338 Nehemiah 10 – 13; Revelation 1
What a scene to behold. The ones who are leading the people, who have influence with and over the people are joining in on a binding oath to follow the Word of God. They had agreed to separate themselves from their neighbors and to follow God. The neighbors had religions that put other gods ahead of Yahweh. These neighbors pushed their religion and expected whoever married their daughters to let her continue to worship her way. This separation was key in Israelites life to keep them on the straight and narrow. Notice the first two items that they are agreeing to carry out has to do with marriage to foreigners and secondly not buying or selling on the Sabbath (money). You could summarize that it has to do with sex and money. Really things have not changed that much over the years. Notice when they dedicated the wall that they brought in the Levites and the singers. Celebration usually included music and in this case in a big way.
The book we have all been waiting for, Revelation. The opening sentence has to be remembered throughout your reading or you get lost in the apocalyptic language in this book. The opening words are, "A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah." It is just a few paragraphs into the book that John describes his meeting Jesus. Christ is a little different this time around. What an awesome picture of our Savior. John evidently faints and Jesus pulls him up. It is then that Jesus speaks to reassure John to not be afraid. Christ also identifies himself as the first and the last, the one who was dead and is now alive. Christ is making sure John knows who he is dealing with--it is the Christ the Messiah. John had recorded these words in his Gospel, "My sheep know my voice." These words were spoken by Christ.
When has Christ spoken to you? Did you recognize His voice?
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