World Peace. World Joy. World Unity.

"Put your flippers in the air!"
I still remember the scenes in the movie 'Happy Feet' where thousands or tens of thousands of penguins dance, leap and sing in such an alluring chorus over the snow, and when the camera zooms out to capture the entire landscape, the sight is breathtaking.

(I still chuckle as i recall Bittany Murphy (who voiced the diva penguin Gloria) exclaim 'Put your flippers in the air!' because it reminded me how Danzel's dance elektro 'Put your hands up in the air' was extremely irritating in the middle of the night for the bunch of us architectural interns toiling overnight (imagine the lyrics blasting 'put your hands up in the air' ten over times, nonstop like a chant, when you can't even lift your fingers off the keyboard and mouse).)

A glimpse of the future
Today as i continued reading Bruce Wilkinson's 'Beyond Jabez', the scene in Relevations 7:9-10 in the Bible played before me a even bigger picture of awesome unity and joy:

After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one
could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb (Jesus). They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

Can you imagine the glorious intensity and volume of the voices and echoes?

That is a picture of the ultimate gathering in heaven, in eternity, after Jesus returns. 'God has shown us how our story ends - with countless people from every nation on earth crying out joyfully to God' (quoted from Bruce Wilkinson).

That is a picture of what many people pray for - world unity. A task so big that only God can do, and has actually already promised in the Bible to come in the near future.

Now, the question is, are you sure if you will be part of it when it comes?

I am.