Eschatology means the study of the end times. What is the end of eschatology? What is the end of the end times? Answer: Worship! Specifically, global, diverse, multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, cross-cultural worship of the Son of God! Worship of every language and worship of every expression and worship of every form pointed to the only object of true worship, Jesus Christ. The end of the end is the beginning of forever worship!
“And behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom one that shall not be destroyed” (7:13-14).
This heavenly scene is where history is headed. The culmination of the consummation. Christ will come. God the Father will be exalted in the exaltation of His Son. The Redeemed of all ages from all points of the globe will forever bless the Son for His forever salvation. Once His kingdom is fully realized, it will never wane, dwindle, or vanish.
Worship, true worship, real worship, of the Son is the goal of history, the purpose of creation, the reason for missions.
Eschatology can be a foggy haze of questions. When will this happen? What does this mean? Who does this represent? The main point, however, is clear as can be. In the end, Christ will be magnified forevermore!
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