Day 350
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Revelation 8
The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer
8 When he 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 to them.
3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman
December 17th
”That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, Christ. "Colossians 2:2 (ASV)
Of the mysteries mentioned in the Bible, two are basic. The first is the mystery of God. The phrase" the mystery of God, Christ "is an appositional statement. That is, the mystery of God is Christ. Christ is the unveiling of God! If we want to know God, if we want to see God, if we want to touch God, if we want to understand the mystery of God in this universe, then we must see that this mystery is embodied in Christ. To look at Christ is to look at God! To know Christ is to know God!
The second basic mystery in the Bible is the mystery of Christ. After Paul speaks concerning some of the details of this mystery in Ephesians 3:3- 5, he then unveils what the mystery is in verse 6:" That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. "Thus, the mystery is the one Body of Christ, made up of both Jews and Gentiles. Paul continues to refer to the mystery of Christ in Ephesians 3:9 by saying," And to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery... "(NASV). Then he specifies in verse 10 that the administration, or the economy, of the mystery is being worked out through the church. Thus, the mystery of Christ is the church! If we want to know Christ, touch Christ, hear Christ, and see Christ, we must realize that Christ is revealed in the church. The mystery of Christ is His Body, the church, the fullness of the One who fills all in all (Eph. 1:22- 23). The church is the expression of Christ. It is Christ Himself lived out in a corporate way through His members. The revelation that the mystery of Christ is the corporate Christ was the unique revelation of Paul's ministry. It was given to him in order that all believers might enter into his understanding. In other words, there is not going to be another revelation of the church for us to enter into. No! All believers are required to enter into Paul's revelation and understanding
”That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, Christ. "Colossians 2:2 (ASV)
Of the mysteries mentioned in the Bible, two are basic. The first is the mystery of God. The phrase" the mystery of God, Christ "is an appositional statement. That is, the mystery of God is Christ. Christ is the unveiling of God! If we want to know God, if we want to see God, if we want to touch God, if we want to understand the mystery of God in this universe, then we must see that this mystery is embodied in Christ. To look at Christ is to look at God! To know Christ is to know God!
The second basic mystery in the Bible is the mystery of Christ. After Paul speaks concerning some of the details of this mystery in Ephesians 3:3- 5, he then unveils what the mystery is in verse 6:" That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. "Thus, the mystery is the one Body of Christ, made up of both Jews and Gentiles. Paul continues to refer to the mystery of Christ in Ephesians 3:9 by saying," And to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery... "(NASV). Then he specifies in verse 10 that the administration, or the economy, of the mystery is being worked out through the church. Thus, the mystery of Christ is the church! If we want to know Christ, touch Christ, hear Christ, and see Christ, we must realize that Christ is revealed in the church. The mystery of Christ is His Body, the church, the fullness of the One who fills all in all (Eph. 1:22- 23). The church is the expression of Christ. It is Christ Himself lived out in a corporate way through His members. The revelation that the mystery of Christ is the corporate Christ was the unique revelation of Paul's ministry. It was given to him in order that all believers might enter into his understanding. In other words, there is not going to be another revelation of the church for us to enter into. No! All believers are required to enter into Paul's revelation and understanding
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