Moving to chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation, I find myself fascinated to see what Jesus dictated to be written in the only letters from himself to any churches, which are now found in the Bible. And while some readers of the Bible today hold that prophecy ceased with the completion of what it nowContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 4. Opening a drawer.”
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Revelation in the wilderness – 3. The beginning and the ending.
Before we consider the messages from the Lord to the seven churches described in chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation, there is one further point from chapter 1 which I will consider here, because to me it is an important part of Jesus’ message to all churches and all people. This concerns verse 8: ‘IContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 3. The beginning and the ending.”
Revelation in the wilderness – 2. What’s in an intro?
Following on from my last post about the style and function of Revelation chapter 1, here are some further thoughts about the content. ‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ’ – the first words of the Book of Revelation identify the owner of the message. Verse 1 then describes a chain of command through which the messageContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 2. What’s in an intro?”
Revelation in the wilderness – 1. First things first.
Comments on the book of Revelation, chapter one. Maori have a form of introduction called mihimihi in which a speaker shares details of their lands, people, and genealogy or whakapapa, and sometimes a saying giving some perspective or philosophy of themselves and/or their tribe. In my own culture, New Zealand European, I do not seeContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 1. First things first.”
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