by Paul Ice
Here we are at the end.
The last chapter of the New Testament. The last post on a reading.
Today’s chapter couldn't be a better end. It really shouldn't be a surprise that the
greatest Author of all ended His book in such a fitting way. This is a great ending to Revelation and a
great ending to the New Testament.
The grace
of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
(Revelation 22:21
ESV )
These are the very last words of the Bible. The last words of any piece of literature may
not be the most important, but they do leave the lingering taste.
Along the way in the Bible, there is so much high drama filled
with creation, men and women in search of home, kingdoms built and lost, fire
falling from the sky, a baby obscurely born in a manger, two men walking toward
each other on a stormy sea, the horror of the cross, and the earth-shattering
resurrection. And Revelation is probably
the most dramatic chapter of the whole story.
But it all ends with a gentle blessing – “the grace of the Lord Jesus be
with all.”
What more could we want than that – the grace of the Lord
Jesus. Humanity can live by the grace of
the Lord Jesus. Amen indeed.
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