1. Roger Souden
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   The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants,... (Revelation 1:1)

   I get the feeling that many people rush past the opening verses of Revelation (perhaps even the first few chapters) in order to get to the seals, trumpets and bowls—what they feel is the “important” part of the Book. There are two very important conditions which are provided in these opening verses which make all the difference for understanding everything else to come: (1) This is not something that is written for everyone, but given “to show His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place”, and (2) hearing and reading this Scripture (as with all Scripture, actually) must be followed up with heeding it—that is, putting it into practice. If the Book of Revelation is written exclusively for those who are in a right relationship with Christ who are actually putting His Word into practice, what are the odds it will ever make sense to those living contrary to His Word and ways?

   A bond-servant is someone who is under contractual obligation to serve another. A common scenario would be someone who could not pay their debts, so they would enter a legal arrangement wherein they would become a servant for however long it took to repay the one who paid the debt for them. It was a two-way relationship wherein the “master” did not simply loan money, but clothed, fed and sheltered the debtor for the duration of the contract. During that time, the debtor became a servant who worked exclusively for their new master, living in the master’s house, concerned only for that master’s business. Does this sound familiar? A biblical bond-servant is a born-again believer in a covenant relationship with Christ (who paid the debt of their sins) and no longer works and lives for himself in the world, but exclusively in the Master’s house to carry out the Master’s will...

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   Please read here for the complete article, by Danny Isom: http://moriel.org/MorielArchive/index.php/discernment/church-issues/end-times/it-is-not-a-book-for-everyone

   In His love,
   Roger

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. dagazz
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   A lot of unsaved people like it for all the beasts, dragons and horses of the apocalypse . Especially if they also like drugs. Thanks for the link G

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. thomas.watkins
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   I have read or listened to the book of Revelation so many times I have lost count...and I have never read it, or listened to it...without receiving a blessing....or another revelation that I never knew.

   I think it is the most profound prophetic book in the Bible...with hundreds and hundreds of layers of light radiating about it. Here we learn the the Lamb was slain BEFORE the foundation of the Earth, and more about the WAR in Heaven, and New Jerusalem, and the END...WHO is the beginning and the End?...

   We learn about the great multitude that no man can number...and the sweet Glories of Heaven...and the Marriage supper, and the New Earth....and always, always does it increase our faith.

   My advice; Let it soak in....and believe it, as the Word of God Himself....and don't try to figure it out...but let it guide your heart to Know that Jesus is Lord.

   It is apparent, as we read, that He is the only God of God's, and that it is HIS devil! Satan KNOWS that his time is short....and knows, but probably can't admit, that his destiny is the Lake of fire.

   We know that New Jerusalem is ours...and in the midst of it all...there will be hardship...hand in hand with enduring.

   "I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ.

   Brotherhood, suffering and enduring, as a great blessing to attain our God.

   "Why do we soak it.... To READ, HEAR, AND KEEP!"...It establishes our faith to endure for the great Prize....and by the revealing of God's heart for us, we cling to Him..and thus "keep" Him.

   This is my favorite book. It's 3am here, and I am going back to bed...and turning on the book one more time, as I drift to sleep.....

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. Ken1
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   I believe a "key" verse to begin with, to put the Revelation in context/order, is Rev 1:19.

   Rev 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

   John was told to write the things thou hast seen (past tense)

   The things that are (present tense)

   And the things which shall be hereafter (future tense)

   I believe we should pay very strict attention to the way John was told to write the book and that we should read and understand it, in that order. To put the past, present and future of the book in the specific order that John was told.

   Past tense.
   Rev 1:10 to Rev 1:18, notice Rev 1:10 begins with "I was" (past tense)

   Present tense, in Johns day which we are still in (Church)
   Rev 2 & 3, the seven Churchs.

   Future tense.
   Rev 4:1, after the seventh Church (Laodecia)

   Blessings.

   Ken1.

   Posted 1 year ago #

5. harvestisripe
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   REVELATION
   1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

   2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

   3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

   10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,”[f] and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia:[g] to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

   19 Write[i] the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this

   20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw[j] are the seven churches.

   Roger as you read through Revelation this Book was written maily for the church of all ages.

   Jesus speaks in the book of what shall happen to both his bride and the sinner,

   He speakes of peoples tongues and nations - he speaks of the sealing an saving of The Natural Jew from the 12 Tribes of Israel - it is is his revelation to his servants - his saints - an concerning the church then and all the way up to the end through the tribulation of the antichrist and false prophet - the catching away of the saints - up to the Milliunium and ending with the New Jerusalem.

   So in essance it is Prophetic of the church and the whole human race - and nations every people tongue and nation an accumalation of all things you might say.

   God bless, Lynn

   Posted 1 year ago #

6. Sheepkinz
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   Roger, it was like the Lord nose dived right to the very scripture you posted. You hit the nail on the head, but it got bypassed and not given time to be pondered on. As I read this, the scriptures the Lord quickened me toolay in Matthew chapter 13: I have seen this book so torn apart, actually the whole bible shredded because of the imput of man and what and how he perceives them rather than relying on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide into ALL truth. So many post going forth, I dont know how anyone has time to ponder anything. Chewing all the day long is good, however when you chew and never digest, what does that profit???

   1The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

   3And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5Some fell on stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred times, some sixty times, some thirty times. 9Who has ears to hear, let him hear.

   10And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables? 11He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that he has. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

   14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:

   15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

   16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17For truly I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them. -Matthew 13

   Unless the Holy Spirit divinely enlighten/open the eyes people will not be given the understanding of such, only the opinions of what man perceives it to read.

   Posted 1 year ago #

7. kpublbu
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   Roger
   I think your post is very helpful and edifying. I am blessed in my heart for considering this and thank you for sharing it.

   Thomas
   Thank you also for the good words brother. God bless you.

   Sheepkinz
   Amen.

   Cory

   Posted 1 year ago #

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