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Author Archives: pmpersaud
The Face of the Living One
When the Lamb opens the sixth seal the terrible wrath of the divine is revealed. The fifth seal was the self-revelation of the Lamb as judge and avenger. Now the revelation discloses the face of the avenger. It is a … Continue reading
Martyred Witness
When the Lamb opened the fifth seal John receives the revelation of the martyred souls abiding under the altar. Where does this image of an altar originate? So far, what has been revealed is what is taking place in the … Continue reading
Of Seals and Sealed
What are we to make of the opening of the seals? It is clear that the living one, who has the power to open and shut, is the one who opens the seals. The opening is a revelation. Something is … Continue reading
The Seven Seals of War and Victory
The opening of the seven seals is described in chapter 6, and in chapter 8:1-5. The scene is still the throne room, and the Lamb is about to open the seals. First seal: white horse and rider carrying the bow. … Continue reading
The Lion Who Is The Lamb
The Apocalypse continues in chapter 5 the theocentric vision in the throne room. “One” seated on the throne has a scroll in his right hand. The scroll is sealed, and no one is found in heaven or on earth, worthy to … Continue reading
The Holy One
Ezekiel, Isaiah, and now John, all get a vision of the divine in its habitation, the throne room. Chapter 4 of the Apocalypse is a great announcement that God alone is ruler of heaven and earth, nature and humanity, and … Continue reading
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The Amen is The Origin
The letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea amounts to a christolgical consolidation that will propel the living one through the rest of the Apocalypse. He identifies himself as “The Amen,” which in Isaiah is the name of … Continue reading
The Holy One, The True One
What the Spirit is saying to the churches has reached a new level, and the angel of the church in Philadelphia is the very first to hear it. The living one calls himself “the holy one, the true one,” the … Continue reading
Spirits and Stars, Life and Death
Chapter 3 of the Apocalypse opens up with the letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. The living one designates himself as holding in his hands the spirits and stars, that is, the one who holds the church … Continue reading
Counter God
The angel of the church in Thyatira must confront the essence of idolatry, this is what the Spirit says to the churches. The living one of the Apocalypse announces his self-designation: the Son of God. This is the only time … Continue reading
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