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“Now” - after all that I have laid out for you, Jesus is the Highest, Jesus is better, live by faith, cling to Jesus…

Who is God?

He is the God of peace, not chaos, not destruction, not wrath or anger

Who is Jesus?

He is the Lord of those receiving this letter

He is the Great Shepherd of the sheep

He leads His flock

Jesus was brought from the dead by God through the blood of the eternal covenant

This covenant secured by blood will last forever

Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow

May God, equip the listener with everything good so that you might be able to do His will

God is working in the listeners that which is pleasing in His sight

God is working in them through Jesus

May glory be to Christ forever and ever

The author appeals to the recipients in a familial plea

listen and heed the words of exhortation that he has just written

the author did not write exhaustively of all things but of what they needed to know

This community should know that Timothy was released from prison assumedly

The author will see this community if Timothy comes to him soon.

The author asks that they greet all their leaders and all the saints (followers of Jesus?)

Those who come from Italy greet the recipients too.

The author ends with Grace be with all of you.

Is this a reminder of the continual grace flowing from God?

What is the over arching meaning of this ending to a deep letter?