“The revelation of Jesus Christ,
which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it
known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he
say –that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the
one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and
take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”
Many people do not understand why
God would have bothered to say that things would “soon” take place, or that the
“time is near”. It seems strange to us that nearly 2,000 years have passed
since John wrote Revelation, yet the events he prophesied have not yet come to
pass. However, we live in constant anticipation of His coming because we do not
know the day or the hour of His return –we only now that God calls it soon. So
let us always be alert and ready for the Lord, serving Him faithfully until the
time of His coming.
“But do not forget this one thing,
dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand
years like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance.”
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