Lucas was walking home from school when he spotted a man on the corner holding a cardboard sign that read “THE END IS NEAR.” People hurried past without looking, but Lucas stopped. The man’s shoulders sagged, his eyes heavy with worry, as if he’d been standing there a long time.
Lucas studied the sign, then looked up at him with a small smile. “I think you’ve got it backwards,” he said. “Actually, the beginning is near.” The man blinked, startled. Lucas added, “My mom says every ending starts something new. Maybe things aren’t ending—maybe they’re about to get better.” He waved and continued down the sidewalk, leaving the man staring at his sign, wondering if the boy might be right.
This world and this life are not all there is. The way things are now is not the way they will always be, because God is taking the world to someplace new and very exciting.
What comes after the end of the world? What will it look like as God completes His grand plan to bring His family into a new creation and into everlasting life with Him?
We’ll explore the three most important events, according to God’s promises, that are coming our way as the grand plan unfolds and comes to its completion.
- The Return of Jesus Christ
- The Kingdom of Heaven
- Heaven on Earth Forever
Remember, “In the end, everything will be all right. And if it’s not all right, it’s not the end.”
Let’s look at the “everything will be all right” part together, up next.
Child of God, husband, father, grandfather, rabblerouser, songwriter, pot stirrer, waiting for the King.