[Revelation 12] We live in the age of fantasy stories. I sometimes get the impression the filmmakers are enjoying themselves even more than their audiences, who travel into magical and mysterious worlds with life-like characters appearing real. The discussions around the latest idiosyncrasies of authors and directors, sound bizarre and outlandish. It is a weird…
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55. Calendars and calculators.
[Revelation 11] Counting and measuring are the brushstrokes of the mathematicians to illustrate and colour the world into a comprehensible picture. I am in awe of the astrophysicists, the astronomers, the geologists, archaeologists and numerous other disciplines that count, name and number our universe. Our sciences are expressed in the results of the measuring rods…
54. Eat this book…
[Revelation 10] Our modern world is quite focused on eating. Food is culture, part of that which defines and determines our everyday. I once read that 95 percent of conversations in France centre on food (and the other five percent on how to avoid taxes!). It might not be true, though – it is not…
53. My strength, my song, my salvation.
[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 labeling is what we call science and it…
52. Sudden silence – the intense instance of prayer.
[Revelation 8] We can pause for a moment and think of the sounds in heaven. They are very pronounced and accompany the vision in every instance. John describes the voice of God like the sound of many waters, the angels with trumpets, the new song, the worship of innumerable saints, the voices of the martyrs…
51. More wind and storm… and angels.
[Revelation 7] The plot thickens in the seventh chapter. A superficial reading could be confusing and discouraging. Winds and angels, numbers and multitudes, marks and seals, loud voices and worship songs are all combined to describe cosmic history in a few words. Hang in there, go slowly and grasp the metaphors and symbols to understand…
49. Your destiny is written
[Revelation 5] The world today has more information available at our fingertips than ever in history. Google has become a verb. A verb is the active word in a sentence, the word that works and Google works hard. Just “google” it – one would say, to remember the movie name that slipped your mind, the…
48. After the Cross – the Lion and the Lamb.
[Revelation 5] Our heavenly journey continues. It is sometimes complicated to think ourselves out of time. I struggle to grasp the full implication of God’s perspective outside our “prison” of time. He sees all of history in one moment, our birth and death and whole life in between. I have often thought that this single…
46. Your name is written.
[Revelation 3] Man exists in community. Other people know your name. Your name brings either vague memories of a fleeting meeting, or clear impressions of laughter, love and friendship. In other relationships you meet people to broaden your education at school and college, or to learn from in church or mentoring, formally or informally, however…
44. And they are Mine, says the Lord.
[Revelation 2] “They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.” (Malachi 3:17) The letters to the churches are written on a high standard of literary craftsmanship. It is an artistic…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 