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Sat, 19 October 2013 05:51

Gary
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I would just like to say one thing on this book called, "The Revelation".

The book is call, "The Revelation" not revelations as everybody makes reference to. This word means:

rev�e�la�tion
noun \ˌre-və-ˈlā-shən\

: a usually secret or surprising fact that is made known

: an act of making something known : an act of revealing something in usually a surprising way

: something that surprises you

Full Definition of REVELATION
a : an act of revealing or communicating divine truth

b : something that is revealed by God to humans

c : an act of revealing to view or making known

Why would God give us a book in the Bible unless He wanted us to know what it means?

We see in the first chapter:

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.

If we don't understand all the book says; Do we just rip it out of the Bible and say its more important to walk with Jesus we don't need to hear this or try to understand it? Do we just act like everybody believes something different on this so let's not listen to what God is trying to show here?

God gave this Revelation so we can see what must take place shortly. It also says Blessed is the one who reads and hears the words of this prophesy. Then he keeps the things that are written for the time is near.

The time is nearer now then it ever was before. I just tend to believe the Lord gave it to us for His purpose in these end times. Its just a part of the whole picture and its not wrong to want to understand what God is saying here. We have the Holy Spirit and He will lead and guide us into "all truth".

I have been reading in the gospels of late and I see the phrase over and over, that seeing they see but cannot see and hearing they hear but cannot see. This is mentioned quite often by the Lord and His apostles in different contexts.

Then I noticed it says "blessed" is the one who reads and "hears" the words of this prophecy.

I believe the time is getting so close and its not just with this book but we all have to listen and hear, and see what God is saying in His Word to us. Are we really hearing the Lord?, At least that is the question I have been presenting to myself as I read the whole Bible.

Since so much is being shared on this I thought it was good to look at the whole picture and as we all know the Word of God always prevails in its own interpretation. But I believe God put this in His word for a purpose along with all the words of the Prophets that pertain to the end of time.

I hope this came out the right way to be a blessing to all.

Gary

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