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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Revelation 9: The First Two Woes
Revelation 9: 1-12: The First Woe-The Locusts of the Abyss 1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of … Continue reading
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Tagged book of Revelation, Revelation, Revelation 9, Seven Trumpets, Three Woes
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The Parable of the Mesquite Tree
I know that many people remember times growing up when they would walk through the grass without shoes, feeling the thin blades tickle their toes; that was not my experience growing up. On one hand the grass in south Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Gospel of Mark
Tagged Gospel of Mark, Mark 4, Mesquite Tree, Parable of the Mustard Seed
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Revelation 8 God’s Action Unsealed
Revelation 8: 1-5 The Final Seal 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given … Continue reading
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Tagged book of Revelation, God's Judgment, Revelation 8, Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets, Wrath of God
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The Lament of the Forgotten Son
You stand out on the crossroads looking for the prodigal Waiting for the return of the one who cashed in his heritage Who took what we worked so long to … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Poetry
Tagged abandonment, Grief, lament, Luke 15, Parable of the Prodigal Son
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Revelation 7 Restraint and Praise
Revelation 7 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree. 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Reflections, Revelation
Tagged 144000 sealed, book of Revelation, heavenly worship, praise, Revelation, Revelation 7
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Revelation 6 Opening the Seals
Revelation 6: 1-8 The Four Horsemen 1 Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!” 2 I looked, and … Continue reading
