God's Final Word

Anyone who reads my blog knows I am a Christian and witness for the Lord through environmental concerns. I believe we are living in the last book of the Bible, Revelation, which describes the conditions we keep encountering on earth. The diseases, weather, wars, corruption all are clearly defined in this book. It is particularly difficult US citizens to accept what is happening because we have conquered so much adversity and can provide much comfort living here for a broad range of the population. But the negatives have always been with us, now they are magnified and reading this last book in the Bible has helped me to understand why and that eventually it will end. But first life will get even more dangerous and difficult on earth. I could not face the future without the comfort of my Savior, Jesus Christ and the belief that he will return soon and peace will reign on earth. We have passed the Western Christian Churches Easter and await for the Orthodox Pasha on May 5. Then Pentecost arrives. That is the Christian Resurrection or Good News Season for 2013 and celebrations and acknowledgements will be posted here. God bless you!

Worthy is the Lamb!

After the Resurrection, Jesus' miracles continued. The Lord appeared to his Disciples to be with them one last time before he ascends into heaven. He reassures and comforts a grieving Mary at the tomb the morning of the Resurrection, He appears on the seashore and tells his Disciples who are out in a boat fishing where to catch fish and they haul in a huge amount. When the return to shore they see a man preparing a meal on a firepit and come to him because it is Jesus. Jesus comforts his Disciples and makes Peter the head of his church. He comes to a gathering of Disciples where Thomas is, who has declared he must touch Christ's wounds to believe and lets him do that. Thomas is overjoyed with belief in the Resurrected Christ. The Lord is preparing them for an even greater event to come shortly, the Ascension into heaven.

John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. NIV

Revelation: The 6th Seal: an earthquake, a dark sun, a red moon, falling stars, threatening sky, people hiding

And when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And the heavens departed as a scroll when  it is rolled together, and every mountain and  island were moved out of their places.

                                               

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains.

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.

For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?

 Revelation 6

(photographs from photoblog 900)

Crown of Life

Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 2:10