Beyond the Horizon

I’m reading a book about missions by J.H. Bavinck (the nephew of celebrated Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck). Vinck Jr drops a fat bar on page 49:

Whether the end is near or yet far off is unimportant. The main point is that the work of missions, because of its very existence, is moving toward an end, a goal, the culmination of which shall become visible only in a future era, beyond the horizon of world history.

Christianity is the Future. Its golden age is hidden beyond the veil of this present age. But sure enough, there it waits. Then shall all God’s amazing plans for us come alive. Trust Jesus and make him known today as you march step by step toward a mind-blowing state of existence which the Bible calls Glory.