Bible
Study Reflection – Cecil
Lately whenever I think about the
many world crises happening around us and I would feel very relieved that God
left behind a book for us on HOW TO DEAL
WITH IT: the proper actions, the
proper heart, the proper attitudes and beliefs, the many warnings on so many
things etc. And by looking at other chapters that also relate to Revelation,
the book became so much easier to swallow and comprehend. Before all this,
Revelation was the last yucky bit in the bible that seemed to demand too much
energy and brain-power from the reader, and the fact that it holds so many “bad
news” means that it often got pushed aside (waiting waiting waiting for who
know how long and when?).
It seemed such a trivial thing, but
once you get how the author wrote the
whole book and how the events link to each other, then the important messages
becomes the focus; all other supernatural imageries, the numbers, the time and
other specifics seems to pale in comparison. Weirdly enough, the amount of
dread and despair shown in the book gave me a crooked sense of hope and
conviction; hope, because we know for sure it will come and worsen, just have
to stay vigilant and alert; conviction, to spread the message as our duty and
responsibility, but also because the world needs more spiritual help than ever.
Of course to sit here and type this
out is all fine and dandy, all talk and no action. The letters to the seven
churches thus stands out as a stark reminder to all of us; they are a warning
but also a comfort for us two thousand plus years onwards, that problems of
churches remain the same today despite the years passed. I am very grateful to
be able to sit around with a fellowship of different members from our church
and dive into this study. Hopefully this will sparkle more interest and
curiosity in all of us to go further into other more obscure books and passages
of the bible.
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