ETERNITY ; the ultimate expereience
it was a beyond-terrific experience! the very first day i started getting involved in the production was on friday night, at the theatre itself. i was marveled at the stage setup. and then the song lift up your eyes came into my head.
i see heaven before me
the stage was a picture of pure shimmering gold and stark whiteness. it was reeally beautiful. although the stairway and steps stood silent with no angels adorning it yet, the majesty of heaven hit me. this was just a simple attempt at simulating the entrance to heaven, but already it was awe-inspiring. stepping into the theatre and taking a glance at the stage kinda took my breath away, a very very good sign of what was to follow.
the basic construction of the stairway to heaven, a gentle ruffing of gold and white material, attached to the vertical plane of steps and the pulpit which held the Book of Life. plain, really, but bringing out the simple perfection of paradise.
taking my place on the steps during the performances became a routine affair after the first two nights. but during one scene when the charater was overwhelmed by the splendor of what he guessed was heaven, staring in disbelief at the astounding beauty that surrounded him, it dawned upon me that i would be found in that place one day. like, it would be a million times more perfect, a zillion times more grand than what the audience was witnessing. i would walk along streets of pure gold, beside crystal waters, my senses besieged by songs of adoring praise. the entire atmosphere would be intense, but with the glory of God.
Revelations offers some images from the place up there. the walls would be made from precious jewels, the city formed from gold as pure as glass. there would be no need for a sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light. the great street of the city would be of pure gold, like transparent glass. everything your eyes rest on would emit a brilliant radiance from within.
but best of all, it is the throne room of God. a rainbow resembling an emerald would enircle the throne, and from the throne would come flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Jesus would be seated at the right hand of the Father. and guess what! THE Father, King of this place of holiness, is OUR personal Father. ahah. Earth and sky flee from His presence, there is no place for them, and yet we are found right where He is. lets imagine the most sacred place there can ever be. the sweetest fragrance would exude from the great white throne, enveloping all that are within sight.
if we even need sleep, we would awaken to the heavenly chorus of worship from the heart, songs of thanksgivng and adoration. angels numbering thousands upon thousands, ten thousands times ten thousands would encircle the throne, fall on their knees and worship.
now, wouldnt that all be amazing.
angels passing around me
i was one of the many angels that paved the way to heaven. it was such a joy and so much great fun to skip into the make up room every night, grab my costume from the beam and start dressing up. :) on went the simple make up with the very very pretty shimmery eyeshadow, then the halo. then soon the room would start filling up with our little legion of angels.
heh we did the holy spirit boogey dance whenever a believer was allowed admittance into heaven, sending the audience into peals of laughter. and ahh the angels definitely accentuated the awesomeness of heaven.
it was real cool. whenever the two main angels gently picked up the newest to-be member of heaven, a new song sounded. more of a song of rejoicing.. then the lights brightened further, and the angels did the welome dance. during these times the glory of God just falls in the place. and heh we smile the brightest and most radiant smile ever. :D true joy, utter gladness. wonder what goes thru the hearts and minds of the audience. our prayer is, a yearning desire to encounter a similar experience.
haha and the finale night of the drama! stanley and i, the few of us came up with some funky retro dance steps. heh and so after the altar call was given, the same song, our cue to dance, was played. our plan was for us who knew the dance to step to the front to lead the others. and since it was the last night, the entire cast came on stage too. all of us were like really high and excited haha. so we danced together! haha it was so so so much fuun! ay too bad our wonderful director was busy selling dvds and tshirts so he missed out on our hokey pokey. :)
felt it an honour to be able to serve God in this little way. the late nights, total negligence of hw (nvm) and the such. i reaped many many rewards though, such as getting to know people better esp in the worship min, the personal extreme enjoyment and the daily powerful prayerful moments that filled me with the spirit.
here i stand in awe of your beauty
the beauty of God embodies the best qualities. beauty encasing ideal standards. basically God in all His wonder and perfection kept us in His hands.
He makes all things beautiful in His time. kind of describes the entire process of eternity. apparently our prep time including casting and rehearsals was one of the shortest the directors had ever given. Jr also said that each location usually has 3 directors. so to say it all, Jr was impressed by our performance. and of course, its ultimately God who allowed it all to fall in place!
(oh they're watching the video of our fifth night performance. :) its HILARIOUS. my father satan said walk the walk and talk the dog. bloop.)
looking back on the past week, its clear it was solely by God's grace that we managed to pull thru. see, it was every single night from wednesday to friday for the cast. how tiring! and because the drama depended most on expression, it was emotionally exhausting. still, the presence of God always saturated the auditorium, making everything turn out just as it should be. :)
God, its your enthralling beauty that draws men to Yourself. our weaknesses appear as strengths by Your power.
captured by Your holiness
of course, our main purpose in putting the drama up was to bring people into the kingdom. and boy did we. :) praise God for all the souls that were saved. 200 youth! more than a thousand people whose names were newly added to the Lamb's Book of Life?
hallelujah!
the hushed tones of the audience after each hell scene made me hopeful that fear truly gripped their hearts. honestly, the hell scenes must have been petrifying. how can anyone have the guts to NOT accept Jesus.
and on the other hand, i boldly say the holiness of heaven must have captured the hearts of many. the God of everlasting love peace and hope! who so willingly forgives. dont know abt you, but im caught by His holiness every single day.
be still and know He is God.
ah it was never for ourselves, but ALL for His glory.
GLORY BE TO JESUS!
it was a beyond-terrific experience! the very first day i started getting involved in the production was on friday night, at the theatre itself. i was marveled at the stage setup. and then the song lift up your eyes came into my head.
i see heaven before me
the stage was a picture of pure shimmering gold and stark whiteness. it was reeally beautiful. although the stairway and steps stood silent with no angels adorning it yet, the majesty of heaven hit me. this was just a simple attempt at simulating the entrance to heaven, but already it was awe-inspiring. stepping into the theatre and taking a glance at the stage kinda took my breath away, a very very good sign of what was to follow.
the basic construction of the stairway to heaven, a gentle ruffing of gold and white material, attached to the vertical plane of steps and the pulpit which held the Book of Life. plain, really, but bringing out the simple perfection of paradise.
taking my place on the steps during the performances became a routine affair after the first two nights. but during one scene when the charater was overwhelmed by the splendor of what he guessed was heaven, staring in disbelief at the astounding beauty that surrounded him, it dawned upon me that i would be found in that place one day. like, it would be a million times more perfect, a zillion times more grand than what the audience was witnessing. i would walk along streets of pure gold, beside crystal waters, my senses besieged by songs of adoring praise. the entire atmosphere would be intense, but with the glory of God.
Revelations offers some images from the place up there. the walls would be made from precious jewels, the city formed from gold as pure as glass. there would be no need for a sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light. the great street of the city would be of pure gold, like transparent glass. everything your eyes rest on would emit a brilliant radiance from within.
but best of all, it is the throne room of God. a rainbow resembling an emerald would enircle the throne, and from the throne would come flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Jesus would be seated at the right hand of the Father. and guess what! THE Father, King of this place of holiness, is OUR personal Father. ahah. Earth and sky flee from His presence, there is no place for them, and yet we are found right where He is. lets imagine the most sacred place there can ever be. the sweetest fragrance would exude from the great white throne, enveloping all that are within sight.
if we even need sleep, we would awaken to the heavenly chorus of worship from the heart, songs of thanksgivng and adoration. angels numbering thousands upon thousands, ten thousands times ten thousands would encircle the throne, fall on their knees and worship.
now, wouldnt that all be amazing.
angels passing around me
i was one of the many angels that paved the way to heaven. it was such a joy and so much great fun to skip into the make up room every night, grab my costume from the beam and start dressing up. :) on went the simple make up with the very very pretty shimmery eyeshadow, then the halo. then soon the room would start filling up with our little legion of angels.
heh we did the holy spirit boogey dance whenever a believer was allowed admittance into heaven, sending the audience into peals of laughter. and ahh the angels definitely accentuated the awesomeness of heaven.
it was real cool. whenever the two main angels gently picked up the newest to-be member of heaven, a new song sounded. more of a song of rejoicing.. then the lights brightened further, and the angels did the welome dance. during these times the glory of God just falls in the place. and heh we smile the brightest and most radiant smile ever. :D true joy, utter gladness. wonder what goes thru the hearts and minds of the audience. our prayer is, a yearning desire to encounter a similar experience.
haha and the finale night of the drama! stanley and i, the few of us came up with some funky retro dance steps. heh and so after the altar call was given, the same song, our cue to dance, was played. our plan was for us who knew the dance to step to the front to lead the others. and since it was the last night, the entire cast came on stage too. all of us were like really high and excited haha. so we danced together! haha it was so so so much fuun! ay too bad our wonderful director was busy selling dvds and tshirts so he missed out on our hokey pokey. :)
felt it an honour to be able to serve God in this little way. the late nights, total negligence of hw (nvm) and the such. i reaped many many rewards though, such as getting to know people better esp in the worship min, the personal extreme enjoyment and the daily powerful prayerful moments that filled me with the spirit.
here i stand in awe of your beauty
the beauty of God embodies the best qualities. beauty encasing ideal standards. basically God in all His wonder and perfection kept us in His hands.
He makes all things beautiful in His time. kind of describes the entire process of eternity. apparently our prep time including casting and rehearsals was one of the shortest the directors had ever given. Jr also said that each location usually has 3 directors. so to say it all, Jr was impressed by our performance. and of course, its ultimately God who allowed it all to fall in place!
(oh they're watching the video of our fifth night performance. :) its HILARIOUS. my father satan said walk the walk and talk the dog. bloop.)
looking back on the past week, its clear it was solely by God's grace that we managed to pull thru. see, it was every single night from wednesday to friday for the cast. how tiring! and because the drama depended most on expression, it was emotionally exhausting. still, the presence of God always saturated the auditorium, making everything turn out just as it should be. :)
God, its your enthralling beauty that draws men to Yourself. our weaknesses appear as strengths by Your power.
captured by Your holiness
of course, our main purpose in putting the drama up was to bring people into the kingdom. and boy did we. :) praise God for all the souls that were saved. 200 youth! more than a thousand people whose names were newly added to the Lamb's Book of Life?
hallelujah!
the hushed tones of the audience after each hell scene made me hopeful that fear truly gripped their hearts. honestly, the hell scenes must have been petrifying. how can anyone have the guts to NOT accept Jesus.
and on the other hand, i boldly say the holiness of heaven must have captured the hearts of many. the God of everlasting love peace and hope! who so willingly forgives. dont know abt you, but im caught by His holiness every single day.
be still and know He is God.
ah it was never for ourselves, but ALL for His glory.
GLORY BE TO JESUS!
