Every Eye Will See Him

Every Eye Will See Him | Beth Moore

Key Scriptures: Galatians 4:4, Luke 2:6, 1 Peter 1:6-9, Hebrews 9:28, Isaiah 53:2-3, Matthew 24:30, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-7
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Jesus said that the kingdom is near us, and that the kingdom is in us. Yet, our feet are not yet in it. So, if you ever wonder why we are strangers in this world, it's because our citizenship is in a different place. Here we are, and very often we don't even speak the same language. Can anybody go there with me?

So here, the kingdom, our hearts beat for it, whether we realize it or not. That longing that you have, that you cannot identify – you know, one of the things that I tell a sister who is really struggling to stay in her marriage is that our citizenship is in a different place. Even though we have a lot of love, laughter, tears, turmoil, and absurdity in this world, our deepest longings won't be found and satiated here.

I've been thinking a lot about time lately. Maybe it's because we just finished putting our Christmas stuff up a few weeks ago, and it seems like no one treats us like royalty here. We are in the world, but the world does not act like it even knows who we are.

In the beginning, time was the very first thing God created, as the Eternal realm required it for a starting point. Time relates to all things on Earth and is linear in the Bible.

The Bible sees time not as fleeting but as building, reaching a moment in time. Time, as mentioned in Revelation, is always in reference to temporal events on Earth. Hebrews 9:27 highlights the linearity of time, stating it is appointed for man to die once, then comes judgment. In Galatians 4:4, it is noted that when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son.

Time, seen as moving toward a moment, is emphasized in various biblical passages, such as Luke 2:6 and John 7:8. This understanding transforms our perspective on life, recognizing that all time is moving toward a significant moment, not just a fleeting progression.

The birth of Christ, imperative for this moment, is not the apex; rather, it paves the way for the ultimate moment when every eye will see and the kingdom will come. This profound perspective is a reminder during this time of year, encapsulating the essence of the Lord's Prayer in anticipation of that divine moment.

All of time is ticking toward one huge scene, the manifestation and interpretation of the Son of God coming to rule in righteousness. He will write every single wrong and injustice; can I get an amen in the house tonight? We are not winding down; we are revving up because we are moving toward a time when every eye will see Him breaking through the sky. We are not running out of time; we are running to it.