Spurgeon Meditations

 

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.

Rev 14 1

The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of heaven and in describing what he saw he begins by saying Ilooked, and, lo, a Lamb! This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation in the heavenly state is "the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world." Nothing else attracted the apostle's attention so much as the person of that Divine Being who hath redeemed us by His blood. He is the theme of the songs of all glorified spirits and holy angels. Christian here is joy for thee; thou hast looked and thou hast seen the Lamb. Through thy tears thine eyes have seen the Lamb of God taking away thy sins. Rejoice then. In a little while when thine eyes shall have been wiped from tears thou wilt see the same Lamb exalted on His throne. It is the joy of thy heart to hold daily fellowship with Jesus; thou shalt have the same joy to a higher degree in heaven; thou shalt enjoy the constant vision of His presence; thou shalt dwell with Him for ever. "I looked and lo a Lamb!" Why that Lamb is heaven itself; for as good Rutherford says Heaven and Christ are the same thing; to be with Christ is to be in heaven and to be in heaven is to be with Christ. That prisoner of the Lord very sweetly writes in one of his glowing letters--"O my Lord Jesus Christ if I could be in heaven without thee it would be a hell; and if I could be in hell and have thee still it would be a heaven to me for thou art all the heaven I want." It is true is it not Christian? Does not thy soul say so? Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God His residence remove, Or but conceal His face. All thou needest to make thee blessed supremely blessed is "to be with Christ."


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