Apocalypse 14:14-19 / Luke 21:5-11
If we had paid some attention during our history class in school, we might have some recollection about the 7 Wonders of the ancient world.
But if we can't remember much of them, then it is quite alright because none of them have survived till now, except the great pyramids of Egypt.
But even that is danger of a slow deterioration coupled with the effects of pollution and other detrimental factors.
But what has appeared in their place are other wonders of the modern world.
So this tells us that everything is subject to the wear and tear of time, and nothing will last forever.
But the deeper reality is that the old gives way to the new. There is this constant progression of replacement.
A deeper reflection of what Jesus said in the gospel would lead us to see more than just a doomsday prediction or an end of the world prophecy.
Rather we will see that it is not the old world dying but a new world coming to birth.
God is constantly re-creating the world until His kingdom is established in the world.
But it must begin with the Church and with each individual who is called a Christian.
Sinfulness must eventually give way to holiness just as the old gives way to the new.
The greatest wonder of the world is the holiness of the Church and its members.