Looking Forward!!

In the bible there are so many reminders of future blessings for those who believe and who lives by the word of God. So after feeling overwhelmed with life, I was reminded by a sermon from Tony Evans. He  was preaching about the holy city of God, the new Jerusalem. I have never heard anyone explain it quite this way before. I have read the measurements of the city and it's foundation, but  I was never able to envision it. Revelation 21:2 says" And I saw the holy city, the new jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Mr  Evans gave me a pretty good visual view. The cities length and width is the exact same. Basically he said that from America to half of Africa is one length and the height is the same. There are no oceans to divide this city.  The bible says that its streets are made of pure gold. In my mind I look to the sky and try to picture this city glittering like a diamond. Ezekiel 48:31 also tells us that each gate is made of large jewels which gives the names of the twelve tribes of Judah. This has got to be the most beautiful sight to behold. So for all the suffering that goes on in this life, future terrorist attacks, wars, and rumors of wars, diseases, pain and suffering, peoples lies, government meltdowns, We have a future with Christ to look forward to. So giving up is not an option. We must always be watching and waiting patiently for his return. Mathew 25 :1 tells us of the 10 virgins who went out to meet the groom, 5 were prepared and the other 5 were not. We can not be caught off guard. Our future with Jesus Christ is not the only example that we have to go by. The book of Deuteronomy also gives us curses and blessings. The way the world looks it may seem that we are experiencing some curses, but  the bible also says that God would bless the fruit of our womb, he would bless us in the field, bless us in our homes, he would give us long life. Psalm 91: 5 says, thou shalt not be afraid of the fear of the night: nor of the arrow that flies by day: nor of the pestilence that walk in the darkness: nor of the plague that destroys at noon day. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come near thee. Some people  believe now more than ever that the end is near.  When Jesus was laid on the cross it became clear that the end was near.

Revelation 3:11 says" I am coming quickly, hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.