“Look, He is coming with the clouds,” and “Every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him”; and all peoples on earth “Will morn because of Him.“ So shall it be! Amen Revelations 1:7
This book was written in the glow of burning martyrs. Christianity was sixty some years old and growing fast and strong, even though suffering among believers was horrific. God sent words and visions to John to strengthen those being persecuted then and today.
It is ironic that the consummation of life is death. When this earthly existence comes to an end for each one of us, we are defined, our history is complete, except for the retelling. For those who refuse to believe Jesus in the Resurrected Son of the One True God, death is the great equalizer. They will see very clearly who is God and who is not. Redoes won’t be an option then and they will mourn.
For the believer, physical death is not our end, but a new beginning. Attempts to stop God’s victorious work proved a colossal failure in the early days of the church and it still does today. Jesus lives and so shall we.
Have a Beautiful Friday,
Gretchen