The last sentence of the English Bible (King James Version) is found in the book of Revelation right before the closing Amen , and says:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all.
Revelation 22:21
The final sentence in Scripture being a blessing to all those in Christ and to partake of the blessed and wondrous grace of Jesus.
The book of Revelation is found within a greater division within the English Bible being in the New Testament. Interestingly, the English Bible is split into two testaments that are labeled as the Old Testament and the New Testament .
The New Testament coming after the Old Testament, with the Old Testament being the English translation of the Hebrew Bible.
By asking: “What is the last sentence of the Bible?” you are similarly asking “What is the last sentence of the New Testament?”, but an interesting observation is when contrasting the response to same question regarding the Old Testament:
What Is The Last Sentence Of The English Bible’s Old Testament?
The last sentence in the English Old Testament (King James Version) is found in Malachi 4:6, and states the following:
Lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi 4:6
Interestingly the Old Testament in the English bible ends with the word curse . And between the period from the closing prophecy in Malachi we have a period of silence of revelation from God through the prophets up until John the Baptist who proclaims the coming of Christ.
So the New Testament ends with a blessing, whereas, in contrast, the Old Testament ends with a curse!
But considering the Hebrew Bible does not contain the New Testament, as they did not recognise Jesus as Messiah, their Old Testament did not finish in Malachi.
What Is The Last Sentence Of The Hebrew Bible?
The arrangement of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Tanakh ) which contains the same content of the English Old Testament (just clustered differently) has the book of 2 Chronicles as its last book, meaning the last sentence of their Bible to be:
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.
2 Chronicles 36:23
The final sentence being a proclamation for the Jewish people to enter their promised land, as decreed by Cyrus. Which provides an insight into the mindset of their occupation into the promised land, and their continued purview of the conquering Messiah.
Within the Old Testament are minor divisions, with perhaps the most notable being the Pentateuch, while we’re here let’s also see any insight into the final passage in this cluster of books:
What Is The Last Sentence Of The Pentateuch?
Finally, another minor (yet popular) division in Scripture is the Pentateuch (also known as the Torah or Law), and represents the first five books of the Bible attributed to Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy).
Interestingly the final sentence in this division is a lengthy one and takes up several verses at the end of the book of Deuteronomy:
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, In all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Deuteronomy 34:10-12
Conclusion
The final sentences in respective areas within Scripture form an interesting thought depending upon which type of Bible you read. The English Bible ends the Old Testament division with a curse, in contrast to the last sentence in the New Testament with a blessing of the grace of Christ being upon those who profess Him as Lord and Saviour.
The Law of Scripture showing how guilty we are as sinners and the curse of condemnation upon us, yet with Christ’s act on the cross our condemnation can be pardoned because of His grace and mercy.
For the Hebrew Bible there is the expectation of possession of the land promised by God, and for the restoration of His blessings upon the nation to them.
One group seeks the fulfilment of God’s promises on earth with their Messiah, and another seeks the consummation and return of Christ their Saviour.