united, nevermore to
part, and with songs of gladness ascend together to the city of God.
With joy unutterable parents see the crown, the robe, the harp, given
to their children. The days of hope and fear are ended.... Their children
have been redeemed.
There we shall see on every hand the beautiful trees of Paradise, in
the midst of them the tree of life. There we shall behold with undimmed
vision the beauties of Eden restored. There we shall cast at the feet of our
Redeemer the crowns that He has placed on our heads, and touching our
golden harps, we shall offer praise and thanksgiving to Him that sitteth
on the throne.... May you all be among those who shall enter through the
gates of pearl into the city of our God. May you, as unbroken families,
dwell forever in that haven of rest. To this end may God help you now
to strive for the crown of life.
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