Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Rev. 22:6-21
1) See I am coming soon is difficult to read after 2,000 years.
2) Worshipping God alone (8-9) is good Presbyterian viewpoint, no? Idolatry of all types threatens us. At the same time, it is good to recall that this book is a worship vision in itself. Worship translates us to a new dimension every Sunday.
3) Unlike Daniel 12:9, these words are for the present, for its readers always. It is an open book  (NIB:733) eschatology creates existential crisis to change.
4) What rewards are proper, if any, for the good?
5) Is washing robes baptism or facing the threat of martyrdom? Noticed both robes are soiled.
6) Even with open gates, some are kept out, perhaps an allusion to the sword of the angel East of Eden.
7) The bride is anxious for the wedding.
8) Wedding gift from the couple is the water of life.
9) the ending rephrases Dt. 4
10)The grace at the end is to all, a fitting end for its global thrust.

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