Devotional Thought From Revelation

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.     Rev. 10:11

          Fantastic things are happening in the book of Revelation. No matter what theological point of view and interpretation a reader is coming from the pictures given in John's vision are earth shaking, mind blowing, and heart rending. Here in one of the great periods described by the book, John is told that despite all that has happened he must prophesy, or preach again, and that his message is for every people group, every nation even those where Christian faith is a minority faith, a message that should be shared in every language, and ought to be shared before kings and governments. In other words, it is a message that should go into all the world, still a great commission. John, I think, can be thought to represent the church, the witness(es) to the truth of Christ's gospel, and as such this statement in Rev. 10:11 is a clear indication that the church, the believers who make up the church, are called upon to the setting forth of the message of the cross and resurrection, which is God's message of salvation, before the world.

          All people groups no matter ethnicity, or skin color, location in the world, or any other qualifying characteristics need to know that God sent His Son into the world to save them, and there is no other name under heaven by which they must be saved. "Must" because there is no other way but through receiving Jesus into one's heart as savior. That is true for every nation no matter it's religious background, and for their governments as well, which God declares are to be executors of judgement on behalf of God and His righteousness (cf. Rom. 13:1-5). It is a message that should be spoken to all people no matter the language those people may speak.

          Summing up: the truth of the One God of the Universe, the God of the Bible, is for all persons everywhere. There are not many ways to God, there is Jesus. There are not many doors to heaven, there is Jesus. There are not many saviors, so take your pick, there is Jesus. That's the Bible's message. That's John's message. That's the Christian church's message, in all the church's various forms and styles of worship and evangelism. That's my message as a Christian believer, and witness, and preacher.