#soap # Revelation 22 ## Title: Jesus Will Come ## Scripture: (Revelation 22:20) The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! (NET) ## Observation: There have been some who have criticized the final chapter of Revelation or tried to co-opt it for their own desires. It is said three times in this final chapter that Jesus is coming soon. Jesus does not give a specific time. In our time of instant experiences, “soon” means within minutes. During the time it was written, “soon” could have easily meant a long time but “before you know it.” In other words, Jesus is not giving them false hope of an imminent return. He is telling them it will be before they know it so live every day as though Jesus is coming before they expect. We should still live the same way. This gives us a constant joyful awareness that any day could be the day. Jesus will come again. Be encouraged. ## Application: Live today as though Jesus is coming soon, because He is. Let that give you a consistent joy just like the day before vacation. Something good is on the way. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being faithful and for coming soon.