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The Last Judgment

Echo for Two Lutes

Echo for Two Lutes

Francis Pilkington
(c.1565-1638)

Beautifully performed by Maurizio Manzon and... Maurizio Manzon.

Happy New Year! Eschaton Approaches!

"Happy New Year! The end of the world is nigh!"

For those who are in Christ, these phrases should not seem incongruent. We understand that the end of this world will coincide with the beginning of a better one.

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

-- Revelation 21:1-5

Whatever your eschatology, eschaton is one year closer today. Praise God!

Hear the words of Christ:

"I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

-- Revelation 3:11-13