Walls!

Revelation 21: 12 - 14

¹² It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed…

¹³ on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

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

In the political spectrum, there’s a lot of recent discussion about protecting the boarders of the U.S.A.

One of the republican candidates suggest building a wall around our southern borders.

As crazy as that project sounds, maybe it’s not such a bad idea.

I won’t speak if that will ever happen, but maybe we should follow God’s plan when it comes to walls.

Have we forgotten that there will be walls around the great city in Heaven?

At least that’s what John seems to convey. He talks about a “great, high wall”.

The wall described in this chapter of Revelation, suggests the walls are there as a symbol of exclusion.

All that are unworthy, will never enter. The will hover in the outer darkness forever.

Many followers of Jesus will eternally enjoy the blessings of being secure behind this great wall, but will also be able to come and go as they please.

It’s another reminder, that only the redeemed may enter, and that one day there won’t be any evil.

Maybe we if still had protective walls in places around the world, people wouldn’t be getting killed and butchered.

Have you secured a place where there won’t be any darkness or night?

What’s keeping you from making the reservation today