“Then the one seated on the throne said, ‘Look, I am making everything new.’ He also said, ‘Write, because these words are faithful and true.’” (v. 5)

Have you ever wanted to start fresh?

Here is the great promise of the eschaton, of the end and the last things:

We are welcomed into a new heaven and a new earth.

The Lord Jesus, who reigns, has already given us new hearts and new life. These are the gifts of grace, received by faith, when we repent and believe here. But, as excellent as those gifts are, they are not the end. In the end, the pages turn, leaving all of the old of the earth behind. The new chapter begins—this time, in a city of enduring purity, where the Father and the Son dwell with the people who are sealed by His Spirit.

Imagine eternity’s fresh start! Imagine worship, unobscured! Imagine the total absence of pain, tears, and death! Imagine living with the redeemed in Jesus’ light, forever!

This is the promise. So imagine it, and believe. He is coming quickly! These words are faithful and true.

— Tyler