And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. — Revelation 21:21
There once was a wealthy man whose death was approaching. He summoned his lawyer and said to him, “When I die, I want to take all my wealth with me. So as soon as the news of my death comes to you, sell all my assets and buy gold with the proceeds. Then I want you to put the gold into my suitcase, and bury it with me, so that I won’t have to leave my wealth behind.” The wealthy man died, and the obedient lawyer did as his client commanded him.
Upon reaching the gates of heaven, the wealthy man, carrying his suitcase, met the Apostle Peter, who said to him, “Sir, I’m sure you’ve heard about our policy about taking it with you. I’m afraid you can’t bring anything with you.”
“But Sir,” said the wealthy man, “you don’t understand. This suitcase contains the sum of all my life work. If I leave it behind, I lose everything.”
“Well,” Peter replied, “I’m going to have to take a look at what’s inside.” The man opened his suitcase. As soon as Peter saw the gold, an amused smile grew on his face, and he started to laugh, softly at first but eventually until tears began to fall from his eyes. “Pavement? You brought pavement into heaven!?”
HT: Sean Warren, lead paster of the Indianola Church of Christ, of Columbus, Ohio.
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And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. — Revelation 21:21
There once was a wealthy man whose death was approaching. He summoned his lawyer and said to him, “When I die, I want to take all my wealth with me. So as soon as the news of my death comes to you, sell all my assets and buy gold with the proceeds. Then I want you to put the gold into my suitcase, and bury it with me, so that I won’t have to leave my wealth behind.” The wealthy man died, and the obedient lawyer did as his client commanded him.
Upon reaching the gates of heaven, the wealthy man, carrying his suitcase, met the Apostle Peter, who said to him, “Sir, I’m sure you’ve heard about our policy about taking it with you. I’m afraid you can’t bring anything with you.”
“But Sir,” said the wealthy man, “you don’t understand. This suitcase contains the sum of all my life work. If I leave it behind, I lose everything.”
“Well,” Peter replied, “I’m going to have to take a look at what’s inside.” The man opened his suitcase. As soon as Peter saw the gold, an amused smile grew on his face, and he started to laugh, softly at first but eventually until tears began to fall from his eyes. “Pavement? You brought pavement into heaven!?”
HT: Sean Warren, lead paster of the Indianola Church of Christ, of Columbus, Ohio.
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