"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
I had a dream that I was in Heaven, at least I think it was a dream, maybe it was a daydream. I found myself in the midst of a great multitude. At a distance, maybe a hundred yards or so from where I was standing, there was an uproar in the crowd. At first, I had no idea what was happening, but then it dawned on me that Christ Himself was moving through the people, and His presence was causing an emotional reaction by those near Him. Of course, you would think I would run to see Jesus, but after a moment of reflection, I hunched down and turned to walk the other way. Because even though I had called upon Christ many, many times in prayer, to look directly at his face seemed more than I could bear. In Heaven or not, I was still ashamed.* Yet as I started to turn away, the crowd near me parted, and there He was directly in front of me, looking at me. I'm not sure how I knew it was Him, and I don't remember Him saying anything. Rather, He embraced me like a friend or brother, and I wept. I think I said to myself, “He knows me." And that's all I remember.
*David said in Psalm 51:3, “My sin is ever before me.” Likewise, Paul in Romans 7:24 cries, “O wretched man that I am!” And Peter speaking directly to Christ in Luke 5:8 said, “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
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