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Devotionary is a new podcast that is designed to make the Bible accessible and applicable to everyday life. It combines the inspiration of a daily devotional and the insights of a commentary, but in language that is easy-to-understand. We will be working our way through the entire Bible offering a chapter-by-chapter overview of each book. The goal is to give you a solid understanding of the Bible’s overarching and unified message of redemption. We hope you enjoy.

Jun 1, 2018

This is it. The final session on our study in the book of Revelation. Today, we wrap up this series with Revelation 22:12-21. This section begins and ends with the reassuring words of Jesus, “I am coming soon!” This is the key to the whole book of Revelation: the return of Christ. His second coming is the linchpin that holds the entire book together and points to the final phase of God’s redemptive plan for mankind and for the world. With all that John has seen and recorded in his book, these verses contain one of the most beautiful and hopeful passages found in the entire Bible. Jesus offers a simple invitation: “Come. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.” John has been shown what is going to happen during the days of the tribulation. He has been given a glimpse into the future that God has planned for sinful mankind and the creation that suffers as a result of the fall. There will be judgments in the form of plagues and cosmic disturbances of unprecedented proportions. Satan will be defeated and those who chose to follow his false messiah, the Antichrist, will be thrown into the lake of fire. But Jesus graciously offers all those who will read this book long before the events it records take place, an invitation to come to Him. In light of all that John has seen and recorded in his book, Jesus offers a chance for all to escape the wrath to come by accepting God’s gracious gift of grace.