Surely I Come Quickly

1. The Lord's Promise 2. The Church's Response The sermon centers on the final promise of Christ's return, drawn from Revelation 22:20, where Jesus declares, 'Surely I come quickly,' met by the church's heartfelt response, 'Amen, even so come, Lord Jesus.' This declaration is not a mere prediction but a living hope rooted in Christ's identity as the faithful witness, the Lamb who was slain, and the Lord of all creation, whose coming fulfills God's eternal purpose from Genesis to Revelation. The church's longing for His return is grounded in the reality of present suffering—persecution, sin, death, and moral decay—yet it is also fueled by the Spirit's work, who gives believers a foretaste of the new heaven and new earth where there will be no more curse, pain, or death. The response of 'Amen' is both a confession of faith and a spiritual groaning, reflecting the believer's desire for full redemption, the resurrection of the body, and eternal fellowship with God. The sermon emphasizes that while Christ's coming is 'quickly' in God's timing—though not in human terms—it is certain, and the church is called to live in watchful anticipation, not as passive spectators but as pilgrims whose hearts are set on the world to come, sustained by grace and the promise that 'whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.'