Revelation or Enlightenment
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The entrance of thy words giveth light.
Job 32:8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
The greatest revelation and I would say, the next when Jesus comes to be glorified in His saints. He is our hope of glory. God does through the Holy Spirit give divine Revelations based on His word. The Bible says, eye hath not seen neither hath heard, the things that God hath in store for those that love Him, but God hath revealed them unto us by His spirit or enlighten us enough to understand what has already been written. The last revelation as such, was on the isle of Patmos when God gave to His son to pass on to His servant John. Revelation 1:1 – 1:18
There has been much said about the thief on the cross, so many times down through the years it has been quoted of how he made it in the dying moments of his life.
Folks, there was more to that then just making it the last moments of his life. Just stop and think for a moment on the surroundings. Here were three crosses two thieves and a just man, the saviour, the redeemer, but it does not end there. One thief said, if you be who you said you are, save thyself and us. The other thief replied, we are receiving out just recompense of reward, we stole, we robbed, we punish for what we did but this man did not do anything to deserve what he is getting. Turning to Jesus He said; (take note he addressed him as Lord) Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. He had nothing else only a revelation from God. Here’s a man dying the same death, yet he is saying remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. He knew that Jesus would rise again and would some day set up an everlasting Kingdom.
When Jesus said to Peter, who do men say that I am, there was a mixed reply, but when He brought the question home and said to Peter, but who do you say that I am. Peter replied, thou art the Christ, the son of the Living God. Jesus said, flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto you but my Father which is in Heaven.
Somewhere along the line there was a possibility that the thief could have seen Jesus do some of the miracles that He did, which ever way He had to receive a revelation of who Jesus was. Once a man or a woman gets a real revelation of who Jesus was He will never be the same.
Jesus said to the Pharisees, you do search the scriptures for in so doing, you think you have eternal life, but He said in the volume of the book it is written about me. The more you get to know Jesus the more you will get from His word because He was and is the word. 1st John. What we need is a revelation of who Jesus is. He was the word, the word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us, the word of life. John said, which we have seen and handled.
When I’m about to finish I feel like going on but I don’t intend to let my readers get bored, there is more.
A bit on a personal note. From about 10am this morning until 7pm in the night around the dinner table the conversation was women, the cemetery, sickness, marriage, preachers, and most of the rest of the day, but nothing about the Lord of glory. How can you sing I am glad I know who Jesus is. Once you know who Jesus is you will not have much of a desire to talk about anything or anybody else. We sing lets talk about Jesus, shhh, not too loud. The church should be singing and saying I want to lift up the name of Jesus. Well I may have sounded somewhat contradicting, or controversial. Jesus was already revealed to the world, any revelation has to be based on the word or enlightenment by the spirit of God, because the spirit of God will not go outside the word.
When someone says they received a new revelation it better be based on the living word not on some thoughts that may enter the mind. We walk in the light as the light is revealed, if we walk outside the light of the word we walk in darkness.
While some may say and I have heard, we don’t know who’s right or who’s wrong. You are in a sad situation.



