On Earth as it is in Heaven

Revelation 7:9-17

In John’s vision of the Kingdom of God, all the saints from all the nations of the earth are united before the Lamb, each wearing a white robe and waving a palm branch. Think of white jeans and white T-shirts, white saris, white suits, white dresses, white kimonos, white surfer shorts ... their robes are white because the people washed them in the blood of the Lamb, and they serve God “day and night.” 

1. What is it that unifies the saints standing in front of God’s throne?

2. Do we have to wait for heaven to develop the attitudes of saints eternally praising God?  

Challenge: Say the Lord’s Prayer with intention, pausing between each line to observe how Jesus meant us to be praying, especially the phrase “on earth as it is in heaven.”