'Trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored'...
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
In Revelation 14 we see the 144,000, the saved people of God, protected by God. They are the redeemed, undefiled and blameless. For the rest of the people, the warning is given in Revelation 14:7, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come." The people must turn to God before the judgment comes upon them. Revelation 14:8 announces that Babylon the great has fallen because it made all the world commit sexual immorality. In verses 9-10, the third angel comes and warns against worshipping the beast, which is the Roman empire. Thus, Babylon the great is another description for the Roman empire. In Revelation 14:14-20 the judgments begin in attempts to get the peoples of the world to repent before it is too late and they are consumed. Chapter 15 shows the preparation of the bowls of wrath that are going to be poured out upon the earth (Rev. 16:1). In chapter 16 the bowls of wrath are poured out depicting judgment upon all the power, wealth, beauty of Rome. All of the empire would be brought down in God's judgments because they made the nations commit wickedness. Yet these powerful judgments do not turn the people to God, but away from God (Rev. 16:9,21). Now the details of the end of Rome and its power will be depicted.
www.westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com/.../revelation/summary.html -
This is the short summary I got of the Book of Revelations from one of the many websites devoted a specific church on the Internet. I never made the connection of The Grapes of Wrath to a book in the Bible, perhaps because I have never read the Bible in it's entirety, and still haven't. I know Dr. Sexson was hoping for a full reading, but alas, I have failed at that miserably as well. The 'grapes of wrath' suggested are those prepared by God and poured out upon the Earth? Isn't this a representation of blood? The people have to drink the blood of Christ in order to be saved? Is this where the Catholic right of passage came from known as catechism? I do not have the answers right now, but I'm going to research the matter. Just thought I would throw all my big questions out there. I think, most of the semester, I have been interpreting the Bible the wrong way. But is there a wrong way to interpret the Bible? I think this question is worthy of a completely different blog session.
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
In Revelation 14 we see the 144,000, the saved people of God, protected by God. They are the redeemed, undefiled and blameless. For the rest of the people, the warning is given in Revelation 14:7, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come." The people must turn to God before the judgment comes upon them. Revelation 14:8 announces that Babylon the great has fallen because it made all the world commit sexual immorality. In verses 9-10, the third angel comes and warns against worshipping the beast, which is the Roman empire. Thus, Babylon the great is another description for the Roman empire. In Revelation 14:14-20 the judgments begin in attempts to get the peoples of the world to repent before it is too late and they are consumed. Chapter 15 shows the preparation of the bowls of wrath that are going to be poured out upon the earth (Rev. 16:1). In chapter 16 the bowls of wrath are poured out depicting judgment upon all the power, wealth, beauty of Rome. All of the empire would be brought down in God's judgments because they made the nations commit wickedness. Yet these powerful judgments do not turn the people to God, but away from God (Rev. 16:9,21). Now the details of the end of Rome and its power will be depicted.
www.westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com/.../revelation/summary.html -
This is the short summary I got of the Book of Revelations from one of the many websites devoted a specific church on the Internet. I never made the connection of The Grapes of Wrath to a book in the Bible, perhaps because I have never read the Bible in it's entirety, and still haven't. I know Dr. Sexson was hoping for a full reading, but alas, I have failed at that miserably as well. The 'grapes of wrath' suggested are those prepared by God and poured out upon the Earth? Isn't this a representation of blood? The people have to drink the blood of Christ in order to be saved? Is this where the Catholic right of passage came from known as catechism? I do not have the answers right now, but I'm going to research the matter. Just thought I would throw all my big questions out there. I think, most of the semester, I have been interpreting the Bible the wrong way. But is there a wrong way to interpret the Bible? I think this question is worthy of a completely different blog session.
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