And what is the ultimate result of all that the Father is doing in these end times? Let Him tell you Himself, from His own Holy Word.

I therefore, a prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the high calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling – one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

But to each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, “When He ascended on high He made captivity itself a captive. [ie, He conquered death, which had held all of us captive because of our sins.] He gave gifts to His people.”

When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that He had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? [ie. hell, to pay the penalty for our sins] He who descended is the same One who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things. [Not just a few, or most, but all things. There is no qualifier here. This is one of many verses declaring the Ultimate Reconciliation of all things.]

The gifts He gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. (Eph 4:1-13, NRSV)

That is what the Father is doing right now. And that is what will complete the Reformation. When we walk in a manner worthy of our high calling, bear with each other in love, and make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit – when we minister to one another according to the gifts He gives for the building up of the body of Christ – our Father will bring us to the unity of the faith, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ, and thus to become the Bride worthy of His holy name. Then He will return for His own, and not one moment before.

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