The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Chapter 1)
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Submitted by JStaller on Wed, 2008-09-24 05:29.
Alright. Here we go--the first chapter of Revelation. Highly charged imagery, dense Jewish symbolism, intense cultural and religious pressure, and a rich history of literature collide, producing (in my opinion) the greatest spiritual vision in the Christian experience. If you can enter into this vision, you will see Christ.
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You're right, Marcia; those seven churches were actual churches wrestling with actual events and facing specific difficulties, but we can apply the lessons of Revelation not only to them, but to us as well; the visions of support and explanation that John offered to the Asian churches are visions and explanations that hold tremendous importance for today's church.
Justin Staller - Moderator
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Search the scriptures--for in them ye think ye have eternal life: They are they which testify of me--and ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. (John 5.39-40)