Will It Happen Today?
He who testifies to these things says,
“Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Revelation 22: 20-21
These final verses in the
Bible contain three great
“lasts” of Scripture.
First, the last promise. Jesus said,
“Surely I am coming quickly.” Those are the
final “red letters” in Scripture, our Lord’s last
words. Notice the adverb “quickly.” He could
have
said gloriously, triumphantly, or surely.
He chose the word “quickly”; therefore,
we’re
to watch for Him expectantly. His coming will
be so sudden that we have no time to prepare
for it, so we must live as though it were today.
Second, we have the last prayer of the
Bible:
“Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” How long since
you consciously prayed for the
sudden return
of Christ?
Draw from His strengthening grace,
pray for His return, and live your life
today in the light of His final promise
to us.
"Precisely because we cannot
predict the moment, we must
be ready at all moments."
C. S. Lewis