Chapter Forty-Two/A New Heaven and a New Earth

 It is as though Jehovah himself were signing for faithful mankind a guarantee, or title deed, to these future blessings. Who would dare to question such a Guarantor?  Why so certain are these promises of Jehovah that he speaks as if they were already fulfilled: "They have to pass!" Is not Jehovah" the Alpha and the Omega . . . , the  One who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty"? (Revelation 1:8) Indeed he is! He himself declares: "I am the first and I am the last, and besides me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6) As such he can inspire prophecies and fulfill them in every detail. How faith strengthening! So he promises: "Look! I am making all things new"!  Rather than questioning whether these marvels will really happen, surely we should be wondering: 'What do I have to do to inherit such blessings?' 

Next time: Chapter Forty-Two/A New Heaven and a New Earth - "Water" for the Thirsty Ones

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