What Then?

Read Revelation 22:20

Today, I leave you with this: When the great planners of our cities have turned out their last finished work; when merchants have sold their last yard of silk and dismissed the last tired clerk; when the banks have raked in their last dollar and paid their last dividend, when the Judge of the world says, “Closed for the night,” and asks for the balance, “What then?”
When the choirs have sung their last anthem and the preacher has read his last prayer; when the people have heard their last sermon and the song has died in the air; when the Bible lies closed on the altar and the pews are all empty of men; and each one stands facing their record and the Great Book is opened, “What then?”
When the actors have played their last drama and the mimic has made his last fun; when the film has flashed its last picture and the billboard has displayed its last run; when the crowds seeking pleasure have vanished and gone out into darkness again; when the trumpet of the ages is sounded and we stand before Him, “What then?”
When the bugles’ last call sinks into silence and the long marching columns stand still; when the captain has given his last orders and they have captured the last fort and hill; when the flag has been furled from the masthead and the wounded in the field have checked in; and when the world that rejected its Savior is asked for a reason, “What then?”

“It's made me more expectant of the imminent return of Jesus, and also more sensitive to the people around me. Knowing Jesus will return soon makes me want all the more to tell people about him and all that he offers.”
- Jerry B. Jenkins