“Their citizenship is in Heaven...”
Our preacher told the story of a Missionary couple that had spent their lives spreading the Gospel around the world. They were traveling back to the states on a ship and some famous person was also on the ship. (I’m guessing this was before airplanes).
The famous person was met with a band and much fanfare. The husband looked at his wife and said something like “All the work we have done and never had a welcome home party like this.”
His wife replied “Well, dear - that’s because we aren’t home yet!”
I wonder if the missionaries had it in mind that after they got home, and went to the Wedding, that they were going to be sent back out out to reign for another thousand years.
At 80, I'm beginning to think that a thousand is not so long--it's beginning to sound like only a start on the everlasting promise!