New Blog

Since Revelation is on hold I'm blogging over here:

http://alookoverthere.blogspot.com

Uncomfortable Reading

We're now getting into the really violent imagery found in Revelation. I said that I would prefer to think of God as being nice and fluffy, a God who likes us and wants to be our pal. What we have in Revelation is martyrs crying out for vengeance, blood for blood and God inflicting horrific suffering to get the worlds attention. Still, violence and these dark side thoughts are part of being human so we shouldn't skip over them. Doesn't make this chapter any easier to read though.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhb3kbsd_10crp2x9fp

They Ride Among Us!

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are really confusing. I hope that the talk I did sheds some light on the role they play in the world today and in the future. The other part of this is the cry of vengeance from the martyrs which will follow on the 24th.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhb3kbsd_9drxngmdt

The Lamb and the Lion

Revelation 5 is very much a transition. Everything that has happened has been building up to this so it's a very important chapter. I think it's good to see the achievement of the cross as it is seen from the heavenly perspective.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhb3kbsd_8f282x9f8

Since it's nearly Christmas I'm taking a wee break from Revelation and will reconvene in January

Worship in Heaven

I found chapter four to be troubling as it shows the contrast between heaven and earth. I realised that Christians are not always good at worhsipping God in all areas of life and that the hypocrisy label can often be a fair one. Later as I thought about these things a little bit more I realised I was reading the chapter as a West of Scotland person with a Higher in Guilt. I realised that the chapter is meant to encourage and to inspire and not to belittle. Or have I got that wrong?

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhb3kbsd_7fr2jx7d5

Commenting

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What is Jesus Saying to Adelaide Place?

I laid down the gauntlet this morning to the congregation in asking what Jesus would say to us in a message? I thought that we are better than Laodicea but probably not as good as Philadelphia. So it's open to you. For the people of Adelaide Place what do we think? For those further afield what is Jesus saying to your church or the wider church?

My own thoughts will follow later in the week!

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhb3kbsd_4fvsn6mft