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Mountain Peaks of Revelation 

     We've been thinking ... of all the 2,000+ pages in the Bible ... wouldn't it be neat to land on a couple chapters that are:

     ...so clear we could almost memorize it ...so fundamental we could say I know that I know that I know ...so important that we want to share it with anyone willing to listen. Or read. 

     The "sermon on the mount," Matthew chapters 5-7 is a must. We read it and let our spirits take it in. And we read it again. The entire book (gospel) of John also is a must read. 

     Another mountain to climb is a letter to believers in one of the great cities of the old world - Ephesus. Paul wrote this from prison in A.D. 62, encouraging people who were not in prison. 

     Simply put, there are two basic themes in the New Testament: How we are redeemed by God, and how we as redeemed must live. Chapter 1:3-14 is said to be one of the most profound passages in the Bible. 

     Paul stresses our redemption by grace through faith, as God reconciles us to himself, and to others, and unites us in Christ in one body. His purpose is "to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ." v. 1:10.

     We climb the hills of Galatians 3:28 for further understanding:

     "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. You are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." 

     The only wedding in heaven is the marriage of all believers (the bride) to Christ (the husband).  

Next: The promise through Abraham