Sometimes the Bible calls us to look to our past to find our hope. We behold stories from the Old Testament, babies in mangers, a savior on a cross, and an empty tomb. There are also places where the Bible calls us to behold the future and the things that are still to come. In the final words of the Bible, John tells us that we should have hope for the new creation that is to come because there, God makes ALL things new. Finally Jesus closes with the words intended to sustain us in suffering and motivate us to action- “Behold, I am coming soon.”