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Author Archives: pmpersaud
The Return of the Divine
After the brief intermission the seventh trumpet sounds. The scene is again in heaven, reminding us of the earlier worship scenes in chapter 4. One group proclaims the victory of the Kingdom of God, reclaiming all creation, and placing it … Continue reading
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Measuring the Church
After John is re-commissioned, the scene intensifies. He is given a measuring rod and told to measure the temple of God. This can’t be the temple of Jerusalem, for that has already been destroyed. Measure means to count, that is, … Continue reading
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The Seven Thunders Speak
Just as there was an intermission after the sixth seal, so also there is a long pause after the sixth trumpet. There is a great difference, however, in the content of this pause. John was commissioned by the exalted Christ … Continue reading
An Unrepentant World
That the world stands in opposition to the divine is the heart of the vision of the sixth trumpet. An angelic voice gives the order for the warfare to begin. It is clear that the divine can use the armies … Continue reading
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Divine Protection against the Abyss
After the fifth angel sounds the trumpet, an angel is sent from the heavens with the key to open the bottomless pit. From there the army of the demonic emerges. Their description is confusing. They appear as locusts that sting … Continue reading
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The Eagle of Woes
In the brief intermission after the fourth trumpet sounds the eagle is introduced. What do we know of the eagle? There is much information about the character of the eagle as scavenger, bird of prey, and symbol of strength. I … Continue reading
Imitation of the Divine
The seven seals are followed by the seven trumpets, beginning in chapter 8. The last seal ended with a theophany of fire, announcing that the divine has arrived upon the earth. John begins to see stunning destruction unfolding upon the … Continue reading
The Silence before the Thunder
The opening of the seventh seal comes with great expectations. The spirit of the mystic, the apocalypticist, is filled with the completeness of everything that is symbolized by the throne room. This is the fulness of Presence, the completeness of … Continue reading
The Divine Sabbath
How does the living one reveal himself in this interlude between the opening of the sixth and the seventh seal? The Apocalypse is a book of hints and allusions, smudged connections and subliminal evocations of myth and history in which … Continue reading
The Lamb Who is also The Shepherd
After the opening of the sixth seal there is an abrupt break in the unfolding of the revelation of the divine. Chapter 7 presents two visions the content of which offers hope and assurance that in spite of the cosmic … Continue reading
Soliloquy 