[Revelation 10] Our modern world is quite focused on eating. Food is culture, part of that which defines our everyday. Food and the art of dining are dominant cultural factors. Famine and hunger dominate parts of the world where the lack of food causes heartbreaking human catastrophes. Food is life. We need food so often…
Tag: Second Coming
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…
299. The sound of silence
[Revelation 8] We can pause for a moment and think of the harmony and melody in heaven – the sound of the heavenlies – in the unseen where we cannot experience it with human hearing. They are very pronounced and accompany the vision in every instance. John describes the voice of God like the sound…
298. Cosmic history – in a few words
[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…
297. The end-times upon us
[Revelation 6] The dramatic course of history is about to commence. The worthy One is breaking the seals and all the consequences of sin overwhelm the earth and its inhabitants. A thunderous voice calls the four horses to disperse their destiny over the earth. The horse in this chapter is a metaphor for an unstoppable…
286. Already in Heaven Now
Just think! In fact, this is the deepest desire of every follower of Jesus. Say this to a child and in the sincerity of innocent excitement they will agree at once. Let’s go! Heaven! Where is it and how will we get there? Then the enthusiasm is suddenly dampened, since the dwelling place of God – that is what heaven…
232. We’ve got what it takes
I hear many people talking about the Second Coming. That is good. We are looking forward to another dimension of life where we van exchange this dispensation with something that might feel more real. However, we do not know when or how it will come. At the moment death is our only link with life after death. Despite surprising numbers…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 