At The Last Day

(Jn6:39-40; 1Pe4:7-11)



God is the first and the last (Is44:6; Rev1:8, 17).

He is before the first and after the last, and

By Him all things began and by Him they will end.



Faith is knowing the timetable of God, and

The life of this faith is about living for the last day.



The word, "last, is quite meaningful since

As a warning it is shocking and

It is also a decisive moment for all things.



The Bible tells us about what is to come after:

"I will raise them up at the last day (Jn6:39).



In spite of the fact that Adam lived comfortably in the Garden of Eden (Ge2:15),

He was deceived by the devil who had sinned in heaven and was cast down (Is14:12-15),

He sinned and was consequently banished from the Garden (Ge3:24).



God destroyed the first earth by a deluge,

A sign that He would destroy the first heaven and the first earth by fire in the last day (2Pe3:6-7).



God instructed the Israelites to build the sanctuary where

The name of the Lord reminded them that

Those who obeyed God's covenant, though humble in the beginning,

Became prosperous in the end (Job8:7).



The prophet, on the other hand, warned of the coming wrath and that

If they did not repent they would be thrown into the fire (Mt3:7-10).



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would put end to all things and make a way for a new beginning as

His appearance marked the last days and

It was by Him all things were made and

It will be by Him all things will end (Jn1:2; He1:1-2).



Furthermore, by coming as the Son of Man

He was given the authority to judge (Jn5:29),

While by His word He will judge in the last day (Jn12:48).



As He breathed His last Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1)     Put to end His own flesh and revealed that the Father alone has no beginning or end and glorified Him (Php2:11);

2)     Condemned the devil who changed (1Jn3:8); and

3)     Redeemed the sins of men and made a way for them to begin again in Him.



The Father raised Him up and

Jesus ascended to the heavenly throne.



The Holy Spirit comes to those who received the blood of Jesus and

He urges the churches in the last days

To repent and return to the first love and the first deeds (Rev2:1-7).



The Christian sees the end of all things.

Therefore, he hears the warning of the Holy Spirit and

Beats his chest and repents for

He longs to stand before the Lord's glorious presence

Without fault and with great joy at the last day (Jude1:24).



O Lord,

The longer I live in this world,

It becomes clearer that I love You.

Yet compared to my first deeds

I have grown dull and cool.

So I beat my chest and repent!

Let the Holy Spirit inspire me so that

I may return to my first love and first deeds and prepare for the last day!

Amen.