If there was a margin before the beginning,
then there is also a margin before the end.

We often think of eternity as something that begins after we die. But eternity doesn’t begin—it simply continues. It has no starting point and no finish line.

And just as there is a margin before Genesis 1:1, there is a margin before Revelation 22:21—the space before the new beginning.

The final words of Scripture are not a conclusion.

He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. —Revelation 22:20–21 (NIV)

That’s not the end of the story. It’s the doorway to forever.

The same God who stood in the margin before creation now stands in the margin before consummation. And He is calling us forward—not into an ending, but into fullness. When we arrive in heaven, we may realize that we have been there all along.

We live in the tension of the “already and not yet.”

Christ has already won the victory, but we have not yet seen its fullness.
We are already seated with Him in heavenly places, but we are not yet home.
We are already redeemed, but not yet glorified.

This is the final margin—the space between promise and fulfillment.

And just like the margin before Genesis, it is filled with purpose.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain… —Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)

Hope is not wishful thinking. It’s an anchor—tethered to the One who already stands at the end of the story, and in the center of God's will.

He is not waiting to see how it all turns out.
He already knows.
He is already victorious.

And He is drawing us toward that victory, moment by moment.

One day, we will step into that final margin.

We will see Him as He is.
We will know as we are fully known (1 Corinthians 13:12).
We will realize that we were never outside of eternity—we were always within it.

And all the margins of our lives—the waiting, the wondering, the wandering—will make sense.