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Warren Wiersbe on Tasting Now and Forever - Dispensational (Psalm 34:8)

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"We taste God's goodness now; we will feast on it forever. Present experience is appetizer; the marriage supper of the Lamb is the full meal. In this age we taste; in the age to come we feast. But even now—taste and see! His goodness is available today." — Warren Wiersbe. Dispensational: foretaste and feast.

Topics & Themes

nowforeverfeastmarriage supperage to come

Scripture References

Psalm 34:8Revelation 19:9

Emotional Tone

hopejoyanticipation

Audience

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