This was a hopeful moment for me as I read forward from verse seven, that the angel would explain the mystery. Isn’t that what we all want in end? Don’t we want to understand the mystery of life, of pain, of danger, of sorrow, of hatred, of love? It’s all mystery. Revelation 17:6b-7 When I [...]
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Unexplained Mystery
Posted in Eastertide, tagged John, knowledge, mystery, revelation on May 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
You are Holy
Posted in Eastertide, tagged God, holiness, holy, Jesus, John, perfection, revelation on April 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s a song, a litany sung by the over-comers of this world, who fight the good fight, who stay the course, who keep the faith. And what is the essence of the song? God is holy. If we could understand the full meaning of holiness, we might also prevail. Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear [...]
Winepress of Wrath
Posted in Eastertide, tagged faith, Holy Spirit, John, new creation, new life, paradox, revelation, sin, transformation, trust, wine, winepress on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Throughout the Bible, the imagery of wine is used in a positive light, like Jesus turning water into wine or the Passover cup where it symbolizes the shedding of his own blood. But the winepress itself, the process, that pressure and transformation holds other implications. Revelation 14:19 So the angel swung his scythe on the [...]
Dragons, Beasts, and 666
Posted in Eastertide, tagged 666, beast, Christ, dragon, end times, evil, God, good, John, Oz, prophecy, revelation on April 22, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I almost feel like Dorothy trying to navigate her way through the Land of Oz. But where she chanted lions and tigers and bears; we are told to beware of dragons, beasts, and 666. Dorothy and her friends didn’t know what to expect and honestly, either do we. Revelation 13:11-12a, 18b Then I [John] saw [...]
War in Heaven
Posted in Eastertide, tagged Christ, end times, Ephesians 6:12, evil, Gandhi, good, John, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, revelation on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Of course, this “war in heaven” is raged all the time. Despite the various views of Bible scholars, both Old Testament and New, I cannot eschew my commitment to timelessness to all things heavenly and Godly. And how do I know this? Just look around. Revelation 12:7-8, 9b Then war broke out in heaven. Michael [...]
Two Witnesses
Posted in Eastertide, tagged becoming one, duality, end times, faith, follower of Christ, John, numbers in scripture, revelation, two witnesses on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I really am trying to plow my way through these final chapters of Revelation, but it’s slow going. Not that I don’t understand what I am reading or appreciate the wonderful images and symbolism. I simply don’t know where the application for me, right now, might be hidden. Revelation 11:3-5 And I will appoint my [...]
Sweet and Sour
Posted in Eastertide, tagged apocolypse, end of time, end times, gossip, John, prophecy, revelation, sin on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What will you eat today? What will I consume? I know I am too quick to “eat” gossip, those juicy tidbits doled out by well meaning colleagues and friends. But no matter how sweet the information seems at first, it’s ultimate value is bitter to the soul. Revelation 10:10 I [John] took the little scroll [...]
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