"And there shall be no night there . . . " Revelation 22:5
How long is a day? That depends upon where you live. In New York it is said that the longest day lasts approximately fifteen hours; at Montreal, Canada, it is sixteen hours; in London, England, it is sixteen and one-half hours; at Hamburg, Germany, it is seventeen hours; at Stockholm, Sweden, it is eighteen and one-half hours; and in certain spots in Russia it is nineteen hours. At Faroe, Finland, there have been days where the inhabitants enjoyed twenty-two hours of sunlight. Even farther north, however, in Warzburg, Norway, and at Spitzburgen, the days have been known to last from two to three and one-half months! These are long periods of sunlight indeed, yet they are relatively short and insignificant in comparison to the day predicted in Revelation 22:5. God tells us that in the capital city of the New Earth - in the final Heaven - day will last FOREVER, for "there is no night there."
James H. McConkey tells of a ship caught in a fierce storm on the Great Lake. All night long the passengers were tossed to and fro by the tempest, which jeopardized their lives. In the morning, however, they found a peaceful harbor. The captain testified later that during the long night, while they were being beaten and tossed, the one thing which kept them from sinking in despair was the lights of home shining brightly through the darkness and the storm! So too, the Christian is encouraged as he fixes his eye upon the "Pearly White City" just ahead. He realizes that earth's shadows will not always last. There is a terminus to our pilgrimage which is as bright as it is beautiful. After the fearful night of sin will come God's eternal morning! After the drab existence of earth, the rainbow glory of His presence! "Sunrise with Jesus for eternity!" - oh, what will it mean to be there!
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