Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a violent hailstorm. Revelation 11:19 NABRE The book of Revelation portrays a victorious time when the reign of…
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Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:19-20 NABRE We read in…
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“Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created.” Revelation 4:11 NABRE The Apostle John is sharing a vision of a heavenly worship of God. He sees angels and other…
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Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forever. Psalms 113:2 NABRE This psalm begins the Hallel, a great prayer of praise from the Hebrew people to God. The Hallell remembers the great themes that are essential to Jewish faith. They include the exodus from Egypt, the splitting…
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Series Introduction This is the fourth week of a series we are calling “Jesus the gift of life.” It is a Lenten series that will lead us to the Easter celebration. The Lenten season is modeled after Jesus forty days in the wilderness where he fasted, prayed and met the…
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