C.H. Spurgeon: 'Sin is shut out—and they are shut in!'

 "The sound of weeping and of crying shall no longer be heard!" Isaiah 65:19


The glorified weep no more, for all outward causes of grief are gone.
There are no broken friendships in Heaven.
Poverty, famine, peril, persecution, and slander are unknown there.
No pain ever distresses.
No thought of death or bereavement ever saddens.

The glorified weep no more, for they are perfectly sanctified. They are without fault before His throne and are fully conformed to His image. Well may they cease to mourn—who have ceased to sin.

The glorified weep no more, for they know that they are eternally secureSin is shut out—and they are shut in! Countless cycles may revolve, but eternity shall not be exhausted; and while eternity endures, their immortality and blessedness shall coexist with it. They are forever with the Lord.

The glorified weep no more, because every desire is fulfilled. They cannot wish for anything that they have not in possession.
Eye and ear, heart and hand, judgment, imagination, hope, desire—all their faculties are completely satisfied!

As imperfect as our present ideas are of the things that God has prepared for those who love Him—yet we know enough by the revelation of the Spirit, that the saints above are supremely and eternally blessed. The joy of Christ, which is an infinite fullness of delight, is perpetually in them.

That same joyful eternal rest remains for us—and it may not be far distant. "Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words."

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4






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