There is a Christian song that many around the world love: "The Holy CIty."
The last stanza is:
"And once again, the scene was changed; new earth there seemed to be.
I saw the Holy City beside the tideless sea.
The light of God was on its streets, its gates were opened wide,
And all who would could enter, and no one was denied."
Beautiful!
But is it true? Can anyone who wants in be admitted?
The apostle John says that "God is love [agape]" (1 John 4:8). Does that mean that the Lord will let anyone who wants in the New Jerusalem to come in?
The very last page of the Bible suggests that it is true: "The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely" (Revelation 22:17).
No one will ever be shut out of the New Jerusalem by a choice of the Lord! The "gates [are] opened wide!"
The Lord will give every one what he/she really wants; the picture of the Lord throwing people screaming and yelling in protest into the Lake of Fire is not Biblical; no one will ever end up there except by his/her own personal choice.
Maybe more on this tomorrow, the Lord willing.
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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