Revelation 21:4 And God will 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.
This is the negative promise of the Eternal State saying that all the bad things of this present life will be gone. Sin, and the deadly results of sin, are passed away, gone from our presence forever. All the negative emotions are wiped away forever, for the cause will vanish. The graphic picture shows the Lord personally wiping away the tears of each person, forever.
This fact leaves us with only the Good: good feelings and positive emotions. Love, Joy, Peace, and such, remain, have room to expand without opposition, and to become all-pervasive in the culture and environment of heaven, where only God is present and only the Good prevails.
It is enough for us to know that all the bad and the negatives of this life are gone, but it is even better to know that all the good and the positives are present. And the hope and promise of a sin-free and God-present eternity impacts our present enjoyment of God’s life in ours (heaven on earth).
Oh, Tim, I needed to hear this today! Thank you!
God Bless you guys!
Love you!