Supernatural Future  

The Voice  

     It was almost 60 years since the risen Christ had departed. One of the original disciples remained, John, probably about age 90, exiled on an island. 

     He hears a loud voice like a trumpet, saying, Write on a scroll what you see...

     "I turned around to see the voice. I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a 'son of man,' dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest."

     "His head and hair were as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance." 

     "I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said:" Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. 

      His compliments and warnings were to seven churches in Asia (modern Turkey). They may represent seven characteristics of churches around the world. In each letter he concluded with a potential benefit.

To him who overcomes: 

* The right to eat from the tree of life 

* Not be hurt by the second death

* Hidden manna, and a stone with a new name  

* Authority over the nations

* A name never blotted from the book of life

* A pillar in the temple, with the name of new Jerusalem

* The right to sit with him on his throne  

     Is this enough incentive to overcome the world? No matter what?

Tomorrow: A peak at heaven