The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image.
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this cryptic book is spooky man
Revelation is the most haunting book, man. It's the most old testament style in the new testament and just so bizarre.
Because it speaks of the time of harvest. Make sure you’re crop and not weeds
Jesus told His disciples He speaks in parables to those who don't have the kingdom yet, so it makes sense that He would keep Revelations confusing until the right time. And what is prophecy for if not to warn beforehand and explain events after they happen? It's always about God's glory, so He'll make it make sense when He wants. Just like He did with the Old Testament prophets when Jesus fulfilled everything they said about Him.
Well, not exactly. What the Lord said is: Matt.13 [10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? [11] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given...[15]...lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
He then expounded to them the meaning of the parable of the sower.
I get the point you are making, but not the scripture to support it.
I look in Scripture for God's ways too, and not just for reference. For example, with Gideon, God took a man with almost zero faith and made him victorious because, though he was shaking and afraid, Gideon did what God said. What that tells me is that God treats everybody the same way. (We're all pretty pathetic in our faith if we're really honest. Pridefulness and jealousy are far too easy.) But God still honours His faithfulness to us the same way He did with Gideon.
So I take that kind of thinking and apply it wherever I can in Scripture. Actually, the Holy Spirit is doing it all, but I want Him to.
That's where my comment came from. Hope it makes sense! I get that I can't go for a verbatim quote to back up what I said, but I do really believe it's God's joy to communicate through His actions just as much as through His Word. They always agree with each other/He is in perfect harmony with Himself.
It is commendable to search the scripture for God's ways. But be aware that God cautions against presenting man's opinions as his word:
Deut.4
And he tells everyone why: Isa.55
And he tells us the only way man is to grow to an understanding of his ways:
Isa.28
If a man starts using his understanding above God's word, he will always get it wrong. Never discard a line, and always include his precept. Otherwise the understanding a man is building will be crooked and fall. You are correct that there is no conflict. His word is pure. And given in context, it will never fail.
Whoa whoa whoa, I'm not adding a word to Scripture, and I'd kindly ask you to take yours out of my mouth. I said what I said, no more, no less. Take it or leave it.
You: "I get that I can't go for a verbatim quote to back up what I said"
Me: Your words, not mine. And I always "leave it" with those who willfully pervert the word of God.
I highly recommend Chuck Missler's Bible study on Revelation!
might look into it thanks. have a lot of other studying going on.
Save link for later. :) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTUQ-6Lg74XzfgJlSrwqlPRAXQPeCua4K
thanks!
Free will. God gave us this blessing to choose, so choose wisely!
Revelation 16 King James Version
16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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16:15... is it referring to mask?
Some of us won’t be around for the oceans, rivers and rain tuned to blood!
I suspect most of us here will be the saints whose blood it represents