BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM, EVEN THOSE WHO PIERCED HIM; and all the tribes of the earth will MOURN OVER HIM. Yes, amen.
Revelation 1:7, LSB
These words of John given to him by God are a reminder of the prophecy of Zechariah and pointing to the end of the age as Christ returns and judgment is coming. At judgment, there is no hope for those who have denied our Lord. All second chances are over. Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man makes clear how those with a rebellious heart will not believe even with the evidence clearly presented before them. For those who desire to rebel and those who hate, facts are of little value compared to what they wish to believe. It is easy to cling to idols of identity and lose the Lord. All will know that judgment is set when they see our Lord return, and all will weep in joy or in fear as Christ Jesus returns to claim His own. Mercy has been given and those who have accepted our Lord and bowed their knees before He comes will receive their reward. Judgment comes for all, but for all who believe the debt has been paid. Christ will return but once and for all to restore His creation and bring those who belong to Him into the new creation, the new heavens, and the new earth. Satan will be banished once and for all time with he and his followers cast into the eternal fire separated from God. Let us stand fast in our faith and trust in His Word knowing the peace that He brings.
Let us pray. I thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son, that you have kept me this night from all harm and danger, and I ask you to protect me this day also from sin and every evil, that in all I do today, I may please you. For into your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all that is mine. Let your holy angel watch over me, that the wicked foe have no power over me. Amen.
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