The people on earth wail following the destruction of Babylon. But Heaven rejoices. Why? Because, although the natural tendency of people is to say, ‘Wasn’t that a bit brutal, Lord? Did You really have to drop one hundred pound hailstones? Wouldn’t thirty pounders have done the job? What are You doing, Lord? Why do You allow such difficulty, tragedy, pain?’ — Chapter 19 shows us there is no such questioning in Heaven. It’s not because there’s a No Questioning Allowed sign in Heaven — but rather in Heaven, the full picture becomes clear. And what seemed to be so terrible, painful, unnecessary on earth will seem brilliant and perfect and righteous from the vantage of Heaven.

The same is true regarding trials in our lives presently. Why doesn’t the Lord just show us the whole story now? Because He is teaching you, forcing me to learn to walk by faith and not by sight. Why? Because He knows that developing faith in you and me is absolutely necessary in light of what we will be doing throughout eternity.