Plainly Seen

Revelation 10:6-7 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
 
“AH HA!” you’ve exclaimed. “Now I get it!” Some concept or process was a mystery to you. You heard many times, “This is how it’s done.” But you couldn’t quite understand all the details and processes. Now, suddenly, you know.
   There will come that day when God will suddenly be completely clear to the world. Millions of lost souls have heard the truth of God’s great salvation through Jesus Christ. Sadly, millions of those souls have said, “I don’t understand, and I don’t want it. God is too complicated for me. He’s not real in my view.” But on that day when God is clear to the world, they will fully know who God is. And the unbelieving people of the world will cower in fear. Too late, they will know they can never ask,, “What must I do to be saved?” The Day of Judgment has come. Yes, as we saw in the previous verses, God does not reveal all. But he reveals what we must know for our eternal life.
   We thank God he has taught us that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) We know Jesus came in the flesh to exchange his perfection for our sin. His death, resurrection and ascension are clearly seen in the depths of God’s love, power and promise.
   God has revealed himself to his people since he created us. He came in person. He gives even more visions of the future. I once heard a sermon on the question, “How do we know Heaven is real?” The short, true answer is, “Read the Bible.” Our work is to tell people now that they surely can trust the revelation of God come to earth in human form. Tell them, too, they can be sure God comes now in his Spirit to wash clean their sin as they confess Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives. And tell them he will come again to judge believers and unbelievers.
 
Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, for revealing your love and grace to promise, “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2) Amen.