Everybody wants the comfortable make me feel safe Jesus. People want a user friendly Jesus they can take home to dinner to meet the parents. We want the nice everybody likes Jesus who fits neatly into our lives because Jesus is now one of us. The Jesus we meet in the book of Revelation will have none of this. The Apocalyptic Jesus can not be so easily tamed or domesticated. This is the cosmic Jesus who holds the stars in his right hand.
This is the Jesus who does not stand above or from the outside but right in the middle of his churches (Rev.1:13). Jesus with penetrating eyes looks right through us and into the very being of our souls. His eyes are like flames of fire that sees everything. There is no escaping his gaze. He speaks to us and his voice cuts through all the noise of the world. We are humbled at his voice.
We suddenly know by this revelation and vision of Jesus that we are nothing and he is everything. If I do not keep listening to his voice, I am lost in this wounded sin-filled world. He has the keys to hades and death (v.18) and that is enough. He has the keys of heaven and hell and he gives us keys of access to his authority over the enemies of life and death. Alleluia, Alleluia, Amen.
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