Endless Hope or Hopeless End?  By: Zach Collins The last words of an individual are a foretaste of what they foresee in their future and a realization of what they remember from their past. These words often provide us with a glimpse into the heart of an individual through the lens of frailty. Some enter eternity without speaking, while others utter sentiments that disclose values, priorities, regrets, and innermost thoughts that speak to the character of the individual.  Perhaps you are familiar with the last words of Peter, probably written shortly before his death by persecution, in 2 Peter 3:18, “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”  Or, the words of Stephen the Martyr, as he stared death by stones in the face at the hands of stiff-necked Jews, in Acts 7:60, “Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”  For a few moments, let us examine the final words of some famous people, as recorded by history, and investigate how it relates to the meaning of life. What is real life?   Real life is not found in unbelief. Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote before he died, “I wish I had never been born.”  Real life is not found in pleasure. If anyone ever lived a life of pleasure, it was Lord Byron. Yet, he said before he died, “The …