Revelation 7:16-17 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
The promise of Real Life in heaven is almost unimaginable, for we don’t know what life without pain and suffering could be like. Therefore, the Lord unveils a picture of heavenly life using earthly images. In place of hunger and thirst and scorching sun, the Lamb, like a shepherd, feeds us and leads us to refreshing, cool, living waters in green pastures. Then God Himself, like a tender mother, personally and gently wipes away all tears from our eyes.
Extrapolate and expand this image a hundred-fold to come close to imagining what eternal life with God will be like in the Eternal Kingdom. The Lamb of God is the Good Shepherd. The shepherd becomes one of the sheep, living as one of them and dying for each of them. This Lamb is with us now ruling the heart, and He will be with us forever ruling from the Throne. He feeds our hunger and fills the emptiness with the Gospel. He is with us now to lead us to the living waters of the Holy Spirit that flows within and flows out of our belly. He brings us to cooling shade from the uncomfortable heat of the world. And He comes to us in our sorrows and tears to comfort and caress with words of comfort and love.
The promise is that in eternity all the negatives of life in a sinful world will be gone; and all the positive blessings of life in God’s world are felt and enjoyed.