“See, I’m coming quickly! Blessed is the one who retains the phrases of the prophecy of this ebook!”
In response to all that he has seen and heard, John as eyewitness to those issues falls on the ft of the angel to worship, however the angel rebukes him. The angel is a servant, too, a creature, like John and the prophets and all who maintain the phrases. Worship God! Jesus — God with us — is coming quickly.
I can think about John’s feeling of awe and maybe overwhelm by all he has seen; who wouldn’t fall on the ft of the angel? Nonetheless, it’s only God who is sweet, it have to be solely God whom we worship. And actually we nonetheless hear, many times, that Jesus is coming quickly, so quickly that there might not be time to alter our methods, so we’re to be diligent. We’re nonetheless watching and ready for Christ’s return.
Take a second and really feel that, lean into it — what do you’re feeling once you consider Christ’s return? Is it pleasure? Craving? Maybe it’s worry and even panic. What does it imply to you, to your coronary heart and soul, that Jesus’ coming is immanent? What if it’s at present? What if it’s tomorrow?
In C.S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian, the kids and animals are in a lethal pinch. They’ve referred to as on Aslan, however there isn’t a obvious assistance on the best way. Trufflehunter the badger encourages the people to not lose coronary heart: “The assistance will come …. I stand by Aslan. Have persistence, like us beasts. The assistance will come. It might be even now on the door.”
“See, I’m coming quickly; my reward is with me, to repay in accordance with everybody’s work. I’m the Alpha and the Omega, the primary and the final, the start and the top.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The Very Rev. Sherry Black is a second-career Episcopal priest, and has been a full-time hospital chaplain for over ten years. She additionally serves a small mission church as priest-in-charge, and is dean of her deanery.
