When you hear the words "The End", it may fill your mind with prophetic symbolism at the end of the age. You probably all thought of the “end of the age,” “the time of the end,” or “the last days.” You may have thought of a familiar phrase, "The end is near!" We find the Bible speaks of several "the ends" within its pages. Noah's flood was an end, the temple's destruction was an end, Christ's second coming will be an end, and this Last Great Day will be an end. But after each of these “The End”, we find there follows a “New Beginning” as well. This sermon looks at this “New Beginning” that is prophesied to begin after the White Throne Judgment and Last Great Day. We will be looking at how this time is described primarily in Revelation 21 and 22, along with a number of supporting scriptures from both Old and New Testaments. This “New Beginning” will bring to fruition what God the Father and the Word have been working toward from before time began. It is the final “The End” and the “New Beginning” that all of us are praying and seeking. To become part of God’s eternal Family, to dwell with God and Christ in the New Jerusalem forever. The time when God will at last be all in all!

Lonnie Johnson

Pastor, United Church of God

Lonnie Johnson is an elder serving the Springfield, Missouri, congregation of the United Church of God.