The Resplendant City - Revelation's Happy Climax

  The realization of this vision of New Jerusalem, the Lamb's  bride, is the happy climax to which Revelation points, and fitting so. All of John's first-century fellow Christians to whom the book was initially addressed looked forwared to entering into that city as immortal spirit corulers with Jesus Christ.  The remnant of anointed Christiands still alive today one earth have the same hope. Thus Revelation moves on to is grand climax, as the completed bride is united with the Lamb. Next, by means of New Jerusalem, the benefits of Jesus' ransom sacrifice will be applied to mankind, so that eventually all faithful ones will enter into everlasting life. In this way the bride, New Jerusalem, as a loyal helpmeet to her Bridegroom King, will share in the buidling up for eternity a righteous new earth-all to the glory of our Sovereign Lord Jehovah. - MATTHEW 20:28; JOHN 10:10, 16; ROMANS 16:27. 

What joy we feel, then, as we draw close of our consideration of the book of Revelation!  We have seen the final efforts of Satan and his seed utterly frustrat3ed and Jehovah's righteous judgments carried out to completion.  Babylon the Great must go out of existence forever, to be followed by all other hopelessly corrupt elements of Satan's world.  Satan himself and his demons will be abyssed and later destroyed. New Jerusalem will rule with Christ from the heavens as the resurrection and judgment proceed, and perfected mankind will finally comet to enjoy everlasting life in the Paradise earth.  How vividly Revelation portrays all these things!  How it strengthens our determination to 'declare this everlasting good news as tidings to every nation and trib and tongue and people' on earth today!  (Revelation 14:6, 7)  Are you expending yourself to the full this great work?  

With our hearts full of gratitude, let us give attention to the concluding words of Revelation.

Next time: Revelation and You

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