Week 10- Splendor [Rebekah]

Splendor is a strong word.

It's glory, magnificence, awesomeness, majesty, brilliance.

Some scenes that readily come to mind are snow-capped mountains, or a hazy meadow filled with wildflowers. Or perhaps a tall waterfall with crystal-clear water running down it, 

or a vibrant sunset across a wide field. 

But these things, 

however splendorous, are only a shadow of true splendor.

In other words, heaven will hold so much more splendor than we have ever known. Why is that? It is the city of God. He inhabits it. We shall see God there face-to-face in all His unveiled glory, in all His holiness.

Heaven will certainly be splendorous. 

At least, for those who are called by Him. The ones who do not trust in Him will not see the city of Zion; they will see His terrible wrath unleashed towards them.

But for those who do trust in him- we have glorious things to look forward to.

I took the first picture completely not thinking about splendor, but I liked it so much that 

I knew I had to use it somewhere. The whole picture, from the orange light to the simple fact that it is music for "Glorious Things"- a song talking about heaven- makes me think of the glory of God. And so it naturally lent itself to be used for splendor.

 If things on earth are so full of splendor, what will heaven be like?