I am a fan of college football. But for various reasons I tape the games and watch them later. One reason is because I can enjoy the game much more if I know the outcome ahead of time. I don’t get all nervous wondering how it will end. I can relax and enjoy the game.
The same thing holds true for reruns of old movies and television shows. If I know how it is going to end I can enjoy the movie and make connections better. There are movies I have watched many times. Reruns of shows I have seen many times are still interesting.
In a very similar but much more important way, I know how life is going to turn out. No, I am not predicting my own future. But I do know how this thing we call life on earth will end. In a way it is like I’m living my life as a rerun because I know the ending already.
The key word in the book of Revelation is found in Revelation 17:14.
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them…
The word overcome is from a Greek word which means victory. It is where we get our word Nike.
This word is found more in the book of Revelation than all the other books combined. The Revelation is a promise of victory.
The evil in this world, everything wrong, will eventually be defeated. In the end, Good wins because GOD wins.
At the end of Revelation 22 I have written this simple phrase, “We won.”
Just as the reruns of old movies or watching my team play a game in which I already know the outcome, I know how this will end. Good will triumph. I just get to live these minutes out until the end. But I know the ending already…
GOD wins. I just want to be sure I am on HIS side.
I really like your blog. It always gives me some kind of insight on how to read the Bible.
I wish your health and happiness. God bless you forever.