“’I, Yeshua, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for My communities. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.’
The Ruach (Spirit) and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, 'Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come—let the one who wishes freely take the water of life! I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone adds to them, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his share in the Tree of Life and the Holy City, which are written in this book.
The One giving testimony to these things says, 'Yes! I am coming soon!’ Amen! Come, Lord Yeshua!”
—Revelation 22:16-21 TLV
I think this is one of the most amazing passages in Scripture, this final section in the last chapter of Revelation. Here is this passage, where Yeshua not only gives us a great encouragement, but also a warning. Adding to this beautiful passage is an interjection from the Ruach (Spirit) and the bride (Body of Messiah). Let’s dig in to find hope, encouragement and the inspiration to overcome.
Yeshua says He sent an angel to John to testify of all we have seen and heard in Revelation. Then Yeshua begins to reveal and solidify His identity to all of us as the One who is the full Messianic revelation that the prophets saw in the Torah and Tanakh (Old Covenant Scriptures). Yeshua says “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
Then suddenly we have an interjection from the Ruach (Spirit) and Bride (Body of Messiah) who say “Come!” There is encouragement for those who hear, those who are thirsty, and those who wish to take the water of life to “Come!”
Now Yeshua ends our holy Scriptures with these encouraging words by testifyingthat He is the One saying the prophecies of Revelation are true and that He is coming soon!
The final words of Yeshua, John, the Spirit and the Bride give us an anthem and a chorus to believe in, hope in and overcome through until He returns. Bo Yeshua Bo! Come Jesus Come!
I encourage you as we end this devotional week to join in with all the Believers from history, the great cloud of witnesses, all of Heaven and “set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.” (1 Peter 1:13)
Now take some time to carefully reflect on the questions below and journal your answers.
For the past nine weeks, as the coronavirus upended the world with fear, stay-at-home mandates, financial loss and isolation, we’ve turned to Scripture for the hope we each need to endure rough times.
Ancient Israel had a hope: to return to the Land God had promised to give her. Yet, she had been in exile in Babylon for so long that I’m sure the hope of many began to wane, if not completely disappear.
Our God is the Master Composer. The intricacies He has purposefully arranged on His grand scale of time are often indistinguishable to the human ear, unless we strain to hear. As we journey through the story of Ezra-Nehemiah in the days ahead, listen in for a pattern, a 3-part harmony, as God composes another movement in His song through the mouths of His prophets. See if you can make out the sounds.
The words God gave to His prophets often told about events in the current time, near future and a time even further in the future. They are always pointing us forward, but what were they pointing us forward to?
