Number One In The World (Revelation 21:15-21)

How many countries would one have to visit to find the following?

Tallest Building
Largest Mall
Largest Fountain and Water show
Largest Indoor Aquarium
Most Luxurious Hotel
World’s Largest Indoor Theme Park 
Largest Choreographed Fountain
Most Water Slides 
Highest Hotel Infinity Pool and 360-degree Infinity Pool
World’s Largest Picture Frame
Deepest Diving Pool 
World’s Longest Driverless Metro
World’s Largest Natural Flower Garden 
World’s Largest Glowing garden
World’s largest Indoor Skiing

Amazingly, all of these can be found in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates. This list reads like a bucket list for a world traveler. Less than thirty years ago, Dubai was a small city, obtaining much of its wealth from fishing and trading. Once oil was discovered in 1966, the revenue fueled an explosive growth. Under the direction of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the city became a modern metropolis. One of his goals was to recreate and top the most stunning architectural wonders in the rest of the world, making Dubai a top tourist destination. They succeeded and the city is now the fourth most visited city in the world.

The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles. Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel).

The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass. 

Revelation 21:15-21 (NLT)

Whenever I read or visit an architectural wonder of the world, I am always reminded of this passage from the Book of Revelation. The grandeur and opulence of the New Jerusalem will dwarf any creation that man has ever built. Someday, in the presence of my Lord, I will see it and much more. All who have confessed and repented of their sins and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will dwell there. 

Number one in the world. 

In God’s Kingdom, nothing will even come close to His creations. He is the Supreme Designer and Builder!

All Praise to the Living God, Jesus Christ. 

Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.