DECEMBER 23 HE’S COMING AGAIN By Sharon Jaynes Author, Women’s Ministries Speaker
And he who was seated on the throne said, Behold, I am making all things new. (Revelation 21:5a)
A few days after Christmas, most of us begin taking down Christmas decorations and packing them away—until next year, when we do it all over again. This year, as you pack away those tinseled treasures, think about this: The babe who was born in a manger, who lived a perfect sinless life, who died on the cross and rose again so that you and I can have eternal life—He is coming again! Only next time, He will not come as a babe in a manger but as a reigning King. John saw Jesus as He will appear when He returns, dressed in a robe reaching down to His feet and with a golden sash around His chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of rushing waters (see Revelation 1:12-16).
He has promised He will come again to reign in Zion forever. When that day occurs, we will have eternal “peace on earth.” John wrote about that glorious day:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (Revelation 21:1-5) I don’t know about you, but I can hardly wait. We don’t know when Jesus will return, but we do know it is sooner than it was yesterday. Until then, we will continue to celebrate His first coming at Christmas, anticipating His second coming in the final days.
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