A day is to come when friends and family who have been separated will one day be reunited. The Bible describes two family reunions that are to take place.

     The first is at the 2nd Advent of Jesus Christ: the resurrection of all who lived up to the light they have received from GOD, and their lives shone with virtue in accordance with their limited understanding: a virtue that included a deep remorse for the poor decisions that hurt themselves and others, but they learned from their mistakes and refused to walk over that ground again.

     The second reunion will be for those whose voice of conscience was ignored: the conviction of love tugging on their hearts to live up to their conscience, and the decisions that were made weakened their character to where the voice was no longer heard, and the standard of a virtuous life was lowered.

     But we want to give focus to those who participate in the first resurrection. And the finest single prophecy of this is in “the Revelation of Jesus Christ” where the Apostle John writes:

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest . And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 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.” Rev.7:9-17.

     This is the family reunion that will last through eternity. Communities will form. Special occasions will become sweet traditions and all will stand united in love and gratefulness to “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Rev.13:8. And the Great Commandment that the world today has turned its back on will be honored with devotion and reverence, as was prophesied to come long ago: “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.” Isa.66:22,23.