Advent: The Ultimate

My understanding of The Revelation of John has changed fairly recently with Brian Blount's commentary. The book I had always been taught was about "end times" and that outside of a few great scenes and phrases was pretty useless to my life became a book of hope. The Revelation is a story of ultimate redemption, God overcoming all impossible odds to redeem God's people.

Today's reading from the beginning of the book includes a statement of our ultimate hope.

Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him,  

even those who pierced him; 

and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.

So it is to be. Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

 In a recent post I wondered how to share my trust in God, how to help people see. At this point in history, we have a promise that the Alpha and Omega will be visible to everyone...even those who have no interest in seeing.

Today calls for faithful living, regardless of outcomes, placing our hope in the one who is and who was and who is to come.