Reading
Revelation 19:1-20:15
Drawing Near
1. John's vision of the last days turns a corner here, when the King of kings returns to rule and reign in righteousness! What are you most looking forward to about Jesus' second coming?
2. The Bible makes it clear that we will be judged and rewarded according to our works. How does knowing Jesus will come again affect how you live each day?
The Context
How will the world end? There are many answers to that question as there are doomsday prophets, futurists, and scientists. Some speculate about collisions with giant asteroids. Others worry about nuclear conflagration. Still others fret over possible extraterrestrial invasion or the extinction of the human race due to pollution or disease. But those who study the Bible know that "history" is, literally, "His story." God is, and always has been, sovereign over the events of earth. The New Testament book of Revelation repeatedly reminds us of this truth. The day is coming when the Lord Jesus Christ will return to reward His followers and to punish His enemies.
Few passages in all of Scripture are as majestic and powerul as Revelation 19-20! It begins with the sound of rejoicing over the defeat of the evil world system called Babylon. It ends with the Battle of Armageddon and Christ's glorious second coming - events that mark the close of the Tribulation. Then we see the binding of Satan, Christ's thousand-year earthly kingdom, Satan's final rebellion, and the Great White Throne Judgment. In the end, Jesus Christ will make all things right. Alleluia!
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2 comments:
1. It will be glorious and magnificent:)
2. That I need to use my time wisely because I will never know when my last day will be.
1. Getting out of this filthy, rotten world.
2. I want to live every second to the fullest and do all that I can for God. Pushed me to witness outside my "comfort zone."
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