The blizzard lost something by the time it arrived here, but it's still a good snowstorm for this late in the season. Digging out will be the theme of the day, ours will just be a bit easier than many other places. Should a traveler attempt to come from north or west of us, he will endure a difficult trip on this day, it was much worse yesterday, but still tough even on this sunny day. A similar journey takes place as we read the Revelation. By the time a reader reaches chapter 21, he or she has been through a lot! To make it to the end of John's vision is no small task for us. At one point in the story, more than half the people who lived at the beginning are dead. While some authors may try for high body counts in their novels, that sort of stands in a league all its own.
Armies, conquest, martyrdom, plagues of stinging demons, death by decapitation, and even a dragon grace this story of the end times. Great as these horrors of the end are, we are overjoyed by the return of our Lord Jesus. All the terrors from before are forgotten as the enemies are put away forever and the bride comes down from Heaven to reside on the New Earth with her Lord for all time. He who endures to the end will indeed be saved. How like this life that seems.
Tough times may cause us to doubt our faith and whether we can endure to the end, but at the end stands our Lord Jesus in all His glory. Have faith and rejoice in the bounty of His love!
Bucky
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