THE PEARLY GATES - Logos of St Andrew: (Winter 99) 

"And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." Revelations 21:21

Did you ever wonder why the gates of Heaven are covered in Pearl(Rev 21:21)? Because a pearl is formed by tears. In order to form a pearl, the membrane of the oyster must be injured. 

 

A grain of sand will cause the oyster to weep tears to reduce the irritation. Over long periods of time, the pearl is formed. Do you know that the tears of God's people are memorials of Him? 

 

The blood of the martyrs and the tears of His people are precious to the Lord - just like pearls. Heaven comes at great cost. Jesus Christ, the only Begotten Son of God, paid with His life-blood for you and me and our redemption. And all the tears of the Saints shed from the foundation of the World have adorned the very gates of heaven. 

 

What a glorious God to remember His precious ones in this way. (Bishop Ogles)