7. The Completion of Redemption: Revelation

The final book of the Bible foretells the consummation of God's great redemptive plan in history. God is not saving this world. Rather, he is redeeming a people out of the world for himself. Once the Church has completed her mission of bringing the Good News of God's Kingdom to all nations, the world as we know it is going to come to an end:

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come (Matthew 24:14)

No one, except the Lord, knows the details or the time of the end. But certain things are clear. The Lord Jesus Christ will return in great glory and power and everyone will stand before him to give an account of their lives. It will be a day of judgment, wrath and eternal punishment for the Devil and all who belong to him, including all who have rejected God's gracious gift of forgiveness, reconciliation and life. But it will be a day of unspeakable joy and everlasting blessing for those who belong to the only Savior, Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Praise, glory and honor to his name for ever and ever. Come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20).

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