Coronavirus -Fast and prayer

Coronavirus -Fast and prayer · 08. juin 2020
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message” (John 17: 20 NIV) There is a strong confidence in this verse. The night before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed for me, for you, and for all his sheep of all generations. Jesus knew that whole families, women and men would turn to Him through all generations. He had no doubt about the relevance of his sacrifice. Did he questioned his mission, “Will my death on the cross have any effect, will...
Coronavirus -Fast and prayer · 05. juin 2020
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” (John 10:14-16 NIV) Jesus knows his sheep, even those that are not yet in the sheep pen. He has made it imperative to bring them back to the same fold so that all his sheep may form...
The famous horsemen of the last book of the Bible – who have been depicted by many artists – symbolically represent various calamities that characterize history: the triumph of the powerful, deadly conflicts, economic crises and mortality by various means. At the time, horses were mainly used to carry urgent messages and to wage war. They thus symbolize speed and conquest. The world was quickly conquered by these various scourges. These different disasters have taken many different forms...
In this vision, John sees an official document that has been sealed. At the time, the more important a document was, the more seals it had on. The fact that there are seven seals shows that this document was extremely important. Among the official documents that were sealed more than once were testaments/wills. There was one seal on the outside, visible to all. The inside of the pages was only visible once the seal was broken. Only the recipient was qualified to open it, and once the seals were...