God Wipes Away Our Tears

Created Date: 6-Mar-2019
Revelation 21:4

Last updated: 22-Sep-2022
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Sections

1 Wipe Away to Remove Regret and Bad Memories
2 We Will Not Remember Those in the Lake of Fire
3 No Glory of Victory For Lucifer, Fallen Angels or Demons
4 Wipe Away Bad Memories for God's Angels against the Fallen Angels?
5 Wipe Away Bad Memories we might have for other human-beings in Heaven?
6 The Unknown Part of Eternity Future with our Earthly Relationships
7 When Does God Remove the Bad Memories?
8 Evil will Never Exist Again

Wipe Away to Remove Regret and Bad Memories

After the Great White Thrown of Judgment, which is when all human-beings without Salvation along with Fallen Angels and Demons are cast for eternity into the Lake of Fire, God will be giving us a wonderful gift.  The wonderful gift will be to remove the memories of the past that can cause sorrow and pain in eternity future. 

Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.

We learn in the Book of Revelation that God will be wiping our tears away.  The answer to the possibilities of why God is doing this is most likely for the lost opportunities we had to:

It is a gift from God to remove the memories:

  1. When there was evil and sinful deeds done by others which we witnessed and experienced.
  2. When we were the perpetrators of sinful deeds.
  3. The memories of our failures to achieve Godly results. 

We Will Not Remember Those in the Lake of Fire

There is a necessity for God to remove the memory of the past evils, in all of its forms.  This is because the memory of all evils, which we will not want to remember, have an anchor to the past as explained in the last section of this topic. 

An excerpt from the Lake of Fire topic:

The twelfth and final greatest pain is knowing that no one in Heaven will remember anyone condemned to the Eternal Lake of Fire after the Great White Throne of Judgment.  A portion of the scriptural passage of Revelation 21:4's "wiping away of tears" for those in Heaven, will be God removing any pain of:
(a) sympathy,
(b) remorse,
(c) fear, and
(d) love
for those condemned to the Eternal Lake of Fire.  This final twelfth's greatest pain, for those condemned, is the additional aspect of not feeling any hope of having someone still caring about them and remembering them that are located in Heaven.  This adds to the pain of being utterly alone without hope.  This is confirmed in Isaiah 65:17.  Another additional proof of this point is God speaks about removing the memory of transgressions in Psalm 103:12 and other scriptures, so this will be necessary for those in Heaven to not continually morn for those in the Eternal Lake of Fire.
 
 
Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

No Glory of Victory For Lucifer, Fallen Angels or Demons

Lucifer, the Fallen Angels and Demons will give God worship (under duress and desire to be forgiven) in the Lake of Fire where they will have:

  1. No glory of victory over God, and
  2. No glory of victory over everyone in Heaven in Eternity future

because Lucifer, the Fallen Angels and Demons will NOT be remembered by everyone in eternity future that are with God.  In other words, no Angel and human-being, that is with God in Heaven, will remember the things of the past (Isaiah 65:17) which include all those in the Eternal Lake of Fire.

An excerpt from the Suffering topic:

If there is suffering, which includes torture and death, that is experienced by the Christian Believer, when it was not the consequences of sinful actions, the following points apply.  When there is suffering that is a result of consequences of sinful actions then these points can also apply to us based on how we turn to God for guidance.

  • The actions by Satanic Forces against Believers will have the opposite effect intended and cause God to get more Glory, which will also give us rewards and benefits!  There are so many examples in the Bible of Christians who knowingly accepted suffering and even death because they understood this aspect along with their love of God. 
Romans 8:28  "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."

        Notice "ALL THINGS" for those those who love God and for those of us who are Saved.

  • The Christian Believer will be better off because of the suffering, including death, where rewards will be given by God to the Believer so that the Satanic actions has the opposite effect intended.  God will get the Glory because of the rewards given to the Believer that offsets anything suffered in Christ's Name, and we will be grateful for it in Eternity.  Matthew 19:29, listed next, has its primary understanding dealing with Christians who give up family to follow Christ but it also implies rewards for following Christ when suffering is involved.  If the Christian is following Christ then undeserved suffering will be rewarded.  2 Corinthians 5:6-8, lets us know that we should be encouraged that we are not at the final destiny while we are here on Earth. 
Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
2 Corinthians 5: 6-8 6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- 7. for we walk by faith, not by sight-  8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Wipe Away Bad Memories for God's Angels against the Fallen Angels?

FIRST: There is the one question of three, that this author has not seen in any Biblical Commentaries, is:

"Will God also remove the memories of the fallen Angels and all other evils in the minds of His Angels?"

This author believes the answer is "yes", as the Angels do not deserve the burden of the remembrance of evil.  This does not contradict the "Purpose of All History" as all human-beings and Angels in Eternity Future with God can know the Restitution done by Jesus Christ without requiring to remember evil. 

Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Wipe Away Bad Memories we might have for other human-beings in Heaven?

SECOND: There is the second question of three, that this author has not seen in any Biblical Commentaries, is:

"Will God also remove the bad memories for human-beings of other human-beings that are in Heaven with them?"

This author believes the answer is "yes", as all of us have sinned in our lives, and sometimes greatly have sinned.  ALL human-beings in heaven, will have committed sins and sometimes very grievous sins towards others where there are victims who will remember. 

There are some disagreements between outstanding Biblical Scholars on how Jesus Christ will perform at the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ, which may / should include evaluation of good deeds which resulted from sinful deeds.  When evaluation is done, for all of us to see as it gives Glory to Jesus Christ, then victims will understand sinful deeds done against them in a more clearly and hurtful intent of the selfishness that all of us in our Earthly lives do exhibit.

God requires us to forgive in our early lives, and in our glorified bodies with enhanced mental abilities we would absolutely recognize and will instantly forgive everyone who sinned against us where there is absolutely no requirement to retain ALL negative history of all human-beings (with our sinful selfish acts) in eternity future. 

As Revelation 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17 inform us, God will remove the burden of bad memories.  This is a reassuring thought to look forward to the removal of regret and embarrassment that we all will feel at the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

The Unknown Part of Eternity Future with our Earthly Relationships

THIRD: The third question of three, that this author has not seen in any Biblical Commentaries, is:

"Will we recognize our parents, relatives, spouses, children, siblings and good friends in eternity when regarding Revelation 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17?"

The problem is if God removes the bad memories "wipe away tears" and "former things shall not be remembered", then how can we recognize those people we loved and cared about?  The answer to the "third question" and to the problem is "yes, we still remember" as God will not remove:

from our new Glorified Bodies ability to retain memories, which God has allowed to remain.  Our "Perfect Unity" with God and all others in Eternity Future is going to enhance our pleasure in doing for others when we feel other inhabitants of Eternity's feelings of joy, love and fellowship.

When Does God Remove the Bad Memories?

The question of when does God remove the bad memories is not exactly answered. From the location in the time events of the Revelation 21:4 scriptural passage indicates it is after the Great White Thrown of Judgment.

The start of Revelation chapter 21 shows there is a new Heaven and New Earth in verse 1, which means the final Great White Thrown of Judgment has already occurred.

Revelation 21:1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

Evil will Never Exist Again

The following is an excerpt from the Purpose of all History topic:

When Eternity begins after the 1000 year Millennial Kingdom, this author has the following belief, where the second one I have not seen in any Biblical Commentary.

  1. Our memories of Lucifer, all Fallen Angels, all Demons, and all human beings without Salvation will be removed as a gift from God according to Revelation 21:4 and Isaiah 65:17, which is discussed in the topic on the Lake of Fire.  This removes all hope from those in the Lake of Fire and also any pain in us when we think of someone in the Lake of Fire.
  2. One of the greatest and more complete gifts that will be in the future is summarized in 1 Corinthians 15:28, where everyone in Heaven with God will have an absolute love and joy for God and one another in Heaven.  The removal of our sin nature makes it absolutely impossible to do anything to even in the tiniest of ways to do anything wrong as we will feel everyone's emotions of joy, love and so much more.  We will be in indescribable love with God as God is sharing His love for us to feel which will be the greatest part of Eternity.
1 Corinthians 15:28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.

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