The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge several scenes -- stock exchange members discussing the death of a rich man; pawnshop owners buying someone's belongings from shady vagabonds; a family rejoicing that a man to whom they owed money has died; and the Cratchit family, mourning the death of Tiny Tim. When Scrooge asks to see the headstone of the man who has passed, he sees that it is his own tombstone, and that the scenes represent his own future.
In the end, what the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge demonstrates the adage that you "can't take it with you." While Scrooge has known considerable wealth in his life, he has not maintained relationships and has not shown any generosity with his money. Unless he changes his ways, his vast wealth will not translate into a legacy that will outlast him; instead, his death will signal rejoicing, profit, and overall indifference.
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