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REVELATION - Behold, I am Coming Soon
Studies in the Book of Revelation
BOOK 7 - YES, I AM COMING SOON! (REVELATION 19:11 - 22-21)
PART 7.7 - JESUS CHRIST GUARANTEES THAT HIS PROPHESIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED (REVELATION 21:6-21)

3. The Indispensability of the Coming of Jesus (Revelation 22:16-17)


REVELATION 22:16-17
16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.” 17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

I Have Sent my Angel to Testify These Things: This is the fourth time in this closing chapter of the Book of Revelation that Jesus pronounces his divine “I". He whose name means “The Lord helps” (Yahweh saves) has sent his revelation angel so as to reveal many details of the future of the Book of the Revelation to the churches of Minor Asia and the whole world. The angel was a faithful witness for the predestined realties of the salvation plan of God. He knew all stages of the upcoming developments in heaven, on earth and in hell. He was a genius for the illustration of these historical events and spiritual facts which are hardly can be put into words.

In order to produce an animation of only a few minutes, for each motion sequence innumerable painted or computer-generated drafts with many tiny modifications are necessary, and also a lot of time and money as well as visual artists, audio engineers, screenwriters, and directors. The revealing angel that was sent by Jesus, however, managed it in a twinkling of an eye to visualize to the patriarch world-shaking decisive points, judgments, and blessings on earth and in heaven, so that all glories and darkness, even God himself came into picture. For two thousand years scholars, wise men and saints study the images and wordings of the Book of Revelation. However, none of them was able to perceive the whole fullness of its truths and realities.

I Am the Toot and the Offspring of David and the Bright Morning Star: Jesus caused his angel to reveal all these events so as to prepare and strengthen the church for the upcoming centuries of persecution and martyrdom. For the Lord loves his church like a bridegroom his bride and he does everything so as to warn, encourage, strengthen and uphold it.

As some members of the church in Ephesus and its neighborhood had been Jewish Christians, who reacted skeptically to all revelations concerning present and future developments when they had not been traced out in the Torah and in the prophets, Jesus had compassion with them and confessed to them his divine “I am” anew! He explained them that he is the promised branch of the lineage of David (Isaiah 11:1-5; Romans 15:12; Revelation 5:5), and the bright morning star (2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 2:28; 22:16), who announces a new world day and brings forth the dominion of the light victoriously (Numbers 24:17). At the end of the Book of Revelation Jesus responded once again to the specific questions of the Jewish Christians so as to establish them in the eternal life.

The Primordial Scream of the Holy Spirit at the End of Time: The circumstances in the world push for an inescapable end. The overpopulation is so fast-paced that the graphs of the statistics jump up like rockets! At the present more than six billion people are living on our globe. After one or two generations the population on our earth will be about twice as many, if Jesus does no return before. The lebensraum, food, feedstock reserves, water and air are limited. Also the environmental pollution due to this crowd of people assumes alarming proportions in the meantime. Nobody knows a solution. Therefore, contraceptives are already distributed in schools and abortions are recommended. Homosexual and lesbian practices are legalized so as to stop the rapid growth of the world population. Immorality and wickedness are multiplied quickly. The propaganda for a liberty without limits, however, destroys the awe of God and respect for parents and all authorities. Everybody will become the hub of the world. Subordination and service become foreign words.

Additionally, in many countries hunger increases, AIDS spreads, ABC weapon arsenals are growing so that the earth may be devastated several times and all life may be blotted out. World-wide telecommunication facilities allow an increasing control of men and in its combination with the growing air traffic the earth becomes a global village, in which God does not reign any longer, but Satan and his son. Many churches that have become liberal and lost the faith in the law of God, the gospel and the revelation, prepare unknowingly in the environment of multicultural societies the world religion of Antichrist.

Who will then be surprised, if the Holy Spirit sighs, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus!” Even if you are a deliberate, thoughtful Christ and live a responsible life in the church and in the society, you will face almost irresolvable problems and sigh likewise, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus!” The Holy Spirit inspires the prayer in the church of Jesus Christ, as she is the bride of the Lamb. So, all saints are waiting together with the Holy Spirit for the coming of Jesus with an increasing awareness. In the Last Days the Holy Spirit will give witness to our spirit that we are to prepare the coming of Jesus with our prayer and our faith, love and hope – for he comes quickly! Every bride is waiting longingly for the arrival of her bridegroom. In her it calls automatically, “Come quickly!” So, the church of the saints is focused in their hearts, inwardly, on the coming of Jesus. The primal scream of the Holy Spirit in the believers, “Abba, dear Father!”, (Romans 8:15-16), will be complemented in the Last Days by, “Maranatha!”, that means: Our Lord, come!, or: “Our Lord is coming!” (1 Corinthians 16:22).

The Book of Revelation challenges us together with all church members, as we are the bride of Christ, to spread this prayer and testimony so that the followers of Christ do not cling in droves to the world and their property, but extend their hands towards the coming Lord and Savior, to their bridegroom.

In an encouraging manner the Lord Jesus promises that in the expanding desert of our existence the river of water of life is keeping on flowing. Whoever wants to drink thereof, may scoop “freely” from its fullness grace by grace for himself and other people. The power of God will not get weak, and it will also not vanish, even if the circumstances on the earth may be compared with a Tohuwabohu (utter chaos and desolation).

PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the promised coming of Your saving Son and eternal Judge, and we praise You that the Holy Spirit guides us to pray that Christ will come quickly. We love You and Your Son, and we worship You because Your Holy Spirit prepares us for His imminent coming. Amen.

QUESTION:

  1. What is the significance of the prayerful outcry of earliest Christianity, “Maranatha"?

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