Revelation 22:17 … Let everyone Drink (05/10/17)
“And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes
take the Water of Life as a gift.” ~ unknown (Revelation 22:17)
Oddly enough, the only way to “take the Water of Life” – at least as far as the real Jesus in the Bible was concerned (the Jesus found in the Gospels, not the faux-Jesus spoken for in Revelation*) – was to “drink from his mouth;” to heed his teachings, thereby to emulate his Way, and thereby end up doing exactly as he wished by giving “the Water of Living” (i.e. selfless LOVE) to others (see Isaiah 41:17-18, Isaiah 55:1-2, John 2:1-11 + John 19:34, John 4:10-14, John 7:38 & Thomas 108 et al) …
Indeed, the “Water of Life” mentioned in Revelation cannot be imbibed at all if it is imbibed for one’s own salvation, seeing as how Salvation – at least according to the Jesus Christ of the Gospels – comes from Loving others (see Matthew 7:21-24, John 13:15-17, Matthew 24:12-14 et al), not from being loved by God – from serving others, not from being served by the Divine (see Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:28 et al).
Amen … Let it be so.
*Please NOTE the dramatic differences between Jesus in the Gospels and the “Jesus” mentioned by an “angel of the Lord” in Revelation – differences that cannot in any way be reconciled with one another – differences that are so stark that biblical enthusiasts & “devout believers” alike have no choice but to admit A) that we are speaking of two completely different men, B) that the “angel of the Lord” was lying in Revelation (as such fallen angels were indeed wont to do), or C) that Jesus of Nazareth had a full-blown schizophrenic episode after he ascended to Heaven – and as such none of what he has to say thereafter has any weight or bearing on the humble, moral, Loving Lives he called for us to live during his Gospel ministry.
As evidence of this Truth, I humbly offer the following:
*Revelation 1:6 contrasted with John 15:11,
*Revelation 1:8 & Revelation 1:17 contrasted with Mark 10:18 & John 12:44,
*Revelation 1:16 & Revelation 2:12 contrasted with Matthew 10:34,
*Revelation 1:18 contrasted with Matthew 19:17 & Matthew 22:32,
*Revelation 2:1+ contrasted with John 3:17 & John 12:47,
*Revelation 2:6 contrasted with Matthew 5:48,
*Revelation 2:7 contrasted with John 5:30 & Luke 22:42,
*Revelation 2:14 & Revelation 2:20 contrasted with Matthew 15:17-18 & Mark 7:14-20,
*Revelation 2:14 & Revelation 2:20 contrasted with Matthew 19:11-12,
*Revelation 2:16 contrasted with Matthew 5:43-48,
*Revelation 2:19 contrasted with Matthew 19:30 & Mark 9:35,
*Revelation 2:22 contrasted with Mark 1:40-42,
*Revelation 2:23 contrasted with Mark 9:37 & Mark 10:14,
*Revelation 2:27 & Revelation 19:15 contrasted with Luke 6:35-36,
*Revelation 3:7 & Revelation 22:16 contrasted with Matthew 22:41-45,
*Revelation 4:3 contrasted with Luke 17:20-21,
*Revelation 11:18 contrasted with John 8:15 & John 12:47,
*Revelation 14:7 contrasted with Matthew 10:7 & Matthew 24:12-14,
*Revelation 14:10 contrasted with Matthew 5:48 & Luke 6:36 & John 5:22,
*Revelation 19:7 contrasted with Matthew 22:30,
*Revelation 19:9 contrasted with Matthew 22:2-9,
*Revelation 19:11 contrasted with Matthew 21:5-7,
*Revelation 21:21 contrasted with Matthew 13:45-46,
*Revelation 21:27 contrasted with Matthew 23:25-26 & Luke 11:39
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