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Pleasures Forevermore
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Pleasures Forevermore
An often-seen caricature of heaven involves pudgy-looking residents dressed in white robes with halos and wings floating about on clouds while playing golden harps. Imagine doing that all day for all eternity! Could anything be more boring? No wonder the world, and many Christians, imagine heaven to be a boring place.
Such images have no bearing on biblical reality, of course. Is God’s creation a boring place? No—therefore, the new heavens and new earth will not be boring either. Do you think a day spent in the presence of Jesus Christ when He was on earth was boring? No—therefore, time spent in His eternal Kingdom will not be boring either. If the image of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 is any indication, eternity will consist of “pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). The apostle Paul quoted the Old Testament when he said that we can’t imagine the things God has prepared for those destined for heaven (1 Corinthians 2:9).
Prepare now to use your gifts and abilities in ways never imagined as you serve and enjoy God forever.
There is never a panic in heaven.
W. Ian Thomas
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).