ALL PEOPLE PRAISE GOD
LESSON FOR THE JUNIOR CLASSES
STUDY SCRIPTURE: REVELATION 7
KEY VERSE
These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation7: 14
INTRODUCTION AND STUDY
The people who live on earth like to think they are better than others because of the family they find themselves in, their education, their wealth, their colour, their physical beauty, the career they have. People are always creating ways to make themselves superior to others. But God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ look at people and rank them very differently.
They put people who believe on the work of Jesus Christ to save sinners as the most important thing that has happened to bring comfort, security and blessing. Those who believe on Jesus Christ are thus placed in a special group, that is, they are placed in the family of God. Many will not like them because of this belief in the saving work of the Lord Jesus Christ and so this special group God has brought to Him have sometimes all kinds of troubles and difficulty. Some have even been thrown into prison for their belief and others have been killed. H
But God the Father has a great Plan. Those who died while they believed in Jesus will be part of a great multitude of people. This number is so large that no one could number them. They will come from all nations, tribes, families, people who speak different languages, are of different colours, black, white, yellow, or any other colour you can think of. Some would have been rich and some would have been poor, struggling and suffering. While on earth they might even have been fighting each other, neglecting their need, and abusing each other. But God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ looks at things very differently, God also has done great things for usG
But now after they die they will be before the Throne of God singing, praising God for rescuing them and bringing them into a much better place where Jesus will look after them, making sure they will never feel pain, hunger, thirst, or anything unpleasant or evil. They will be dressed in white robes which means they are now pure and free from sin, and they will have palm branches in their hands signifying they have won the victory over sin and Satan and so now they will celebrate this.
They will see all the angels and the great people of the Old Testament times such as Abraham, Rebecca, Mary, Isaac, Jacob, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah and many others. They will see the rainbow surrounding the Throne of God and God sitting on His Throne. All kinds of marvelous sights and sounds will be there. Everyone will be so happy and grateful to God that they will praise God a lot.
But they will serve God and spend their times doing great things that are so great that we can hardly imagine what they are. This will continue throughout eternity.
God is Good. We should thank and praise and worship Him all the time. He loved us and He saved this tremendously large group, trillions of people from every race. We should love Him and spend our time telling others about Him, helping them as they have difficulties and depression, and encouraging them to go for help to the Good Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ.