On Christmas we celebrate Christ's first coming. It was a humble and lowly advent, but joyous nonetheless.
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ~Luke 2:10
In the end we will celebrate His second coming. It will be a loud and victorious advent unlike anything the world has ever witnessed. And the end result will be the reality of the great joy the angles promised to the shepherds nearly two thousand years ago.
No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. ~Revelation 22:3-5
Christmas is the celebration of Christ's first advent with the anticipation of Christ's second advent. And we can sum up our celebration and hope with John's words at the end of Revelation. It speaks to both advents and the wonderful reality of our living, present Savior.
Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! ~Revelation 22:20
Merry Christmas!
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ~Luke 2:10
In the end we will celebrate His second coming. It will be a loud and victorious advent unlike anything the world has ever witnessed. And the end result will be the reality of the great joy the angles promised to the shepherds nearly two thousand years ago.
No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. ~Revelation 22:3-5
Christmas is the celebration of Christ's first advent with the anticipation of Christ's second advent. And we can sum up our celebration and hope with John's words at the end of Revelation. It speaks to both advents and the wonderful reality of our living, present Savior.
Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! ~Revelation 22:20
Merry Christmas!
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