Short Notes on the First Chapter of the Book of Revelations

     If it were His will, He could destroy you, O mankind, and create another race; for He has power to do so.     -The Qur'an 4: 133 

 

...Allah does not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete His favour to you, that you may be grateful.     -The Qur'an 5:6

     Not much new for me. Shaved my beard, so I am clean shaven now, and have a job interview tomorrow. I also checked with enlisting with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, but am not qualified at this time. My Recruiter told me to check back with him in October. A new move may potentially be in my near future back to Oklahoma City, but that is not for certain yet, and I really don't want top have to go back. I have begun studying the Holy Qu'ran and Islam and I am sure I will be sharing some of what I learn here.

     An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease has sicked (killed ?) five people. A twelve year old Arkansas girl has developed a deadly brain eating amoeba from a water park and embassies are shut down world wide as the U.S. anticipates a potential terrorist attack.

Short Notes Concerning Chapter 1 of the Book of Revelations

1:1&3- The 'Latter Days' seemed imminent in John's time. Many people alive at the time, believed that they would live to see the second coming of Christ and the Millennial Kingdom. But, the end times events are timed in God's time which is 1000 years to us equals one day to God. With that said, it has only been two days since Christ was crucified.

 

1:7-Those who placed Christ on the cross have been dead for just under 2,000 years. They will be resurrected on the last day and judged according to their deeds. The Tribulation has yet to begin (and we have at least seven years before it does). Many prophecies are yet to be fulfilled.

 

1:20- The 7 stars represents the seven angels of the seven churches .The 7 candle sticks represents  the seven Churches (and seven Church Ages). Like wise each Church Age has a patron Angel assigned to it. We are currently in one of the last Church Ages.

 

The Book of Revelations was written in approximately 70 A.D by the Apostle John.