[ Revelation 14] 14 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3 They sang as it were a…
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300. The horse and its rider
[Revelation 9] All things God made are good. Creation is a wonder to be studied and appreciated every day. We, the children of Adam, have never stopped naming and labeling the wonders God made for us to sustain our life and enjoy. Our process of naming and categorizing is what we call science and it…
295. You are welcome in heaven
[Revelation 4] There are so many movies and books with the word “heaven” in the title. In colloquial language it depicts a place of perfection and peace for one day after death, the ultimate Utopia, open for Christians only, and amongst a few Christians, maybe even accessible to some denominations only! The simple definition in…
294. Come on – wake up
[Revelation 3] SARDIS – the dead church “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are…
278. The Scale of God
Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,And are counted as the small dust on the scales;Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing. All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless. (Isaiah 40:15,17) The “affairs of the nations” that strike like a blow in the…
262. Peculiar and unique
One of the outstanding features of the Kingdom of God is the esteem and dignity of every “citizen”. It took me a while and a deeper understanding of the Word to see myself as a saint – set apart for a specific purpose. I had to first learn that my sanctity is not of my own doing,…
244. The Church – militant and triumphant
Two principles. One story, one miracle. Fishes in the deep sea, fishes in the shallow sea. Jesus speaking, Jesus on the beach. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good…
211. The Rock of Revelation
One is allowed back in church again. If there are some restrictions regarding the virus, there is at least hope that it will end soon. Things feel a bit more normal. We have been plucked out of our normality in a cruel and extreme way. In the beginning of virus-politics and virus-regulations one often heard about a “new normal”. I wonder…
210. Look with your ears
There is so much to write about what I am seeing at this moment. Just look up where you are and test how many words you need to describe your setting. Look a bit further, outside, the trees, clouds, plants, sky and mountains and realize how impossible it would be to describe what you see to someone…
190. But you…what about you?
We live in community – there is no doubt about that. Many things decided within a community impact our lives even though we might not agree with it. Sometimes unconditional obedience is demanded from us, as we have all experienced during Covid regulations. The words of Jesus to his disciples often served to set them…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 