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1 | Compare Rev 16:17 with John 19:30? | Rev 16:17 | Mommapbs | 46504 | ||
Greetings Searcher! Perhaps we cannot compare, for indeed they are different, but certainly we can meditate on these endings that are spoken of in God's Word and receive a blessing! My intent in this post was for reflection. Thanks for the warning though! Re: worship and "bowing low" In Exodus 20:4-5 We are commanded not to bow down before anything we make that represents things in heaven above or earth below. Yet in "liturgical" style worship services we observe celebrants "bow" before an altar or a cross. When we bow (or nod as some do) before a physical representation or "reminder" of the "One who has absolute rule over"us, is this worship? Just wondering if this might "peeve" you too? Thankfully we know that one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of Lord and King of Kings - to Him be ALL honor and glory and praise! Mommapbs |
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2 | Compare Rev 16:17 with John 19:30? | Rev 16:17 | Emmaus | 46523 | ||
Momapbs, Those who bow down in liturgical celebrations are bowing down to the Lord. It may seem strange to those who are from a non liturgcal tradition, but it is perfectly natural to those who worship the Lord in a liturgical manner. On the other hand Evangelical "altar calls" may make those who worship liturgically somewhat uncomfortable. One might ask what "altar" are they being called to, especially in a Church that does not believe in sacrificial worship and may not even have an altar? The answer of course for both Evangelical and liturgical worshipers is the heavenly altar before the throne of God referred to in Hebrews 9:11-30 and Rev 4 and 5 and 6:9 and 8:1-4 and Rev 11:1. It is no accident that John had his vison of liturgical worship in heaven on the Lord's Day. The pattern of Liturgical worship is closely related to what John describes in Revelation. Liturgical worship is done in form that expresses the prayer that God's "will (including worship) be done on earth as it is in heaven." The opening prayer to the old latin Mass was "I will go to the altar of God," from Psalm 43:4" And we later pray, "Lift up your hearts! We lift them up to the Lord!" That is, like John in Revelation, we go to the altar of God in heaven and lift up our hearts to God in heaven and make ourselves present to the one eternal sacrifice of Jesus in heaven, sometimes on our knees and sometimes with a profound bow and sometimes standing. I presume that the person responding to an "altar call" in an Evangelical church is being called to do the same after he has given his life to Christ, although it may not look the same outwardly. Emmaus |
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