I have a thing about endings. For me, the last few lines of a book or TV show or movie make or break it. The final words are the capstone, a revelation of what the writer believes was really the heart of her story. They are the words that linger, a bridge between the world of the story and the world we return to inhabit. I’ve been known to nurse a grudge for years against writers that blows an ending. (Eight years later, I still haven’t quite forgiven J.K. Rowling for the epilogue to Harry Potter.)
Lucky for me, the Bible nails its landing. The last two verses of Revelation to me are the best imaginable conclusion to the sort of story the Bible tells:
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