In
the last chapter of Revelation,
chapter
22,
in
the next to the last verse,
verse
20,
after
all the prophesy of all 22 chapters have been presented,
John
quotes Jesus one more time...
“Yes,
I am coming soon.”
I
went to BibleGateway.com & checked out that verse in dozens of
different translations & paraphrases they have there.
I
went there half expected Jesus' last prophetic words in this hugely
prophetic book of John's vision to be translated differently by
different people & groups.
Nope...
They
all pretty much translate it the same way...
“I
am coming soon.”
This
week I put in my FB status, “ 'I am coming soon.' Jesus”
Now,
I don't pretend to know when Jesus is coming back.
We
ARE 2000+ years closer to Jesus' return than John was, exiled, &
stuck out there on the Isle of Patmos.
I
just have a sense – not an overwhelming sense – just a very
quiet, unassuming sense – that Jesus is coming soon.
Take
that for what it's worth.
I
have no definition of what “soon” means, nor am I able to
quantify how long “soon” is in relations to Jesus.
I
just have this sense - & it's a sense I've had for quite a few
years – that Jesus is coming back soon.
So?
It
would make sense that if we thought Jesus was returning soon, we'd be
more intentional about telling folks about how He made a way for
people to establish a connection with with God.
And
we'd be encouraging people to make that connection.
I
don't believe this legitimizes us to become “Bible bangers” -
people who spreading doom & gloom.
At
the same time, this isn't a good time to slack off telling people
about the possibilities found in connecting with God.
What
if the people who influenced you & me to become followers of
Jesus had had a lax & unintentional view of sharing the way made
for each of us to connect with God through Jesus?
I
don't think I'd be writing blogs every morning about my day to day
life as a Christ follower.
Nor
would you want to read them.
“Jesus
is coming soon.”
Let's
live like we believe it.
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