Posts with the tag “revelation”

Luke 22:20 “…after the supper he took the cup, saying,  ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood,  which is poured out for you.’” So, what is in this “cup of God’s wrath,” and  who made it? We have all the clues to  figure it out.We know Jesus died from our sins on the  cross of Calvary. (1 Corinthians 15:3) In fact,  1 Peter 2:24 says, “He himself bore our sins in  His body on the tree…” So when...  Read More

Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” There are many things I treasure about having grown up in the Seventh-day Adventist faith community. There are a few I don’t. I’ve always found it irritating that groups like ours begin to feel closed over time. No one intends it. But slowly, fluidly, we develop a culture that feels less than welcoming.  Read More

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in…” Revelation 3:20Jesus and I agree that freedom is essential. It’s elemental. Apologies if I’ve made myself sound equal to Jesus here. But we both have a say because I’m free. In fact, it’s Jesus who made my voice equal to His on this subject.  And so I snap another Lego block onto my faith reconstr...  Read More

Revelation 7:9-109 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10 And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”This is one of my favorite texts. N...  Read More