Sweet and Sour Sauce Bible – Part 2
I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. And they said to me, “You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.” [Revelation 10:10-11]
We paused the last lesson by noting the distinction between Mikeys who eat anything and Randys who are persnickety with their menus. The Mikeys got their attention. Now the Randys get theirs.
One thing they like which I cannot stomach is sweet and sour sauce. I know, the stuff is so common nowadays, that it seems preposterous to many of you for me to identify it as something strange. But meat and potatoes it ain’t (pardon my French).
I like sweets and I like some sour treats—but I don’t want to taste the two flavors together. It ruins the taste! Again, that’s just me. My kids consider it a real treat though. Go figure. It takes all kinds, or so I hear anyway.
I’ll bet you’re wondering what all this talk about sweet and sour sauce has to do with the Bible, aren’t you? Yes you are. I heard you think it. Admit it now. Well, it’s like this. In Revelation 10 we have a case of sweet and sour sauce served with a dish of scroll à la King, only Mikey’s not the guinea pig like in the commercial. The Apostle John is.
The scene is the Book of Revelation. The Lord Jesus is returning to the earth to lay claim to His inheritance. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1). The symbolism in Revelation 10 is graphic indeed.
An angel is standing with one foot on the sea and the other on the land. In his hand is a scroll. The location of his feet is meant to stress that the entire earth is the Lord’s property, both the land and the sea. Hence the angel planted his feet on both surfaces.
The scroll in his hand is meant to serve as a legal deed. The Lord’s claim to the earth and all it contains is enclosed in that legal document. The deed cannot but be in character with the character of God Himself because God both makes the deed and receives its perks.
God’s character is both love and righteousness. His love is revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world. Jesus died on behalf of all mankind, in order to pay the penalty for man’s sins. By doing so God can save men from death, which is the penalty for sin.
Therein lies the love of God. He loves by giving His one and only Son as a sin offering on behalf of mankind. Jesus died our death that we might live His life.
I love the topic “the love of God”! Don’t you? Let’s hie off to spend time alone with Jesus a while. God’s love can be our subject.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Deuteronomy: Volume 5 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
We paused the last lesson by noting the distinction between Mikeys who eat anything and Randys who are persnickety with their menus. The Mikeys got their attention. Now the Randys get theirs.
One thing they like which I cannot stomach is sweet and sour sauce. I know, the stuff is so common nowadays, that it seems preposterous to many of you for me to identify it as something strange. But meat and potatoes it ain’t (pardon my French).
I like sweets and I like some sour treats—but I don’t want to taste the two flavors together. It ruins the taste! Again, that’s just me. My kids consider it a real treat though. Go figure. It takes all kinds, or so I hear anyway.
I’ll bet you’re wondering what all this talk about sweet and sour sauce has to do with the Bible, aren’t you? Yes you are. I heard you think it. Admit it now. Well, it’s like this. In Revelation 10 we have a case of sweet and sour sauce served with a dish of scroll à la King, only Mikey’s not the guinea pig like in the commercial. The Apostle John is.
The scene is the Book of Revelation. The Lord Jesus is returning to the earth to lay claim to His inheritance. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1). The symbolism in Revelation 10 is graphic indeed.
An angel is standing with one foot on the sea and the other on the land. In his hand is a scroll. The location of his feet is meant to stress that the entire earth is the Lord’s property, both the land and the sea. Hence the angel planted his feet on both surfaces.
The scroll in his hand is meant to serve as a legal deed. The Lord’s claim to the earth and all it contains is enclosed in that legal document. The deed cannot but be in character with the character of God Himself because God both makes the deed and receives its perks.
God’s character is both love and righteousness. His love is revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world. Jesus died on behalf of all mankind, in order to pay the penalty for man’s sins. By doing so God can save men from death, which is the penalty for sin.
Therein lies the love of God. He loves by giving His one and only Son as a sin offering on behalf of mankind. Jesus died our death that we might live His life.
I love the topic “the love of God”! Don’t you? Let’s hie off to spend time alone with Jesus a while. God’s love can be our subject.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Deuteronomy: Volume 5 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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