“Yes, I am coming quickly.”
“And he said to me,
(The Revelation to John 22: 10 & 12-13 & 20-21 NASB)
“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book,
for the time is near.”
. . .
“Behold, I am coming quickly,
and My reward is with Me,
to render to every man according to what he has done.
I am the Alpha and Omega,
the first and the last,
the beginning and the end.”
. . .
“He who testifies to these things says,
“Yes, I am coming quickly.”
Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
Amen.”
If one were to look up the word ‘quickly’ in a dictionary, then he would see how the definition matches exactly. Rapidly and at a fast speed, and with little delay, that is what the Messiah means when He says, “Behold, I am coming quickly,”
- Very Soon!
- With Speed!
- Expeditiously!
- Immediately!
- Promptly!
- Swiftly!
- Quickly!
- Without Delay!
- Instantaneously!
How Jesus comes is truly not the question of the day but this—ARE YOU READY IF HE WERE TO COME TODAY?
The apostle Peter shared time with Jesus before the crucifixion and also with Jesus after the resurrection from the grave, so when Peter writes these words, we should take them as truthful, for Jesus told him so.
“But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved,
(The Second Letter of Peter 3: 8-10 NASB)
that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years,
and a thousand years like one day.
The Lord is not slow about His promise,
as some count slowness,
but is patient toward you,
not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief,
in which the heavens will pass away with a roar
and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat,
and the earth and its works will be burned up.”
Oftentimes, we meet with friends over coffee or lunch, Christians, who like us are ready for ‘the day of the Lord.’ However, how often are we aware of those who are serving us, waiting on our table, collecting our money, or preparing our coffee?
ARE THEY READY TO MEET THE LORD ON THAT DAY WHEN HE RETURNS AS HE PROMISED?
We cannot overlook those who are close by us, listening to snippets of our conversations, those who may have questions about faith, and those—
WHO ARE JUST NOT READY TO MEET THE LORD WHEN HE COMES!
The apostle Paul was also one who shared time with Jesus when the Lord Jesus walked in the flesh, here on earth. This may be the reason why the apostle Paul wrote these words for us to be reminded—
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit,
(The Letter of Paul to the Philippians 2: 3-11 NASB)
but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
do not merely look out for your own personal interests,
but also for the interests of others.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
who, although He existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a bond-servant,
and being made in the likeness of men.
Being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
For this reason also,
God highly exalted Him,
and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW,
of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”
Jesus Himself tells us: “Yes, I am coming quickly.”
- We belong to Christ.
It is up to us to live in a way that testifies to others of The Day of the Lord.
That’s Correct.
- We must prepare the way of the Lord.
- We must announce to the world the coming of Christ.
So, in closing, through the words of the prophet Isaiah, we are instructed how we are to proclaim the words of Jesus Christ, the coming Messiah—“Yes, I am coming quickly.”
“Get yourself up on a high mountain,
(The Book of Isaiah 40: 9-10 NASB)
O Zion, bearer of good news,
Lift up your voice mightly,
O Jerusalem, bearer of good news;
Lift it up, do not fear.
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
Behold, the Lord GOD will come with might,
With His arm ruling for Him.
Behold, His reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.”