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A great and wondrous sign


Revelation 12:1-2 (NIV) A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain … Continue reading

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The seventh angel sounded.


Revelation 11:16,17 My previous post has seen the two-witnesses removed from the earth, brought on a great earthquake, and left everyone watching in fear. Revelation 11:16 ESV And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on … Continue reading

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Dear Muslim – How God makes himself real.


Click the link and watch the video. Dear Muslim.

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Their arrival will be phenomenal.


Of the two witnesses. And if anyone desires to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone desires to harm them, so it is right for him to be killed. (6) These have … Continue reading

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It always re-creates a visual image in me.


We went to our church Christmas spectacular. Beautiful voices, entertainment and interesting videos to coincide, but the part that got me was what I could hear of this passage from the bible. An aspect of  this passage is that it … Continue reading

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Certainly there is a chronology to the Revelation.


Revelation 11:3-4 NIV And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” (4) They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.” … Continue reading

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What does it mean to say Merry Christmas?


My days off are split but I am learning to live with it. I suppose that means no overnight trips into the desert to view the night sky, something I have not seen in over thirty years. But it would … Continue reading

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The fifth angel sounded, Revelation 9.


Revelation 9:1 Moffatt NT (1) The fifth angel blew, and I saw a Star which had dropped from heaven to earth; he was given the key of the pit of the abyss, John MacArthur’s commentary says, “a star fallen from … Continue reading

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The Seven Seals – the onslaught continues. Revelation chapter 8


I have felt led to say something for several weeks now, so here goes. Father, I ask, in the name of your Son Jesus Christ, that these words find their way into the hands of those that you have intended, … Continue reading

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An interlude between the seals. Revelation 7


How often do we, if we have gone to a play, think of an interlude as a break in the action. Things calm down for a moment and you get the chance to relieve yourself, and get a drink before … Continue reading

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