This song was written to encourage one of my friends at Kelowna Gospel Mission who had been getting tired of the struggle with the world, the flesh, and the Devil – and I wanted him to look beyond that to the rapture (when we will no longer struggle with our sinful human nature), and then to the changes that will happen in eternity.
The End Of The Fight
This world is getting darker;
The saints are in disarray;
The trials seem almost endless,
And we long for the break of day –
A time of no more struggles,
No more warring with this world,
No more wrestling with the darkness –
Into Hell, Satan will be hurled.
Chorus:
Oh, Jesus is coming again
To judge the children of men;
Then our Saviour will reign –
The King of kings from Jerusalem.
There’ll be no more reason to fight;
No more need to lead to higher ground.
That’s the end of the night;
The final division of lost and found.
Faith will be turned into sight,
And we can lay our armour down;
All the wrongs will be made right,
When God’s people dwell safe and sound.
One day we will see that lightning flash,
Shining from the east to the west;
The trumpet will sound at last,
And weary Christians will be at rest;
We’ll be caught up to meet our Lord
At that time – whether night or noon.
Keep looking up to the skies –
Our Redeemer is coming soon!
Chorus
Evil will be no longer;
All tears will be wiped away;
God will dwell among His people
On that bright and glorious day;
Eternity is approaching
Fast on the wings of the wind;
Jesus Christ is returning –
Are you ready to meet with Him?
There’ll be no more reason to fight;
No more need to lead to higher ground.
That’s the end of the night,
The final division of lost and found;
Faith will be turned into sight,
And we can lay our armour down;
All the wrongs will be made right,
When God’s people dwell safe and sound.
September 21st, 2008
Jerry Bouey
(Dedicated to my friend, Tim Groom
– one day the fight will be over!)
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Luke 21:27-28 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Revelation 21:1-5 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.