Revelations 1:3&4
"3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;"
We are journeying through the Lenten season, we will be studying; Experiencing GOD. We have turned to the last book of the Holy Bible; Revelation! The Apostle John, the writer of Revelation, had many GREAT experiences with GOD. John was imprisoned by the Roman authorities for preaching the gospel. They first tried dropping John into a vat of boiling oil, but he did not die! After that they banished him to the barren rock of the island of Patmos. This is when and where John is given the experiences that become the book of Revelation!
The book of Revelation provides the clearest picture of GOD'S grand judgment on the sinfulness of humanity. Justice will be exacted on everyone NOT covered by the blood of Jesus. Revelation also shows us Christ’s future TRIUMPH over the forces of evil and His re-creation of the world for the redeemed. Revelation is about judgment on evildoers and the promise and hope for the faithful in Jesus Christ. All creation will return to goodness and beauty; God has the final victory! And, as today's verse points out... "Blessed is he that READETH, and they that HEAR the WORDS of this prophecy, and KEEP those things which are WRITTEN therein: for the time is at hand." We need to read the Holy Bible generally and the book of Revelation specifically. We want to understand what is being taught and we need to hold fast to GOD'S teaching. Don't let the peer pressure and trends of society take us away from our Lord and Savior's mission to spread the Gospel message.
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