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is done in heaven. The nations of the saved will know no other law
than the law of heaven. All will be a happy, united family, clothed
with the garments of praise and thanksgiving,—the robe of Christ’s
righteousness. All nature, in its surpassing loveliness, will offer to
God a tribute of praise and adoration. The world will be bathed in the
light of heaven. The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun,
and the light of the sun will be sevenfold greater than it is now. The
years will move on in gladness. Over the scene the morning stars will
sing together, and the sons of God will shout for joy, while God and
Christ will unite in proclaiming, “There shall be no more sin, neither
shall there be any more death.”—
The Ministry of Healing, 504
.
Joy—It is the reward of Christ’s workers to enter into His joy.
That joy, to which Christ Himself looks forward with eager desire, is
presented in His request to His Father, “I will that they also, whom
Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.”—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:309
.
In our life here, earthly, sin-restricted, though it is, the greatest
joy and the highest education are in service. And in the future state,
untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity, it is in service that
our greatest joy and our highest education will be found,—witnessing,
and ever as we witness learning anew “the riches of the glory of this
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mystery,” “which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”—
Education,
309
.
They share in the sufferings of Christ, and they will share also in the
glory that shall be revealed. One with Him in His work, drinking with
Him the cup of sorrow, they are partakers also of His joy.—
Thoughts
from the Mount of Blessing, 12
.
Fruitage of Seed-Sowing—Every impulse of the Holy Spirit leading
men to goodness and to God, is noted in the books of heaven, and in
the day of God every one who has given himself as an instrument for
the Holy Spirit’s working will be permitted to behold what his life has
wrought.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:310
.
When the redeemed stand before God, precious souls will respond
to their names who are there because of the faithful, patient efforts put
forth in their behalf, the entreaties and earnest persuasions to flee to the
Stronghold. Thus those who in this world have been laborers together
with God will receive their reward.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:196,
197
.