*Revelation 6:16 has people calling on the rocks to fall on them to hide them from Jesus’ wrath, while the Jesus of the Gospels not only professed an unconditional Love for all, but also made the pronouncement that “The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone […]
*Revelation 10:4 has a “voice from heaven” demanding that the author keep the words of “the seven thunders” to himself, while Jesus in the Gospels spoke “openly to the world” and “said nothing in secret.” (see John 18:20) *Revelation 11:18 (also Revelation 19:15 & 20:4) speaks to a time of judging the dead – […]
*Revelation 16:17 shows “a loud voice from the throne” crying “It is done!” at the conclusion of a scene of enormous apocalyptic destruction, while Jesus in the Gospels utters “It is accomplished” at the end of his ministry of perfect, selfless Love. (see John 19:30) *Revelation 16:19 shows “God” giving Babylon the “cup of the […]
*Revelation 19:5 makes it clear that we are to fear God, while Jesus in the Gospels makes it just as clear that we are actually to revere & honor God by loving Him. (see Matthew 22:37-38, Mark 12:29-30 &Luke 10:27-28 – noting that, at least according to the Scriptures, fear and Love cannot in any […]
*Revelation 21:10 shows the paradise of “New Jerusalem” as having 12 gates that are all always open (see verse 21:25), while Jesus makes it quite clear in the Gospels that the Way to Salvation passes through a single gate that is narrow (see Matthew 7:13-14) – a gate that is indeed never locked, and yet […]
So you see, my Friends, while quite a few of Revelation’s gentler verses (for example, Revelation 5:13) do give more devout followers of The Way of Christ the opportunity to interpret even this crass & drastic book in a Loving manner, there is a more flagrant Truth that cannot be denied: namely, that when it […]
“Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him … I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord.” ~ unknown (Revelation 1:7) […]
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