Doxologies

Why do the last sentences in each book of the New Testament seem to provoke a deeper type of love and gratitude?

Jude 25 All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.

Revelations 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

Luke 24:50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.

What makes them so profound? Why does it make me stop in my tracks?

I found a Bible Project Podcast called "Final Instruction and Soaring Doxology." 

Doxologies in the Bible: 

  • These endings are filling out God's identity. It is the author's freedom to add extra moments and activities that God has done. 

  • It joins the two: to know the identity of God, you must know the identity of Jesus. To know the identity of Jesus, you have to know the identity of God. 

It seems that doxologies allowed authors to include certain aspects of God relevant to their writings.

What does this doxology explanation remind me of? The moments that, in the middle of them, you realize "oh, this is from God," and little sparks from God flood the mind. Thereis an urge to "I feel like I just need to say this," even though there isn't a clear-cut, direct correlation to the moment. These endings seem to be the author's way of saying, "This is from God, and I desperately want to share it with you."

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