Do you ever feel poor? I do, because I am poor. Sometimes, when I feel poor, I read The Revelation to John, chapter 21. The following is an excerpt to give you a glimpse or some of the promises of the riches that await those who believe in Jesus, in the New Jerusalem. To quote the title of a popular song by The Seekers, “Open up those pearly gates for me”:

“…I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.  And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs.* The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits**, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate made of a single pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. (Revelation 21: 1, 2, 16-18, 21; The Holy Bible)

*That is, about 1,400 miles (about 2,200 kilometers) **That is, about 200 feet (about 65 meters)

If you haven’t yet, you must read The Holy Bible. It’s awesome. There are a lot more promises than this in there. There is history as well as prophecy. May God richly bless you and yours.

Jesus Christ came preaching The Kingdom of Heaven. We come preaching Jesus Christ, who is The Kingdom of Heaven, crucified, resurrected and Lord.