The Vision We See :: Revelation 7:9-17, John 11:17-45 :: Funeral of Sharlyn Stocklaufer
Dear Jerry, Clint and Lance ... dear family and friends ... dear brothers and sisters in Christ ... all of you who have gathered today to commemorate the homecoming of Sharlyn Kyne Stocklaufer: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. You heard the reading from The Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the apostle. Jesus revealed, and Behold, Saint John saw ... a blessed vision ... Behold, a great multitude that no one could number ... Behold, a crowd wondrously big, clothed in white robes standing before the throne and the Lamb! And they were worshiping! And what did Saint John hear? ... Crying ... the kind of crying with no tears, ever. They are crying with joy. As the Prophet Isaiah told us ... they don’t labor in vain or bear children in calamity. The sound of weeping is gone! The cries of distress are gone! Their song goes on forever. 1. And now we are looking ... And what do we see? ... What do we hear? We see the casket of our beloved ...