My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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Revelation 22:<strong>17</strong> … Letting everyone Drink<br />
(05/10/20<strong>17</strong>)<br />
“And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes<br />
take the Water of Life as a gift.” ~ unknown (Revelation 22:<strong>17</strong>)<br />
Oddly enough, the only way <strong>to</strong> “take the Water of Life” – at least as far as the<br />
real Jesus in the Bible was concerned (the Jesus found in the Gospels, not the faux-<br />
Jesus spoken for in Revelation*) – was <strong>to</strong> “drink from his mouth;” <strong>to</strong> heed his<br />
teachings, thereby <strong>to</strong> emulate his Way, and thereby end up doing exactly as he<br />
wished by giving “the Water of Living” (i.e. selfless LOVE) <strong>to</strong> others (see Isaiah<br />
41:<strong>17</strong>-18, Isaiah 55:1-2, John 2:1-11 + John 19:34, John 4:10-14, John 7:38 & Thomas<br />
108 et al) ... Indeed, the “Water of Life” mentioned in Revelation cannot be<br />
imbibed at all if it is imbibed for one‟s own salvation, seeing as how Salvation – at<br />
least according <strong>to</strong> the Jesus Christ of the Gospels – comes from Loving others (see<br />
Matthew 7:21-24, John 13:15-<strong>17</strong>, Matthew 24:12-14 et al), not from being loved by<br />
God – from serving others, not from being served by the Divine (see Matthew<br />
16:28, Matthew 20:28 et al).<br />
Amen ... Let it be so.<br />
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