earl40
Puritan Board Professor
I am currently in a discussion about if Our Lord Jesus does or does not weep or cry now that He ascended into heaven, and by extension the glorified saints. It was brought up to me in The Book of Revelation that the saints have their tears wiped away by God in the future which supposes that in Heaven now they have tears till death, sorrow, and crying are passed.
Revelation 21:4
4 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.
I realize this in my opinion incorrectly assumes the saints see us now and cry over our sin, as does Our Lord, which I do believe, because of Him being both man and God. My bones simply know this to be untrue knowing Jesus and the saints are now blessed because death, sorrow, crying, and pain has passed for them already.
#1 So in your opinion does Jesus and the glorified saints cry now?
#2 If they do not cry now were the "tears" wiped away when they died?
PS. I understand that the saints in heaven lack physical attributes until the resurrection. Even so I also believe they still lack the ability to be distressed in any way shape or form.
Revelation 21:4
4 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.
I realize this in my opinion incorrectly assumes the saints see us now and cry over our sin, as does Our Lord, which I do believe, because of Him being both man and God. My bones simply know this to be untrue knowing Jesus and the saints are now blessed because death, sorrow, crying, and pain has passed for them already.
#1 So in your opinion does Jesus and the glorified saints cry now?
#2 If they do not cry now were the "tears" wiped away when they died?
PS. I understand that the saints in heaven lack physical attributes until the resurrection. Even so I also believe they still lack the ability to be distressed in any way shape or form.