Happy is the man who reads this prophecy and happy are those who hear it
read and pay attention to its message; for the time is near. Revelation 1:3
Well I sure wasn’t too
happy yesterday sifting through a dozen commentaries. I am pretty sure that
there are fewer things that make me sadder than the Church squabbling, and
labeling each other “smarmy.” And yet, I sense that God wants to guide me
through this Revelation, and humbly I seek His truth: But when he,
the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not
speak on His own; he will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what
is yet to come. I don’t imagine that it will all be as neat
and tidy as my childhood memories with color-coded arrows tracking up and down
the movements of Christ and His angels. But may I pay attention to its message.
Grace and peace be to you from Him Who is and Who was and Who is coming,
from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful
witness, first-born of the dead, and ruler of kings upon earth. To Him who
loves us and has set us free from our sins through His own blood, who has made
us a kingdom of priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and power for
timeless ages, Amen.
Who is and Who was and
Who is coming. Reaching out in all directions beyond what the mind can
conceive, He offers me grace and peace. He is willing and He is ready and He is
able. In this I can rest.
And first-born Jesus
who loves me and has set me free, free indeed, through His own blood. No
greater love than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
And as His friend, let
me do what He commands: This is what I command, that you love one another.
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this
world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
Amen.
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