Rev Ch. 1

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This is my first part again, since it obviously was
bypassed due to all the bogging down I did with
all the parts at once so many days ago.

RENEWED DAY BY DAY BY THE
REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST 

                                  Part One
                               Rev. MF Blume 


                               INTRODUCTION


     The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto 
	him, to show unto his servants things which must 
	shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by
	his angel unto his servant John: 
     Rev 1:1 

John received the revelation of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is 
God in human form limited to the human frailties we possess. The 
purpose for the manifestation of God in frail
human flesh was to show us, through example, what it is to 
have God dwelling in our flesh. It reveals how we are to 
allow the Spirit of God within us to live forth in manifested
behaviour through the vessels of our lives. In short, the 
life Christ lived is a life we are intended to live, by reliance 
upon the greater Spirit within us - God's Spirit, itself. 

Christ relied upon the indwelling presence of the Father for 
all He did in this world. 

     Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the 
	Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and 
	that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath
        taught me, I speak these things.
     John 8:28 

"I do nothing of myself." 

In order for His Spirit to indeed live such victory through 
us, as Jesus experienced, we must learn specific truths. We 
must discover what will bring about this life of victory and
manifested glory of God through our vessels. 

John was given revelation from Christ concerning these very 
things. Do not miss the more important issue of learning how 
to let God's Spirit live through you, when you read the Book 
of Revelation. It can easily be made to look like a book that 
is limited to physical events in the world just before this 
physical world is to come to an end. When the whole scope of 
the Bible is teach us about Sprit endeavouring to perform God's 
will into our lives while flesh opposes such efforts, and how 
to see flesh cease this opposition and allow the Spirit to 
have His way, why would the book of Revelation cut this flow 
of scriptural stress and completely leave it only to speak about
"endtime events" alone? There is more to the book of Revelation 
than atomic bombs, Chinese armies and implanted computer chips. 

Let us dig into the mysteries of Revelation and learn how God 
is showing us how Christ can be revealed in our lives! 

Paul spoke of Christ who was revealed in his life in the 
following passage: 

     I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not 
	I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I 
	now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the 
	Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 
     Gal 2:20 

"Not I, but Christ liveth in me." This was a revelation 
of Christ through Paul. Christ actually lived through Him. 
One might ask Paul how he could accomplish such great
exploits for the Kingdom of God. Paul would answer, 
"It is not I that do these things, but Christ that liveth 
in me. I have learned to stop trying through my own abilities, 
and to believe Him to work through Him. I have made myself 
available to Him that the members of my body might be His 
instruments to use for His purpose. I am labouring together with
Him!" (See Romans 6:13). 

Paul spoke about the Revelation of Jesus Christ!  Christ was 
revealed in his life as it must be revealed in all our lives!

-- 
In Christ,
Mike Blume
mfblume@ns.sympatico.ca
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mfblume/mblume.htm