An Eternity of Worship in Heaven

The apostle John looked through a doorway into heaven and saw that worship was a central activity. The Christian's life should be a dress rehearsal on earth for an eternity of worship in heaven.

Link to YouTube video: Chris Tomlin's "I Will Rise".

I love Chris Tomlin's song, "I Will Rise" so much! Especially because the lyrics contain so much intense meaning about Jesus. The message is, "worthy is the Lamb" - which is directed towards the worship of Jesus Christ in heaven - "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." The crescendo that rises in the middle of the song is representative of the worship songs described in the book of Revelation. There is an obvious crescendo that grows throughout the book. When church choirs do that - begin soft and simple and end loud and complex - it's biblical!

Dr. David Jeremiah in "Revealing the Mysteries of Heaven":

There is another aspect of crescendo we should consider: It's as if the crescendo of worship for God escalates in accord with the timeline of God's purposes in the world. In other words, the farther along God's timeline of history we go, the greater becomes the praise and worship for Him. There has never been in the history of Christianity an emphasis on praise and worship like there is today. Christian radio stations can't play enough praise and worship music. Churches are incorporating more of it into their services.

[T]his crescendo of praise and worship we are experiencing is in accord with His timeline because we are getting ever closer to the "grand finale" of His purposes on earth, ultimately culminating with the praise of God in heaven.


Resource: Revealing the Mysteries of Heaven by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point for God, 2009 pp. 76 and 77.