Everyday that I’ve lived in winterized Alaska, I thank God for the blessing of ‘home’ in Cooper Landing. I never imagined visiting Alaska in my lifetime, yet here I am renting a small apartment with a frozen view of the Kenai River and Mount Cecil submerged in snow. Daily I watch a pair of eagles…
The Poetic Megillah
We thank the King who loved the Jews and cheer for Mordechai who won his due. We ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ for Esther the Queen and always we ‘boo’ for Haman ‘the mean.’
Revelation Chapter 6 – The Seals
The name of the rider on this green and white spotted horse is Death, and Sh’ol (the place of the dead) follows him. According to the prophet Isaiah, there will be nations who mock the people of Jerusalem and the Jewish people. They make a “covenant with Death and a contract with Sh’ol” believing their agreements will protect them from the judgment to coming against Isra’el. They embrace lies and create falsehoods about the end times, the Jewish people, and the holy city, but they will be utterly destroyed by their own deception and live in sheer terror (Isaiah 28:14-19).
Revelation Chapter 5 – The Scroll
The megillah has seven seals. The Hebrew word ‘seal’ is chatham and means ‘signer’s imprint.’ The ‘signer’s imprint’ came from an individual’s signet ring giving the signer full authority and power to send the message or ‘seal the decree.’ The only one authorized who could break the seal had to be the receiver for the intended message.