Revelation is very clear about how history ends: Jesus returns, rights all the wrongs, and renews all things.
But John is given two conflicting and contradictory images about the direction history go BEFORE Jesus returns:
1. On the one hand, John sees an amazing harvest as the rebellious world TURNS BACK TO GOD!
2. On the other hand, John is shown a terrible scene of judgment as the rebellious world refuses to repent and persists in idolatry and wickedness.
What John doesn’t see is which version of reality it will be:
Will the world turn back to God, or will the world refuse to repent?
What’s the role of the church in God’s plan for history?
