Humble thoughts, reflections, and/or summaries from readings of God's word. "For if any one is desirous simply to know those things which it has pleased God to reveal, that is the man who accurately knows what it is to be truly wise. " Calvin
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Rev 18 describes the doom and fall of Babylon, the home of demons, foul spirits, those drunk in sin, and the worldly kingdom of the Antichrist. "'Woe! Woe, O great city... In one hour she has been brought to ruin! Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Rev 16 discusses the seven "bowls of God's wrath" that are poured out onto creation. An angel says to God after the third bowl, "You are just in these judgments, you who are and who were, the Holy One, because you have so judged... Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments ". After the seventh judgment bowl was poured out, there was another voice that announced "It is finished" and there was immediately thunder, lightning, and a tremendous earthquake. Reminds me of when Jesus was at the end of His life and announced the same while he was on the cross ( "It is finished") and an earthquake followed immediately. Both events mark historically a beginning and and end to life as we know it and have absolute and eternal consequences both physically and spiritually for all of mankind.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Rev 13 discusses two more evil beasts, one who rises from the sea and the other from the earth. They are allowed to speak great blasphemies against God and deceive all the people who belong to the world. They were allowed to wage war against God's holy people. The people of the world, those whose names were not written in the Book of Life, all worshiped the beasts. John tells us also that the beast's number is 666, which has some mysterious relevance to Satan's attempt to undo Chris's work.
Rev 14 describes the destiny of the body of believers who have endured persecution on earth and will soon enter eternity of blessing and glory with Him, and forever "will rest from all their toils and trials". Jesus is described as having separated the "harvest", which is a "ripe crop" among the whole earth. Believers will receive their long-awaited reward and God's wrath and judgement will be proceed against the unbelievers, symbolized by imagery of grapes being trodden and blood flowing from a winepress.
Rev 14 describes the destiny of the body of believers who have endured persecution on earth and will soon enter eternity of blessing and glory with Him, and forever "will rest from all their toils and trials". Jesus is described as having separated the "harvest", which is a "ripe crop" among the whole earth. Believers will receive their long-awaited reward and God's wrath and judgement will be proceed against the unbelievers, symbolized by imagery of grapes being trodden and blood flowing from a winepress.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Rev 12
"It has happened at last--the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ! For the accuser has been thrown down to earth--the one who accused our brothers and sisters before our God day and night. And they have defeated him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of their testimony. And they were not afraid to die. Rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice ! But terror will come on the earth and the sea. For the devil has come down to you in great anger, and he knows that he has little time."
"It has happened at last--the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ! For the accuser has been thrown down to earth--the one who accused our brothers and sisters before our God day and night. And they have defeated him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of their testimony. And they were not afraid to die. Rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice ! But terror will come on the earth and the sea. For the devil has come down to you in great anger, and he knows that he has little time."
Friday, December 11, 2009
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