as our eternal rest.,The book of Revelation declares that already now those who are at home with the Lord are biassed because, "they rest from their labours." This does not mean that heaven is a place of idleness. To the contrary, the. saints in glory are described as serving God night and day, indicating the absence of all fatigue and monotony. But in that delightful business they find self-satisfaction, fulfillment, contentment—in a word, rest. Heaven is the discovery to the full that Christ’s service Is easy and His burden is light. The Godless by contrast, will enter upon a state that, can ba described as eternal restlessness. "They rest .not day nor night," ’is the doleful description of
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