Now, But Not Yet

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.  Revelation 22:20 NASB Come – Are you expectantly waiting for the ‘olam ha’ba?  You know, the return of the King, the new Millennium, the restoration of God’s purposes.  Oh, and don’t forget, the end of all your troubles.  Heschel noted that the Christian religion…

A Jewish Messiah

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20 NASB Come, Lord Jesus – erchou kyrie Iesou is the Greek text. But we would be sorely mistaken if we thought that John was writing about a Greek Messiah. When John expresses the desire for Yeshua HaMashiach to return quickly, he is…

Not a Moment Too Soon

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.”  Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus.  Revelation 22:20  NASB Quickly – I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t seem too quickly to me.  Two thousand years and counting.  Maybe God’s idea of quick is completely irrelevant to ours.  There are plenty of days when…

A Short Delay

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.”  Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus.  Revelation 22:20  NASB Come – In the penultimate verse of Scripture, John exclaims what we have all felt at one time or another.  “Come, please come, and let’s get on with it!”  The problem with this verse is not…