Sunday night I said that when Revelation is read in such a way that results in pride or despair you have read it wrong. When I said this, the pride I had in mind was the sort that is seen in the guy who has the big wall size chart and can tell you what everthing means. By despair I had in mind those who read it and are overwhelmed with judgement, rather than the One who judges. But there is another type of despair that is perhaps more common and more deadly to our souls.
…because we have such a high reguard for this life we have a low expectation of paradise; thus we do not long for the promised paradise as we should. – Burk Parsons
It may bring despair instead of comfort becuase you are already comforted!
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Oh man, the wall-size chart…I’ve seen it too many times over the years.
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