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December 27 - Morning
"Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion...and said, 'There will be no more delay! But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to
his servants the prophets.' "
- Revelation10:1-3, 6-7 |
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In chapter ten John is given a little scroll by a mighty angel and told to eat the scroll. After
John has eaten it and the words on it he is told, "You must prophesy again about many
peoples, nations, languages and kings."
This angel is described as allon aggelon, or "another angel." The Greek word allon means
"another of the same kind" which helps identify this being as angelic and not the Lord. The
content of the "little scroll" that the angel is holding is never revealed, but it would seem to be the words that John is to speak as prophesy to "many peoples, nations, languages and kings." (10:9-11)
The "mystery of God" that is to be accomplished does not appear to be something hidden or unrevealed since this mystery has been "announced to his servants the prophets." But, the
mystery, though it has been revealed to the prophets and spoken by the prophets to the world,
has not been understood or accepted by the world. The mystery of God has existed in the hearts
and souls of believers through the ages who have lived by faith. But, in the days of the sounding
of the seventh angel's trumpet this mystery that has been revealed to the prophets will become manifest to all people. The whole world will see what we have only known by faith in the revelation recorded in the prophetic writings of the prophets. |
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"What obstacle is there but the Roman state, the falling away of which, by being scattered into
ten kingdoms, shall introduce Antichrist upon its own ruins?"
- Tertullian, 200 AD |
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"We will not believe more than we know, and we will not live higher than our beliefs. The many fronts of Christian compromise in this generation can be directly traced to biblical illiteracy in the pews and the absence of biblical preaching and teaching in our homes and churches."
(- Albert Mohler, "The Scandal of Biblical Illiteracy: It's Our Problem") |
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Meyshar (Hb) - Equity (Eng) - meyshar is the Hebrew word that is translated "equity" (8x),
"smooth" (3x), "upright" (3x), "right" (3x) and "peaceful" (1x). The idea of the word meyshar
is integrity, equity and fairness. Proverbs uses meyshar five times and tells us that
the study of Proverbs will give us meyshar (Prov. 1:3; 2:9; 8:6) |
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In 2012 a seal impression, bulla, which included the name of Bethlehem was found in Jerusalem. The clay bulla is 1.5 cm that was used to seal a document with three lines of ancient Hebrew script:
בשבעת Bishv'at
[in the seventh]
בת לחם Bat Lechem [Bethlehem]
[למל]ך [Lemel]ekh
[for the king]
It is assumed the inscription refers to the 7th year of Judah's king Hezekiah, Manasseh or Josiah. The bulla sealed a shipment to the king of Judah from Bethlehem.
This is the first ancient artifact with tangible evidence attesting to the existence of Bethlehem.
(Details here and here.
Image here and here) |
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Do I realize that many of the mysteries of God have been revealed to me
by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God?
Do I know that these revealed mysteries remain hidden and obscure to the world?
I will trust the revelation of these biblical truths and not allow the
blind, ignorant world to destroy my hope.
I will also share these mysteries and pray that the eyes of my friends and family
be opened to receive and understand these mysteries. |
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"When the hay is removed
and new growth appears
and the grass from the
hills is gathered in,
the lambs will provide
you with clothing,
and the goats with
the price of a field.
You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and
your family and to nourish your servant girls."
- Proverbs 27:25-27 |
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| Reps & Sets is a daily Bible devotional for Christians from Generation Word Bible Teaching used each morning and evening. |
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