Tag: Christianity

December 22, read through the Holy Bible in a year in Power-point, with comments.

Today we read one chapter of Revelation and two chapters of Zechariah

December 22: Revelation 13, Zechariah 8, Zechariah 9 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 13. This is a very famous and scary chapter. The Apostle John saw two beasts, the beast from the sea, and even worse, the beast from the earth. His number is 666!

Zechariah 8. The Lord promised to bless Jerusalem, the future Holy City.

Zechariah 9, an oracle: The LORD will defend Israel against all enemies, He promised ” thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”

December 21, read through the Holy Bible in a year in Power-point, with comments.

Today we read one chapter of Revelation and three chapters of Zechariah

December 21: Revelation 12, Zechariah 5, Zechariah 6, Zechariah 7 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 12. The vision the apostle John saw was about the woman, the child and the dragon. Satan was thrown out of heaven and the woman was persecuted but protected by God.

Zechariah 5. The visions keep unfolding, this chapter has the vision of the flying scroll and the vision of the woman in a basket.

Zechariah 6. This chapter begins with the vision of the four chariots. Having seen the vision the LORD told Zechariah to crown Joshua.

Zechariah 7. Obedience is better than fasting and disobedience ends with captivity.

John 14:15-31, Jesus is going away and giving another Comforter.

John 14:15-31, Jesus is going away and giving another Comforter.

Another Comforter: αλλον παρακλητον ( allon parakleton) meaning one of the same kind as Jesus.

Some Muslims say the Bible has been altered and should have read perikleton rather than parakleton, claming the Bible has been falsified to fit Jewish and Christian beliefs and only the Quran is true.

This requires many steps of faith on account of the Muslims. 1. Jesus, Mary and Moses were really Muslims and spoke of Muhammad. 2. The New Testament is falsified.  3.  Ignore the Dead Sea Scrolls, and 4. When Jesus speaks of the Spirit of Truth he really means Muhammad, not the Holy Spirit as He says in verse 26.

As a Christian I am free to take God’s Word for what it says.

December 20, read through the Holy Bible in a year in Power-point, with comments.

Today we read one chapter of Revelation and one chapter of Zechariah

December 20: Revelation 11, Zechariah 4 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 11 tells of the two witnesses, their power, death and resurrection. After that the seventh trumpet sounded and the Kingdom was proclaimed.

Zechariah 4 tells of two more visions, the vision of the lamp Stand and the vision of the olive trees. There is one great takeaway quote from this chapter: “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.“

December 19, read through the Holy Bible in a year in Power-point, with comments.

Today we read one chapter of Revelation and three chapters of Zechariah

December 19: Revelation 10, Zechariah 1, Zechariah 2, Zechariah 3 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 10 tells of the mighty angel and the little book. The angel announced there would be no more delay, and by the time of the seventh trumpet all will be set in motion. John is told to eat the little book, and then he was told to prophesy again.

Zechariah 1 begins with a call to return to the LORD. Then wass presented two visions; the vision of the horses in which the LORD promised to comfort Zion, followed by the vision of the horns.

Zechariah 2 presents the vision of the Measuring Line and the future joy of Zion, Jerusalem being a city without walls and the joy of many nations.

Zechariah 3 gives a vision of the high priest, cleansed of all his sins and given new robes. The LORD promised to send His servant, the Branch.

John 12:20-50, the hour has come.

John 12:20-50, the hour has come.

Isaiah 53:1-5 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Is 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

 

December 18, read through the Holy Bible in a year in Power-point, with comments.

Today we read one chapter of Revelation and the last chapter of Haggai.

December 18: Revelation 9, Haggai 2 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 9. By now we are deep into the last half of the tribulation, the fifth trumpet sounded and the locusts from the bottomless pit are released. Then the sixth trumpet sounded, featuring the angels from the Euphrates doing horrendous deeds. An army of two hundred million mounted troops were released to kill a third of mankind. At the time of the Apostle John the total world population was about 300 million!

Haggai 2 describes the coming glory of God’s house, but the people were defiled. Nevertheless God promised a  future blessing with Zerubbabel chosen like God’s signet ring.