Nothing remains to be fulfilled
Until the coming of the Lord,
Jesus is the end of all prophecy
As it says in the Word.
The OT pointed forward to him
To him, the epistles point back,
Jesus is the Bible’s summation
And that is an historic fact.
Fulfilment means the end
And that end is the Lord Jesus,
Jesus fulfils all prophecy
And in him we must trust.
The Gospels are about him:
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
Israel is not the prophetic key
So, my friend be warned!
Take your eyes off Israel
Meaning the Jewish nation,
Instead you must look upon Jesus;
He is our eternal salvation.
When you read the Holy Word
Read it with Jesus in mind,
It is his story, you must understand,
Each and every time.
Remember that God is spirit
And none has ever seen His face,
It is His eternal Son, Jesus
That for us takes His place.
Hence, he that has seen the Son
Has also seen the Father,
The Son being the expressed image
Of the unseen Father.
The Father chose to reveal himself
In none other than His Son
Hence, the fulfilment of prophecy
And His everlasting kingdom.
The sun and moon and stars
They all bowed down to him:
A foreshadowing of what was to come
When Jacob’s eyes would dim.
Not about Joseph, the dreamer,
But of the coming Messiah,
About the revelation of Jesus Christ:
The great and mighty deliverer.
And when David slew Goliath
And all the Philistines fled,
That also pointed to Jesus
That will judge the quick and dead.
The fact that all prophecy
Has already been fulfilled
Shows the power of Almighty God
And that gives me a thrill.
He who declares the end
Even before an event begins
Is none other than Jesus the Christ,
The King of all kings.
He is the chief cornerstone
Of the entire Bible
And the kinsman Redeemer
Of every nation and people.
Now see where this takes us
If with me you will go,
It’s to a world that is out of focus
As both you and I know.
The lamb is now the Lion
The Servant has become the King,
Now he rules in heaven
Let us shout and sing.
All will bow before him,
And they will do so in due time:
Some willingly, others otherwise,
From every land and clime.
For Christ must reign
Until all enemies are under his feet,
The last enemy being death
That has also suffered defeat.
Therefore, what should we do?
I will tell you what;
To carry out the great commission
Is the believer’s lot.
The consummation of all things
Is not our concern
But of the Gospel of salvation
We should preach and learn.
Whether he comes tomorrow,
Next month or next year,
We must occupy till Jesus returns
And of his business take care.
If you have been saved
Go and spread the word
Of Jesus, the wonderful Saviour
To whom you defer.
The one who raises the dead
And the one who gives life,
The one who once died
To become our living sacrifice.
Pray, tell me, my friend,
What prophecy is yet to be fulfilled?
None except the end of all things:
That is to be fulfilled still.
Stewart Russell © August 28, 2021
