Jude shared his final warnings about the "scoffers" who wanted to persuade others not to follow the gospel. Pray and stay strong and live the way God wants you to. Praise God now and always.
Revelation
At the end of this book it says, "I, John, solemnly warn everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book: if anyone adds anything to them, God will add to His punishment the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes anything away from the prophetic words of this book, God will take away from him his share of the fruit of the tree of life and of the Holy City, which are described in this book." (Rev 22:18-19) Once I gave my mother-in-law a bumper sticker that said, "God said it. I believe it. That settles it." I feel responsible for preparing a truthful, thoughtful and considerate description of my experience of reading the bible, including the book of Revelation. My summaries up to this point have both added personal perspectives and skipped over many details. I have prayed a lot for guidance about this, so I am altering my original posts. I hope you don't mind...
In chapter 1, we read that this is the revelation of Jesus Christ. It starts with the message to the seven churches in Asia as unveiled to John while in prison on the island of Patmos. The Holy Spirit took control of him and told him to write down what he saw and send the book to the seven churches listed. So he did. Chapter 2 gives specific instructions to each of the churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira. Chapter 3 continues with the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. These chapters demonstrate God's omniscience (knowing everything). In chapter 4 the vision gets really awesome! It reminded me of the visions of Ezekiel.
Tomorrow read Revelation 5-9:11
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