A Great Ending 完美的结局
Dexu Xia
Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. Revelation 22:12
My husband and son surfed television channels looking for a movie to watch and discovered that their favorite movies were already in progress. As they enjoyed watching the final scenes, the search became a game. They managed to find eight of their favorite flicks. Frustrated, I asked why they wouldn’t just choose a movie to watch from the beginning. My husband laughed. “Who doesn’t love a great ending?”
I had to admit I too look forward to the endings of my favorite books or movies. I’ve even skimmed through my Bible and focused on my favorite parts or the stories that seem more palatable and easier to understand. But the Holy Spirit uses all of God’s reliable and life-applicable words to transform us and affirm that His story will end well for believers in Jesus.
Christ declares Himself to be “the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13). He proclaims that His people will inherit eternal life (v. 14) and warns those who dare to add or subtract from “the words of the prophecy of this scroll” (vv. 18–19).
We may not know or understand everything in the Bible, but we do know Jesus is coming again. He’ll keep His word. He’ll demolish sin, right every wrong, make all things new, and reign as our loving King forever. Now, that’s a great ending that leads to our new beginning!
How does the certainty of knowing Jesus is coming again help you live for Him today? What excites you the most about Christ’s promised return?
Come, Lord Jesus! Come!
看哪，我必快来！赏罚在我，要照各人所行的报应他。—启示录22章12节
我的丈夫和儿子不断地切换电视频道想要找到喜欢的电影，但他们发现想看的电影都已经在播放了。父子俩特别喜欢看结局，所以搜寻电影成为一种游戏，最终他们锁定了八部电影。我沮丧地问他们为什么不选定一部电影从头看到尾，丈夫笑着对我说：“谁不爱看完美的结局呢？”
我必须承认，我也很期待我喜爱的书或电影的结局。我还会快速翻过圣经，找到我最喜欢的章节，或是有趣易懂的故事。但其实，圣灵能透过整本圣经，藉着上帝信实且贴近生活的话语来转化我们的生命，并且向我们再次保证，上帝所计划的结局对每一位相信耶稣的人来说，都将是最美好的结局。
在启示录中耶稣基督宣告说：“我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛；我是首先的，我是末后的；我是初，我是终”（22章13节）。祂宣告祂的子民将要继承永恒的生命（14节），并且警告那些胆敢在预言书上增加或删除什么的人（18-19节）。
我们或许无法完全理解或明白圣经中的一切，但我们确知耶稣会再来，而且祂会信守承诺。祂会消灭罪恶，改正所有的错误，更新一切，并且要做我们慈爱的君王到永远。太棒了，这完美的结局也是我们一个全新的开始！
确知耶稣将再来的事实，如何帮助你今天为祂而活？对于耶稣基督再来的应许，你最期待的是什么？主耶稣啊，我愿祢来！