seekeroftruth
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Revelation 22:6 The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”
7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”
IMHO....Amazingdiscoveries.org is not really on target this morning... but here it is.
“There shall be no more curse.” The curse of sin and its consequences fell upon mankind because of the sin of our first parents. Genesis 3:14-19. This curse is now seen everywhere, in man, beast and plant (Romans 8:19-22), but in the new earth no trace of the curse will be found.
The separation between God and humanity is finally healed, “And they shall see His face.” He is their God, and they are His people, in body, mind and soul. His character of love is reproduced in them, symbolized by “His name…in their foreheads.” No longer subject to persecution, the saints of God “shall reign for ever and ever.”
The separation between God and humanity is finally healed, “And they shall see His face.” He is their God, and they are His people, in body, mind and soul. His character of love is reproduced in them, symbolized by “His name…in their foreheads.” No longer subject to persecution, the saints of God “shall reign for ever and ever.”
This is from the easy English site.
Then the Lord Jesus spoke to John. Jesus said that he was coming soon. He will come to rescue his church. We do not know when he will come. He could come at any time. When Jesus comes, it will be sudden. The church must be always ready for the Lord to come.
The Lord has given us the prophecy in this book. He gave it not only for us to know about the future. Also, he wanted us to live now by what the Lord says. The future must affect how we live now. We must obey the prophecy in this book.
God will bless those who obey him. In the end, those who trust Christ will be safe. Their troubles will only last for a short time. Then the Lord Jesus will take them to live with him always. They will enjoy all that God gives in the new earth.
John declares that this was real. He actually heard and he actually saw these things. He did not imagine this prophecy. It came from the Lord and not from John himself. The Lord had sent an angel to him. The angel showed him all that he wrote in the book.
John’s reaction was to fall down at the feet of the angel. John wanted to worship the angel. But the angel told him not to do this.
John and other prophets are just servants of God. Angels also serve God. We must not worship angels. We must worship God. And we must only worship him.
The Lord has given us the prophecy in this book. He gave it not only for us to know about the future. Also, he wanted us to live now by what the Lord says. The future must affect how we live now. We must obey the prophecy in this book.
God will bless those who obey him. In the end, those who trust Christ will be safe. Their troubles will only last for a short time. Then the Lord Jesus will take them to live with him always. They will enjoy all that God gives in the new earth.
John declares that this was real. He actually heard and he actually saw these things. He did not imagine this prophecy. It came from the Lord and not from John himself. The Lord had sent an angel to him. The angel showed him all that he wrote in the book.
John’s reaction was to fall down at the feet of the angel. John wanted to worship the angel. But the angel told him not to do this.
John and other prophets are just servants of God. Angels also serve God. We must not worship angels. We must worship God. And we must only worship him.
The easy English site didn't mention the curse on the soil. Guess the commentary is written by a city slicker with plenty of food on the table... who thinks food comes from grocery stores. I keep thinking about how impossible it must have been to get anything to eat or drink before God removed the curse. What could grow in all those natural disasters?
As I recall, part of the curse on the earth had to do with the soil. Back in Genesis 3 the soil would fight humans. Plants wouldn't thrive anymore... humans had to till the soil and work hard to get anything to grow.
Well... that curse is gone now.... everyone has a green thumb and everyone has enough to eat. EVERYONE has enough to eat.
