rev 22v04 And They Shall See His Face
Revelation 22:4
This is the great object of
our hope, the great desire of our hearts, the great joy of heaven, and the
great fulness of our heavenly reward. Concerning all the children of God it is
written, "And they shall see his face!" The very Christ who died in
our place at
We shall literally see his face. It is
delightfully true that we shall see and enjoy many things in heaven. But that
which is now desired, and will then be enjoyed, above all else is the sight of
Christ himself. It seems to me that our text also implies a spiritual sight of
Christ, which is far sweeter. In the next world we will have a greater ability
to see Christ than we now possess. We will see him perfectly and know him
fully. And our vision of him will be uninterrupted. The Paradise of God is a
heaven of pure, intense, eternal, perfect, spiritual fellowship with Christ.
In that future estate of glory and bliss we will have
a clear, undimmed vision of Christ, because everything which now hinders our
sight of him will be removed. Our many sins, our earthly cares, and our
sorrows in this world now prevent us from seeing our Lord as we desire. But
then there will be nothing between us and our Savior. In glory there will be
nothing in our hearts to rival Christ. We will love him as he ought to be
loved, perfectly. Christ will not only be supreme, he will be All.
Why do we consider this vision of Christ the greatest
bliss of heaven? Why do we place such importance upon this one aspect of our
heavenly inheritance? The reason is just this, when we see the Lord's face our
salvation will be complete. Every evil thing will be completely eradicated from
us. When we see his face we will be conscious of his favor. And when these eyes
see his face a complete transformation will take place. '"We shall be like
him, for we shall see him as he is." We will see things as he sees them We
will thinks as he thinks. Our will will be one with his will. Our hearts will
be one with his heart. Then, when we see his face, we shall be perfectly
satisfied.
Who are they to whom this promise is given? The
apostle tells us that those who shall see his face are "they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life." All who were chosen, predestinated,
redeemed, and called by him shall see his face. All who believe on him and love
him shall see his face. Will you be among those who shall see Christ face to
face?