The Last Promise In The Bible

The Last Promise in the Bible

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - There are approximately 8800 promises in the Bible but today I want to just talk about only one and that is the Last Promise. Revelation 22:20 says, “He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen”.

The ancient Greek word translated Revelation is apokalupsis (apocalypse). The word simply means “a revealing, an unveiling.” Let me inject here a correction, it is the book of Revelation not Revelation(s). We will say turn to the book of Revelation(s) chapter, so n so and never give it much thought, but it is the Book of Revelation, the revealing or unveiling of Jesus Christ.

The Book of Revelation belongs to Him and nothing or no-one else, He is the one doing the revealing. He is the object revealed; Jesus is the person revealed by the book; therefore, it is not Revelations but THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.

The Book of Revelation reveals Jesus Christ, but it also emphasizes readiness and watchfulness for the people of God the Church. If we miss this practical lesson from the Book of Revelation, then we miss the essential message of the book.

Although the Book of Revelation concerns many prophetic events, it closes with John’s longing for the return of Jesus for His people, and it should be the desire of all the children of God and that is the return of Jesus Christ. Romans 8:19-23 says, “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body”.

If the whole creation groans and travails together in pain for the manifestation of the sons of God, how much more we the sons of God should have an earnest desire for the return of Jesus Christ.

PRAYER: -

SCRIPTURE: - Revelation 22:20 says, “He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen”.

WATCH THIS: - If the statement “I am coming quickly” were not enough, Jesus puts emphasis on both sides of this promise. Surely, before it which indicates without a doubt, this is a guarantee, you can count on this and amen which means so be it or it is so afterwards. It’s a double guarantee if you will.

John who represents the church, the sons of God is excited and desires for Jesus to come and says, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus”! This should be the desire of us all today, especially when we look around and see the condition of the world.

THE PROMISE: - “Surely I come quickly amen” Within this simple promise is embraced a series of events which will culminate in the Lord Jesus returning and reigning upon the earth as the Son of the house of David Jeremiah 3:16-18 says, “And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers”.

The initial stage of His coming will be the Rapture of the Church, an instantaneous shout, at which, all who are saved, both dead or alive, will be caught up (Greek: HARPAZO to seize, carry off by force to seize on, claim for one' s self eagerly to snatch out or away) Raptured to be with Christ in the moment in a twinkling of an eye.

WATCH THIS: - In this initial event, the Rapture, the HARPAZO Jesus will come as a thief, not making His intent known beforehand Revelation 16:15 says, “Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame”. Matthew 24:42 says, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come”. Behold I come as a thief is the promise, He is coming Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth is the warning.