Tag: Revelation 7:9-17
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A Thought on What It Means to Serve God Day and Night in God’s Temple
At the beginning of the COVID crisis, our church shifted to meeting online, like lots of other churches. But knowing that some members of the congregation would miss out on that, because of their “tech” capabilities or comfort, we – technically, our pastor, but with the enthusiastic concurrence of the Session – started mailing out…
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Reflecting on Revelation 7 9-17
What can we ourselves make of this scene of exuberant worship in the heavenly throne room? Does it have anything to do with us, now – and if so, what? This may be the central question for us to ask ourselves as we study Revelation 7:9-17 for Sunday, November 7. But to get there, here…
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Studying Revelation 7 9-17
We probably don’t often think of God as a rock star. But we might need to start, now that we are studying Revelation 7:9-17 for Sunday, November 7. A central feature of the text is a screaming crowd too large for anyone to count, which would put the average stadium rock concert to shame. Here…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
[A sermon mostly on Jonah 3, and a little on Revelation 7:9-17, for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.] The people of Nineveh – and to a lesser extent, the animals of Nineveh – are really the main characters of this reading, even though it comes from the book of Jonah and Jonah does play a…
Matters of Interpretation 