Some thoughts on Scripture

Revelation 10:9--"So I went to the angel and said to him, 'Give me the little book.' And he said to me, 'Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey to your mouth.'" The language here sounds strange--to eat a book. However, this is just another way of... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 9:20-21--"But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see not hear nor walk. And they did not repent of their murders or... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 8:11--"The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters become wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter." John uses a metaphorical reference here to the Exodus miracle at Marah, where bitter waters were made sweet. In the apocalyptic context, people... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 7:14b--"'These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'" The image here is so paradoxical or contradictory to our normal, literal laundry experience. Murderers are quite often convicted because they were... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 6:15-16--"And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 5:5-6--"But one of the elders said to me, 'Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of Dafvid, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.; And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 4:1--"After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trunpet speaking with me, saying, 'Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.'" The "door" predominates early in this apocalyptic... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 3:20--"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with me." Jesus knocks on the door of every individual. Sadly, not everyone opens to Him. I once suggested to a person that she come to the Lord, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 2:7--"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes...." This phrasing closes each of the letters to the seven churches. I think of it like a chorus is to a hymn, a unifying tag to each of the unique verses. John is dealing here with seven... Sign in to see full entry.

Revelation 1:17--"And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.' " I see here in John's description a powerful image. Resounding in John's impression is that he is in the very presence of God, the Alpha... Sign in to see full entry.