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 undercurrent here is<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> the promise of eternal
life, the union of divinity and humanity, and the call to follow Jesus. 
</b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>“He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more 
death or mourning or wailing or pain, for the old order has passed 
away.”</b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Think
 of <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>the oceans of tears</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>that have been shed by suffering </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>humanity</b></span> up and
 down the ages. Think of <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>the agony caused by sickness, by psychological 
torment, and by the death of</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>loved ones.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>It</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>will all be swallowed up, 
washed away, taken up into a higher place.</b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">And
 what makes all of this possible? Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. He is the 
reconciliation of divinity and humanity; he is the new Jerusalem; he is 
the accomplishment of the covenant.</span></b></span></b></b></b></b><br></span></b></b></div>
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