Jesus is our Promiser --- He promises His return! Three times in Revelation He makes this same promise, in verses 7, 12, and here in 20. "Look, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he one who keeps the prophetic words of this book...Look! I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me...Yes, I am coming quickly!"
When the Bible states something in threes it is a point of emphasis. Jesus wants us to hear His promise and know deep within us that it is true and sure...He IS coming soon!
Robert Morgan states, "The immediate response of John in verse 20 was "Amen!" This is a term of agreement, meaning, "so be it!" Then John offered the Bible's concluding prayer, "Come, Lord Jesus!" This is the equivalent of the Aramaic term Maranatha. It's a prayer for us to repeat frequently What a tragedy that Christians seldom pray specifically for the Lord to return. Let's start including Maranatha in our prayer vocabulary."
Join with me today in praying for Christ's return, praying that His church will be prepared for Him like a bride waiting for her bridegroom, praying that He will find us faithful and anxiously awaiting His arrival! Pray that every person that is to hear His Word hears it soon and that we take seriously the responsibility of proclaiming His coming...both His first arrival as a baby, teacher, suffering servant, Son of Man, crucified Son of God and risen Savior, and His second as our victorious King and Lord of Lords!
Every day we are given here on this earth is a day of opportunity to share Jesus' promise...every morning that we see dawning could bring with it the day of Jesus' return. "Come, Lord Jesus!" Maranatha!
We need to review our last set of verses of the Alpha and Omega...starting with Isaiah 9:6 and going through Revelation 22:20....
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be on His shoulders. And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,The mighty God, The eternal Father, The Prince of Peace."
Luke 2:10 "But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people.' "
Luke 2:11 "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."
Luke 2:12 "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped snugly in a cloth and lying in a manger."
Acts 1:11 "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven."
Revelation 21:1 "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea existed no longer."
Revelation 21:2 "I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband."
Revelation 22:20 "He who testifies to these things say, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!"
Luke 2:10 "But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people.' "
Luke 2:11 "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."
Luke 2:12 "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped snugly in a cloth and lying in a manger."
Acts 1:11 "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven."
Revelation 21:1 "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea existed no longer."
Revelation 21:2 "I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband."
Revelation 22:20 "He who testifies to these things say, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!"
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