Heaven Bound

POOR WAY FARING STRANGER

As we enter this very special period of time known as Hannukah or the Feast of Dedication as it is referred to in John 10 we find ourselves with an abundance of sound reasoning to think that our departure might very well be near.

At the Feast of Dedication as noted in the scripture above we see that Jesus is there at the temple walking in the colonade of Solomon. There the Jewish leaders approach him demanding that he tell them plainly whether he is Messish or not. But if the works he has done is not sufficient to convince them nothing he can say will either.

Now the thing that caught my eye that I had not considered before was the next line. Then Jesus …. “then Jesus went back across the Jordan …”

So immediately following this incident Jesus went back across the Jordan where John had been baptizing in the early days. Now remember John came in the spirit of Elijah who God says he will send before the great and terrible day of the Lord.

 “Behold, I will send you Eli′jah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes”. Malachi 4:5

We’ve all heard the phrase crossing over Jordan and understand it to mean dying and going to heaven. And for those of us who will be taken in the rapture we will blessedly be skipping the dying part. But it’s interesting to me that it is during the Feast of Dedication that on leaving …. it would be across the Jordan that he would go –causing me to wonder if our crossing Jordan might also take place during this time period – the Feast of Dedication.

I’ll close this with the lyrics from Poor Wayfaring Stranger which has long been a favorite of mine.

*******

I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world below
There’s no sickness, no toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go

I’m going there to see my father
And all my loved ones, who’ve gone on
I’m just going over Jordan
I’m just going over home

I know dark clouds will gather ’round me
I know my way is hard and steep
Yet beauteous fields arise before me
Where God’s redeemed their vigils keep

I’m going there to see my mother
She said she’d meet me when I come
So i’m just going over Jordan
I’m just going over home
I’m just going over Jordan
I’m just going over home

*******

Yes, just going over home …

* This song dates to World War 1 in 1917. To listen to a beautiful rendition of this song click the link –

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper who love thee ” Psalm 122:6

Watching and waiting with YOU for the soon return of Jesus! Cindy