The first vision of Revelation centers on Jesus in his role as the High Priest who oversees the congregations of Asia. The vision begins in Chapter 1 and continues to the end of Chapter 3. It consists of the image of the Risen Christ walking among “Seven Golden Lampstands,” and the seven messages that he sends to the seven “Messengers” of the Asian congregations.
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The coming of Jesus is not a major topic in Paul’s letters to the Corinthians though it is in his Thessalonian correspondence. However, he does touch on several aspects of the event, including its identification as the “Day of the Lord,” the consummation of God’s kingdom, the resurrection of the righteous, the judgment of the wicked, and the cessation of death.
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Over the decades, I have heard credible men of God warn of a coming day when the Church will experience a “famine for the word of God.” At first, I took this to refer to a time when the Bible would be suppressed even in Western-style democracies as governmental authorities sought to persecute the true faith.
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In his second epistle, Peter discusses the subject of Christ’s return and the coming New Creation. In the process, he addresses two issues of continuing relevance to the Church. First, why the apparent “delay” of his “arrival.” Second, the understanding that believers can, in fact, “hasten” these final events.
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Despite human pretensions, History demonstrates WITHOUT EXCEPTION the impermanence of political power and governments. Rome endured for a thousand years, but that Empire fell all the same. Like life, political power is fleeting, and regimes often collapse quickly and unexpectedly when their allotted time expires. Only the “Kingdom of God” will endure.
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Insights into Bible Prophecy 