For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
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… will spread out his tabernacle over them. They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat for the lamb. Jesus in the center of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of the water of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Two important principles from this passage. First of all, write this down. God never forgets his promises. God never forgets his promises. He won't forget his promise to Israel as seen in the sealing and the using of 144,000. He won't forget his promise to the tribulation saints in welcoming them into heaven. And he won't forget his promise to you I will never leave you, he said, and never will I forsake you. God never forgets his promises. Secondly, God ultimately rewards the faithful. Not immediately, but ultimately rewards the faithful. We see that in the rewards of the tribulation saints. Paul said it this way in Romans 8, 18, for I consider the suffering of this present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Dietrich Bonhoeffer came to understand how God turned suffering into glory. Because of his participation in the plot to kill Hitler, Bonhoeffer was transferred to the Flossenberg concentration camp under direct orders from Hitler, where he was ultimately hanged as an enemy of the Third Reich. Moments before Bonhoeffer's execution, the camp doctor noticed that Bonhoeffer was kneeling in prayer. Years later, the doctor wrote, …
They will hunger no longer, nor thirst any more, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes. It's an amazing picture. It depicts a global salvation event, a coming global salvation event. Now remember, the book of Revelation is going back to the future, back to the first century to understand the end of all human history. And here is the next vision of John, and he sees this incredible global work of salvation. The theme comes in the words of verse 10, salvation to our God. This is about a coming salvation event which has had no historic equal. It exceeds anything in human history and will exceed anything in human history up to this point when it is fulfilled. Now we have always prayed, obviously, for the salvation of sinners. That's why the church exists. We have always preached the gospel for the salvation of sinners. …
… the sun shall not strike them nor any scorching heat for the lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd and he will guide them to springs of living water and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. God, thank you for your word. Thank you.