November 7, 2024
For All the Saints - Part 4
Revelation 7:15-16
11/07/2024
15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and
serve him day and night in his temple; and he who
sits on the throne will shelter them with his
presence.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching
heat. (ESV)
Saint Paul once wrote: ``But we do not want you to be
uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may
not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe
that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will
bring with him those who have fallen asleep.''[1]
We believe in the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Saint John comforts us with
the vision of heaven:
Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve
him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the
throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall
not strike them, nor any scorching heat.
Our grief is not for the saints in heaven, but for our own
loss, our own loneliness. The hymn of the day for All Saints
speaks of the struggle we have while awaiting the call of our
Savior.
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia![2]
May our Lord comfort us with His grace and mercy, even as we
long to see Him face to face. Amen.
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1. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (ESV)
2. LSB 677, verse 2: ``For All the Saints''