We Ain't Seen Nuthin' Yet!

For the past 8 weeks, we have been studying Revelation at our church. The Bible School classes and the Sermons are coordinated over the same material. The theme of the 8-week study was Living at Peace in a World Gone to Pieces. Our text today was Revelation 21-22, a view of heaven.

One is the worship songs we sang was the popular song I Can Only Imagine, by Bart Millard, and performed by Mercy Me:

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By your side

I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When your face
Is before me
I can only imagine

[Chorus:]
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son

I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine

[Chorus]

I can only imagine [x2]

I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you

As a linguaphile, I have often mused that the phrases I can only imagine and I can't imagine are identical in meaning. When contemplating the glory of eternity with God, either is appropriate.

Soli Deo Gloria!