The Restoration of All Things
I started this book seven years ago.
If you made it to this link, it’s because you’re considering helping me. Thank you. Seriously.
Many times it seemed like the book would never make it to publication. Then, just last year, not one but two publishers wanted it. And I’m thankful Baker Books will release it on June 23, 2026.
On this page, I’ll include everything that you might need to review the book. Below is the PDF, ebook, and even an audio recording. I read the entire book in the drum cage at our church just for you. You can listen using the audio player for each chapter, or you can use the YouTube version, which allows you to speed up playback to 1.5 or 2 times the normal speed. I know that’s probably what I would do.
As you get started, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email, call, or text.
Thank you,
Benjamin
Every file you need.
Grab the PDF and ebook.
I want to make this as easy as possible for you. If you need something else, let me know. I’m here to help. The ebook, by the way, should work for Kindle readers or Apple Books.
Listen on YouTube.
If you read the book this way, you can speed up the playback. You’re welcome. ;-)
To go directly to a section, use these hyperlinks of the timestamps or those listed in the video description: Preface, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, and Conclusion.
Listen to each chapter individually.
The advantage of using these files is that you can listen, perhaps, more conveniently than on YouTube. You can also download individual chapters and play them using your preferred platform.
And if you’re using your iPhone, you can click the “download” button, and then you should get an option to play the audio faster.
Promotional Copy from Baker Books
After decades of sensationalizing the events described in Revelation through popular books series and movies, in many Christian circles today discussions about the end times are rare. Yet the writers of the New Testament frequently wrote and taught about the return of Christ—not so much as a frightening time of turmoil and judgment but as the ultimate happily-ever-after.
Leaving behind fear and politicization, this pastoral exploration of the end times shows us why Christ’s second coming is a source of comfort, hope, and clarity, especially for those who are suffering. Rather than fixate on tribulation and the antichrist, this exploration of Christ’s return reveals how, in the end, there will be justice for the wronged, renewal for the broken, abundance for the famished, and rest for the weary. Most importantly, our faith will become sight.
For anyone who is looking for hope and reassurance about the second coming and the end times (or just hasn’t seen how it’s relevant to life today) this book offers biblical answers and encouragement that will have you praying, “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Table of Contents
Introduction: This Train Is Bound for Glory 1
1 Feasting for the Famished 25
2 Rest for the Weary 41
3 Bodies for the Broken 61
4 Family for the Forsaken 81
5 Justice for the Wronged 99
6 Glorification for Strugglers 117
Conclusion: Loving His Appearing 137
Small Group Discussion Questions 147
About the Author
Benjamin Vrbicek is the lead pastor of Community Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has written several books and writes regularly for Christianity Today, Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, For the Church, 9Marks, and The Evangelical Free Church of America. He is also a writing staff member of and previous managing editor for Gospel-Centered Discipleship.
