Julie
We have reached the opening of the seven seals and it looks like Jesus is the one that opens them and brings the end upon the earth. There are definitely some similarities to things going on today that can make you wonder if this has begun. Over time people have thought that this was going on during their time, but do we really know? All we can do is stay faithful and trusting of God and stand for our beliefs so that we can be one of those donning the white robe and being given everlasting life.
Gaining our wisdom from God and following his will, will gain us righteousness and falling to the evil will lead to destruction.
Michelle
I had a lot of thoughts during this reading. It does sound like Jesus is the one opening the seals and when reading this it sounded like the 7 horsemen of the apocalypse were being sent out. When reading this it does sound like things that could be going on today, and also things to come. If we think about the span of time in the bible, especially in the Old Testament, time moves differently, and things are happening over 100s and 1000s of years verses decades. So potentially it could be that some of these things have happened or are happening now. These things could run over a long span of time, before and after our generations.
Two things stand out in this reading. "Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones". I am feeling this one right now, I am needing healing to my bones and my soul. The second one kind of made me laugh a little inside, "Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness". I don't know if I am a righteous person, although I try to be my best, but it made me think I need to look at my gray hair as a "crown of splendor". LOL.
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