Bible Reading Reflection from Revelation 15-22

 [Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (KD) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟙𝟝:𝟠

"And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished."

No one has seen God and lived. No mortal man has the capacity to behold the glory of God. Even the Seraphim covered their eyes.

And yet, there are some who claimed to have seen God! They really have no idea about the glory of God.

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟙𝟞:𝟡, 𝟙𝟙

v9. "And men were scorched with fierce heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the authority over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory."

v11. "and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds."

They didn't repent! Rather, they blasphemed God!

We see the precursors now already. When something bad happens, people are already saying, "Holy S*** or "Jesus Christ"

Even OMG! Huh!

Blaspheming God instead of praying!

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟙𝟟:𝟙𝟜

"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and elect and faithful."

War is coming! Yes! Christ will defeat them. And we will be on the winning side! We are known as

1. The called

2. The elect

3. The faithful!

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟙𝟠:𝟟

"In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’"

Supreme Court doesn't [cannot, will not] give enough justice. Even we, ourselves, do not know how to give enough justice. When God judges the world, it will be proper and satisfying. No one will want more or less!

Even the guilty will not say anything. Remember that guy in the parable of the wedding feast? He was just speechless: no protest, no excuse, not even begging for forgiveness. A time will come when people realize that they ought to be condemned and sent to hell.

Interesting world we live in here now. We love to justify ourselves. We don't own responsibility. We want only excuses, forgiveness, mercy, and grace.

Peter was not praying for deliverance, forgiveness, or grace. Rather, he requested to be crucified upside down.

Paul engineered the stoning of Stephen to death. Paul was quite willing to be beheaded.

A time will come when everyone will submit to God's will to perish or to flourish!

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟙𝟡:𝟡

"Then he *said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, ‘These are true words of God.’"

How wonderful that there are some blessed people in the midst of severe judgment! This vision is given as if to calm us and reassure us that God is not out of control. He is wrathful, but not with everyone. He is in perfect control that there can be a party in heaven and torment in hell without losing His composure! 🙂

Well, how blessed is the one who is invited to that marriage supper of the Lamb!

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟚𝟘:𝟙𝟛

"And the 𝕤𝕖𝕒 𝕘𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕕 which were in it, and 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℍ𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕘𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕦𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕕 which were in them, and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds."

Many people who committed suicide thought that suicide was the ultimate painkiller, the ultimate solution to the problems of life, the ultimate escape, the ultimate peace at last! Really?

Dead is not the end. Death itself will give up the dead on the last day of judgment. There's a life beyond death. Death itself will die and cease to exist.

The ultimate solution to the problems of life, the ultimate painkiller, peace, and escape is Jesus Christ! He is the only Way!

In Jesus, we have the sufficiency of His grace to endure all things in this world and even in the coming judgment!

Sure, Death, the consequence of sin wrought by Satan shall accomplish nothing in the end. For Death will give up in the end to everlasting life in hell or heaven!

What a loser is Satan, huh! 🙂😂👍

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟚𝟙:𝟚𝟛-𝟚𝟜

"And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb. And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it."

There will be no sun. Good news for Delhiites. Summer is hot. I won't be sweating, dehydrating there! And no humidity! 😎

 

ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕃𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝟚𝟚:𝟚𝟘

"He who bears witness to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus."

It is the desire of Jesus to come soon. It was the desire of John as well. I also join with them, and say, "Come soon, Lord Jesus!"