No More Time

“And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer.” Revelation 10:5-6

When God set the planets in motion, He sent them into a very predictable pattern. “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years” (Genesis1:14). These predictable patterns provide a means for us to measure time. Day follows night. The steady path of the sun across the sky and the shadows that move along the ground enable us to see that the day is gradually passing by, and we know that night soon will follow. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into seasons, and seasons turn into years. God created the mechanisms that enable us to measure time, but it was the result of man’s sin that time became significant. Time only seems important when it is in short supply. Man’s sin introduced death into this world; and because we know that our lives will end, time becomes precious. When death is banished, time will no longer be relevant. In heaven, there is no night. That means we will experience a never-ending day. In an eternal day, there will be no need of time, and we will never have to be in a hurry. But for now, time is precious, and God wants us to treasure it.