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June 17
Tuesday


THE LIGHT OF
THE LAMB

READ:
Revelation 21:14-27
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The city had no need
of the sun or of the
moon to shine it it,
for the glory of God
illuminated it. The
Lamb is its light.
__Revelation 21:3
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For countless generations people have looked to the sun and moon to light the day and the night. Whether illuminating our path or providing the life-giving radiance for fruitful crops and the nutrients our bodies need, the sun and moon are part of God's marvelous provision of light. The book of Genesis tells us that God gave "the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night" (Gen. 1:16).

But someday God will provide a different kind of illumination. Of the eternal heavenly city, John writes: "The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light" (Rev. 21:23). Interestingly, the word translated "light' here is more accurately rendered lamp. Christ in His glorified state will be the spiritual lamp that lights up that joyous new world.

The Lord Jesus Christ is "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). He is also the source of spiritual illumination that makes those who follow Him "the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14). But in eternity He will be the Lamp that lights our way (Rev. 21:23). What a thrill it will be one day to live in the light of the Lamb!
__Dennis Fisher

```````````````````No darkness have we who in Jesus abide__````````````````````
````````````````````````The light of the world is Jesus`````````````````````````
````````````````We walk in the light when we follow our Guide__`````````````````
````````````````````The light of the world is Jesus. __bliss``````````````````````
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The Light of the world knows no power failure.

****************************Today's Bible Reading __ Revelation 21:14-27*******************************

14 Now the wall of the city
had twelve foundations, and
on them were the names of
the twelve apostles of the
Lamb.

15 And he who talked with
me had a gold reed to
measure the city, its gates,
and its wall. 16 The city is
laid out as a square....And
he measured the city with the
reed: twelve thousand
furlongs. Its length, breadth,
and height are equal. 17 Then
he measured its wall: one
hundred and forty-four
cubits, according to the
measure of a man, that is, of
an angel. 18 The construction
of its wall was of jasper; and
the city was pure gold, like
clear glass. 19 The
foundations of the wall of the
city were adorned with all
kinds of precious stones....

21 The twelve gates were
twelve pearls....And the
street of the city was pure
gold, like transparent glass.

22 But I saw no temple in it,
for the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are its temple.

23 The city had not need of the
sun or of the moon to shine
in it, for the glory of God
illuminated it. The Lamb is
its light. 24 And the nations of
those who are saved shall
walk in its light, and the
kings of the earth bring their
glory and honor in to it. 25 Its
gates shall not be shut at all
by day there). 26 And they shall
bring the glory and the honor
of the nations into it. 27 But
there shall by no means enter
it anything that defiles, or
causes an abomination or a
lie, but only those who are
written in the Lamb's Book
of Life.

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In the Old Testament, the tabernacle and the temple were
emblematic of God's presence among His people. In eternity, no
such facility will be needed (Rev. 21:22) because the redeemed will
live in the presence of God Himself.