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NASB | Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John, |
Subject: My thoughts |
Bible Note: Thanks, Peter22, and welcome to the forum! The passages you chose are really good, all from the Pauline Epistles. But there are also others in the Gospels, and the OT.. I'll only give some more from the NT: (All quotes are from the NIV) Mark 13 is actually all about what Jesus said the end of the times would be like. Mk 13:33: "Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come." Mt 24:44 also says, "So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." For worrying about tomorrow, Jesus said: Mt 6:34: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." He also said: Mt 6:33: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." So God takes care of us, including our tomorrow, if we seek His kingdom and righteousness. Death is nothing... It's simply going Home, which we can look forward to. "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Phil 1:21 :-) God bless you, Zsuzsi |