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Advent Heightens Our Anticipation of the Ultimate Fulfillment of God’s Promises

The season of Advent fuels our anticipation of God’s future

The great proclamation “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14) assures us that God has entered into human history through the incarnation of the Son. The season of Advent, a season of waiting, is designed to cultivate our awareness of God’s actions—past, present, and future. In Advent we hear the prophecies of the Messiah’s coming as addressed to us—people who wait for the second coming. In Advent we heighten our anticipation for the ultimate fulfillment of all Old Testament promises, when the wolf will lie down with the lamb, death will be swallowed up, and every tear will be wiped away. In this way Advent highlights for us the larger story of God’s redemptive plan.

The Worship Sourcebook, (Grand Rapids: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship: Faith Alive: Baker Books, 2013).

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