Tag Archives: Bible

God: New Discussion Required

Posted on May 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

What We Talk About When We Talk About God Victoria, from our Faith and Science group, passed out some copies of this book which she bought at Dollarama. That was slightly more than two weeks ago. I’ve been reading it … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Cosmic Timeline?

Posted on April 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Scripture as Guideline There are several books of the Bible which are focused on future events: in the Old Testament, they are Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah and Daniel; in the New Testament, Revelation. Together they tell a story about what will … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Some Beastly Speculation

Posted on April 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Number of the Beast There is probably no other sequence of numbers in the whole (Christian) world that is more recognized than these three digits. There are several ways to look at the numbers, but to do them proper justice … Continue reading →

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Revelation: A Divine Document?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Proof: The Number Seven I think by now, readers of my posts have seen that seven is considered a sacred number. Well, Revelation is full of examples of that number in relationship with the symbolic language used by St John … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Seven Churches Equal 7 Eras?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Letters to the Seven Churches Years ago, I read that each of the seven churches of Asia Minor represented an era of the Christian Church. In other words, Jesus’s message to them, through St John the Divine, was meant to … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Nightmare or Vision?

Posted on April 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 On … Continue reading →

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Experience: Negative to Positive

Posted on April 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

“Don’t touch! It’s hot!” As a species, we are wired to disobey. It must have been built into our DNA to be negatively suggestible. From the minute we are told not to do something, that’s all we want to do. … Continue reading →

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Good Friday?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by cdsmiller17

It’s that time of year again Rebirth of nature. Spring. Easter. Renewal of life. Resurrection. But, in order for new life to begin, an old life must die. That’s nature’s way. Somewhere along the way, the agony of crucifixion was … Continue reading →

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Armageddon: Having an Apocalyptic Fit?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The End of the World as We Know It Let’s put some perspective on this. Apocalypse literally means ‘an uncovering’. That’s why the book in the Bible where this is discussed is called “The Revelation of St. John”. John’s images … Continue reading →

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The Seven Angels of Revelation

Posted on February 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Sometimes, we cannot see the Truth, even when it’s staring us in the face. Sometimes, we have to look at things as if in a mirror (“through a glass, darkly” 1 Corinthians 13:12). So, in a blinding moment of recognition, … Continue reading →

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