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When people talk about Jesus, they usually focus on his birth, life, death, and resurrection. Sometimes they might also talk about his ascension — that's the day he left earth after his resurrection and returned to be with his Father (you can read that story in Acts 1:1-11). But the story of Jesus starts long before Christmas and it goes way past his ascension.
When people talk about The End of Time, they usually focus on some apocalyptic movie about Armageddon. Or they envision a cataclysmic natural disaster or global war. The Day of the Lord will be cataclysmic (he’s God, after all), but no one knows exactly what it will be like or when it will happen. We do know this, though: that's when Jesus will make all things right.
Parts of the story of Jesus are in the book of Revelation — a really strange book written in a style called apocalypse. It's sort of like an ancient version of sci-fi and fantasy with lots of strange creatures, places, and events. But it tells a true story. The Jesus that we see in Revelation might at first seem really different from the Jesus we read about in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But he's the same guy, the same God, the same Messiah and King.
Talk about the questions below, watch the video, and read the Bible passages to learn more about Jesus and the Day of the Lord.
“Day of the Lord” (6:01) *This video mentions Eden, Babylon, Amos, Israel, and the Passover Lamb.
Read these Revelation passages out loud. Listen to how Jesus is described.
No one knows when the world will end. No one knows when Jesus will return and make all things new. But it is going to happen sometime, and those who follow Jesus and are God’s beloved children have nothing to fear. They will be part of the new thing God has in store. That is part of your identity already, here and now. Remember that always!
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