Open Heavens 13 October 2023 – The City With Streets Of Gold

Open Heavens 13 October 2023: [Friday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – The City With Streets Of Gold

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Open Heavens 13 October 2023 TOPIC: The City With Streets Of Gold

MEMORISE: “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.“ John 14:2

READ: Revelation 21:1-27 (KJV)

1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. 

2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. 

3 I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 

4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

5 He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.” 

6 He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life. 

7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son. 

8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.” 

10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 

11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 

12 having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. 

13 On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. 

15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. 

16 The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal. 

17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 

18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass. 

19 The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 

20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst. 

21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 

22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple. 

23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. 

24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 

25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), 

26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter. 

27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 1-3

Open Heavens 13 October 2023 MESSAGE:

There are great and beautiful cities in this world. There are cities where the streets are all clean, there are well kept parks,

the taxis are luxurious cars and so on. However, as beautiful, organized and perfect as these cities may appear, there is one that makes them all look greatly underdeveloped in comparison.

In this city, the streets are paved with the purest kind of gold you can imagine (Revelation 21:21). The gold trinkets and accessories that people wear and show off in this world are all of low quality compared to the one we will be walking on in that city.

Clearly, this city is one where there will be absolutely no poverty. In this city, all struggles will be over. The government of this city is so efficient that they ensure that nobody lacks anything; in fact,

the poorest fellow will be living in a mansion. Our memory verse today makes this abundantly clear. That great city is one of great wealth and privilege, where one would not want for any good thing.

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Not only does the government cater to the material needs of every citizen of this city, it also provides for their emotional needs.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4 This is one city I will give anything to relocate to. How can one become a citizen of this city? Revelation 21:27 tells us: And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,

neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. To ensure that your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life,

you must surrender all to Jesus and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour, then commit to living holy for the rest of your life.

Open Heavens 13 October 2023: Reflection

Father, please make a way for me, even where there is no way, in Jesus’ name.

Open Heavens 13 October 2023 HYMN 18: – Praise To The Lord The Almighty

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!

Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,

join me in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning;

sheltering you under his wings, and so gently sustaining!

Have you not seen all that is needful has been

sent by his gracious ordaining?

3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;

surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.

Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

if with his love he befriends you.

4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him.

Let the Amen sound from his people again;

gladly forever adore him.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Churches kleinanzeigen in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries. PRO für Unternehmen