An
angel showed John the apostle the “great
whore”
who was sitting upon a “scarlet
colored beast”
and was “arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold
and precious stones and pearls” and the “great
city” where
he wrote, “And
the woman which you saw is that great city, which reigns over the
kings of the earth”,
and in chapter eighteen and verse one of Revelation John “saw
another angel come down from heaven”
where
we read:
And
after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
The
verse reads, “And
after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
...”
John began with the words, “and
after”
which means “and behind” “these
things”
or “the signs of the great whore and city” “I
saw”
which means “John perceived, noticed, discovered and discerned”
“another
angel”
which means “one other messenger, envoy and one sent” “come
down”
or “descend” “from
heaven”
which refers to “from the region above the sidereal heavens and the
seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God
dwells and other heavenly beings”. John watched as this “other
angel”
descended from the “heavenly realm”.
The
verse continues, “...
having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.”
John continued with the word, “having”
which means “holding, owning and possessing” “great
power” or
“large, abundant and massive ability, strength, right and
authority”; “and
the earth”
which refers to “the arable land, country, territory and region”
“was
lightened”
or “was shining, enlightened and illuminated”
“with his glory”
which refers to “with the angel's splendor, brightness,
magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity and grace”. John
noticed how this “angel” was endued with “massive” power so
much so that the “earth” itself was “illuminated” by his
“splendor and magnificence”.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we might imagine John's
reaction to this “brilliant and illuminating” “angel”
as he looked upon him. As though John needed to see even more than he
saw already, this “angel” “lit up the earth”
with his “magnificence”. God Almighty has more “brilliant and
shining angels” than we can even imagine, and each time He shares
these “messengers” with John, we should be reminded that God, in
all His glory, desires to have a relationship with us through His Son
Jesus Christ. By submitting ourselves to Jesus, we shall experience
these glorious “angels” with Him for all of eternity, and
those who are wise shall not only receive Jesus into their hearts and
lives, but also be in great expectation for the “brilliance” we
shall one day see.
Next
time
we see the angel proclaim, “cried
mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is
fallen, and is become the habitation of devils”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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