4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
It’s interesting that the Israelites changed their actions out of fear of Nehemiah, but not because of a real change in heart. God demands our change of heart.
Getting teary eyed over Revelation 21 ❤️ It is so beautiful. All the more beautiful to be with our Father, soon and finally. This is God’s love. He loves us so much but at the same time, He has to purge us first for God and sin can never mix. And we need to be faithful. A lot of times we will fall, but knowing that God carries us, that He is our strength, that His promises are ever faithful and true, that He loves us, what more can we do? Lord, thank You so much. Help me to love You and to love others just as You have loved me. I want to be with my loved ones in Your new dwelling place. ❤️
4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
Hooray! The she reads the truth bible studies are always good. I’ll go back to those! Women if the OT and NT looks interesting. Congrats to you for almost finishing!
Now that we are one day away from finishing my goal to read the bible in a year (hooray!) I’m kinda lost as to what to do or study next. What are some of your plans?
Good morning friends! I can’t believe this is the second to last day in the reading plan. I felt myself getting overwhelmed reading Rev 21 today. Such beauty, peace, joy and light! I also liked the description of the wall around the new Jerusalem..especially as we finished Nehemiah today.
I agree, I too found that interesting. Because a lot of time we don’t stop to ask God for mercy when we do good things, we assume it will be given to us.
I think that’s interesting too. I think it’s interesting how he’s asking God to use his good works to atone for his sins. As Christians we know that works alone cannot save us. But maybe it’s alluding to when Jesus said “faith without works is dead.” Maybe he was asking God to see that he’s been doing the works and his faith in Him isn’t dead. Idk, I have to think about this more haha
Thanks, Chelsea! That is helpful to me, too. I struggle with the same thing, Melissa. It is hard as a first time reader to muddle through it because you come to the Word to experience what everyone else is experiencing and it seems overwhelming. In passage like this, I just think of how I’m always learning and I think Of it like a history lesson. @melissa @chelsea
Melissa- a lot of the Old Testament is partly a history of the time, which is why all the names are in there. It’s just a historical account of who was there.
It’s like reading the historical records for a farmhouse or castle. We might not care how many ice blocks they bought or who came to what feast, but it was important then. =)
Sometimes, when going through these accounts, reading a long list of names helps me remember that these were real people too. They actually struggled through this stuff and were faithful in it, and as a result their names got written in the Bible! How cool is that?
I feel the same way, but there’s something beautiful in the details. Like Chelsea said, it was important then… and for some reason it is sticking out to you. I pray when I don’t understand, and I come to different conclusions. Sometimes I realize that the details bug me because I’m trying to rush to God’s message, and other times I realize that God includes the names because He knows us all by name… Of course I could just be rambling here because I struggle with these names and numbers as much as you.
This is my first time reading the Bible. It’s just overwhelming for me. All the heads and all the fathers of this person etc. This day just really felt overwhelming and I didn’t understand anything i read. I’m back tonight to read it again.
4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
It’s interesting that the Israelites changed their actions out of fear of Nehemiah, but not because of a real change in heart. God demands our change of heart.
My heart fills with such joy, peace, and excitement reading revelation 21! I absolutely can’t wait to live in that new world/heaven for eternity!
Praise Be to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! This pilgrimage is nearly complete!
Getting teary eyed over Revelation 21 ❤️ It is so beautiful. All the more beautiful to be with our Father, soon and finally. This is God’s love. He loves us so much but at the same time, He has to purge us first for God and sin can never mix. And we need to be faithful. A lot of times we will fall, but knowing that God carries us, that He is our strength, that His promises are ever faithful and true, that He loves us, what more can we do? Lord, thank You so much. Help me to love You and to love others just as You have loved me. I want to be with my loved ones in Your new dwelling place. ❤️
“The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp” Rev 21:23 ❤️
4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.
Hooray! The she reads the truth bible studies are always good. I’ll go back to those! Women if the OT and NT looks interesting. Congrats to you for almost finishing!
Now that we are one day away from finishing my goal to read the bible in a year (hooray!) I’m kinda lost as to what to do or study next. What are some of your plans?
Good morning friends! I can’t believe this is the second to last day in the reading plan. I felt myself getting overwhelmed reading Rev 21 today. Such beauty, peace, joy and light! I also liked the description of the wall around the new Jerusalem..especially as we finished Nehemiah today.
Agreed!
I like how he pauses to ask the Lord for mercy for the good things he has done to get Judah back in line. Very interesting to me.
I agree, I too found that interesting. Because a lot of time we don’t stop to ask God for mercy when we do good things, we assume it will be given to us.
I think that’s interesting too. I think it’s interesting how he’s asking God to use his good works to atone for his sins. As Christians we know that works alone cannot save us. But maybe it’s alluding to when Jesus said “faith without works is dead.” Maybe he was asking God to see that he’s been doing the works and his faith in Him isn’t dead. Idk, I have to think about this more haha
Thanks, Chelsea! That is helpful to me, too. I struggle with the same thing, Melissa. It is hard as a first time reader to muddle through it because you come to the Word to experience what everyone else is experiencing and it seems overwhelming. In passage like this, I just think of how I’m always learning and I think Of it like a history lesson. @melissa @chelsea
I don’t understand why it has to give all the names of all these people all at once is all. Maybe I’m so hung up on that I’m not really retaining it.
Melissa- a lot of the Old Testament is partly a history of the time, which is why all the names are in there. It’s just a historical account of who was there.
It’s like reading the historical records for a farmhouse or castle. We might not care how many ice blocks they bought or who came to what feast, but it was important then. =)
Sometimes, when going through these accounts, reading a long list of names helps me remember that these were real people too. They actually struggled through this stuff and were faithful in it, and as a result their names got written in the Bible! How cool is that?
I feel the same way, but there’s something beautiful in the details. Like Chelsea said, it was important then… and for some reason it is sticking out to you. I pray when I don’t understand, and I come to different conclusions. Sometimes I realize that the details bug me because I’m trying to rush to God’s message, and other times I realize that God includes the names because He knows us all by name… Of course I could just be rambling here because I struggle with these names and numbers as much as you.
This is my first time reading the Bible. It’s just overwhelming for me. All the heads and all the fathers of this person etc. This day just really felt overwhelming and I didn’t understand anything i read. I’m back tonight to read it again.
@Melissa
What’s confusing you?
This is so confusing. I’ve read it four times.