Early Morning Bible Club Discovery Church

On the eve of this Easter time, we stop to consider John 13:1-6, where Jesus will enact His entire mission before His disciples. Will we receive His love today and give it away to others?

John’s vision closes with a bookend to Genesis — the tree of life growing by the great river which would take God’s Kingdom to the nations. We are taken into the garden city, where God’s rule far outweighs the pressure and persecution of our current day. As John concludes, he asserts the authenticity of the vision, the imminence of Christ’s return and the need for an ongoing faithful witness unto the goal.

At last, we are here! Heaven and earth collide, in an expression of Kingdom life with Jesus at the centre. The Bride IS the temple, and the once hostile nations now offer their Glory to the King of Kings. This encouragement for the early church will also be an encouragement to us as we seek to live out this faith in front of a (mostly) unbelieving world.

Now John sees Satan bound and thrown into the darkness for 1,000 years. While Satan is weak, those who have died for the sake of Christ are raised to new life. Now Satan, while rallying for a final push, is engulfed by the power of God. The church is rescued and begins its reign with Christ. How do we make sense of somewhat confusing passages like this, and what do we do with the famous 1000 years?