Beth Moore is the choice and Beloved is the series.
It was a great study on Revelation 1 . One of the more difficult parts of the bible and yet it begins with a magnificent description of the risen Lord Jesus who comes to his beloved disciple John. By now John is an old man and yet he is full of expectation and still, still living for God. Jesus reveals himself to John. Although John knows Jesus well... I mean they slept, eat and worked together before he died, John can not believe his eyes and is entirely unable to utter a word. Before him, in all his glory , stands Jesus . The mighty and powerful ruler of the universe. And with such tenderness and kindness he reaches out to reassure John before he gives him his job. Write this down!!
I am no Beth and so doubt very much I could even begin to capture in words here, for you, the picture of Jesus here shown to us in Revelation. The glorious death conquering King returns with words of comfort and assurance and warning for the 7 churches. And John obediently writes. So we have the book of Revelation.
So much came out of the study for us all and for me in particular. But the big theme that I left with is. Jesus please let me see you as I go about my day. In the small and big things. You are here and you are mighty and kind. I really want to see and love you - help me be obedient to you so that you are seen by others. The risen Jesus described in this chapter is someone so wonderful and scary that even John could not do anything, could not say anything but to fall on his face before him. Please that I may have that picture of who you are so that I can rightly worship you and live for you here. One day I too shall see this Jesus face to face and if you are a christian today, so will you. He is beyond our understanding in his glory and yet he is kind enough to reveal that which we can behold.
I leave this with you. Go and read Revelation for yourself and taste and see this Jesus for yourself.
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