Rev 22:13: The Alpha and the Omega I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.'97Rev_22:13. There is one feature of the Apocalypse of St. John which must strike every thoughtful student of that wonderful book. Through all the majestic sequence of the symbolic visions in which … Continue reading “571. REV 22:13: THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA”
570. REV 22:3-4: THE PERFECT LIFE
Rev 22:3-4: The Perfect Life His servants shall do him service; and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.'97Rev_22:3-4. This promise or prophecy is the last and the best in the Bible. It seems purposely reserved to be the crowning point. For, to be with God, to be near … Continue reading “570. REV 22:3-4: THE PERFECT LIFE”
569. REV 21:27: THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY
Rev 21:27: The Citizens of the City And there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.'97Rev_21:27. 1. The New Jerusalem, as seen in the vision of the Book of Revelation, is a … Continue reading “569. REV 21:27: THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY”
568. REV 21:5: GOD’S NEW WORLD
Rev 21:5: God's New World And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.'97Rev_21:5. In this chapter of Revelation, we are at length in still waters. We have read of trials and judgments; we have read of foes and battles; we have read of sorrows of the righteous and triumphs … Continue reading “568. REV 21:5: GOD’S NEW WORLD”
567. REV 21:1: NO MORE SEA
Rev 21:1: No More Sea And the sea is no more.'97Rev_21:1. 1. We love the sea. A preacher who spent his holiday in Braemar, writes enthusiastically of its frowning mountains, the silver streak of its beautiful river, the inspiration of its bracing air. But it lacked one thing. There was no glimpse to be had … Continue reading “567. REV 21:1: NO MORE SEA”
566. REV 21:1: A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH
Rev 21:1: A New Heaven and a New Earth And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away.'97Rev_21:1. The Book of Revelation is the '93Divina Commedia'94 of Scripture, alive with moral passion, alight with noble imagination, a fitting climax to the Gospels, the … Continue reading “566. REV 21:1: A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH”
565. REV 20:12: THE OPENING OF THE BOOKS
Rev 20:12: The Opening of the Books And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.'97Rev_20:12. … Continue reading “565. REV 20:12: THE OPENING OF THE BOOKS”
564. REV 19:9: THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB
Rev 19:9: The Marriage Supper of the Lamb Blessed are they which are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'97Rev_19:9. 1. With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon the fifth great section of the Apocalypse, which extends to chap. Rev_20:6. The object of the section is to bring before us the triumph … Continue reading “564. REV 19:9: THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB”
563. REV 14:13: THE DEAD IN CHRIST
Rev 14:13: The Dead in Christ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.'97Rev_14:13. 1. This is one of those rare enough verses in the Apocalypse which, amid the prevailing utterances full of woes and … Continue reading “563. REV 14:13: THE DEAD IN CHRIST”
562. REV 11:15: THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD
Rev 11:15: The Kingdom of our Lord The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.'97Rev_11:15. The vision of the author of the Book of Revelation presents a sublime drama of the unfolding of the Divine idea in the world … Continue reading “562. REV 11:15: THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD”