Families Will Be Reunited

[Thompson, Darryl]

Families Will Be Reunited

     Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy
work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from
the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord,
that thy children shall come again to their own border. Jer. 31:16, 17  

     Christ is coming with clouds and with great glory. . . . He will
come to raise the dead, and to change the living saints from glory to
glory. . . . There will be a re-linking of the family chain.  

     Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for,
contemplated with eager anticipation. . . .  

     The living righteous are changed "in a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye." At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made
immortal, and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in
the air. Angels "gather together the elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other." Little children are borne by holy angels to
their mothers' arms. Friends long separated by death are united,
nevermore to part, and with songs of gladness ascend together to the
city of God.  

     With joy unutterable parents see the crown, the robe, the harp,
given to their children. The days of hope and fear are ended. . . .
Their children have been redeemed.  

     There we shall see on every hand the beautiful trees of Paradise,
in the midst of them the tree of life. There we shall behold with
undimmed vision the beauties of Eden restored. There we shall cast at
the feet of our Redeemer the crowns that He has placed on our heads, and
touching our golden harps, we shall offer praise and thanksgiving to Him
that sitteth on the throne. . . . May you all be among those who shall
enter through the gates of pearl into the city of our God. May you, as
unbroken families, dwell forever in that haven of rest. To this end may
God help you now to strive for the crown of life. 

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