Evangelism 10, What awaits closure of the evangelism mission?
Last time was status report – how we are doing at reaching the lost with the Good News of Christ. Progress is strong, though much work remains to be done.
As we read in the Bible, there will be an end, which really is a beautiful beginning – a new heaven and earth.
Rev 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
On the eternal timeline, each of our lives is scarcely a blink. Yet, it is interesting and important to rest our assurance on what God has promised.
Even when each people group has been "reached," we know from our Bibles that more is in work that is essential to the "End." Christ's battle with evil will terminate, and we lean toward that time.
Blessings and thanks,
Larry
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