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The church isn't meek all the time. Thinking of Jesus walking among the lampstands gave me the image of soldiers during a pass and review.

Jesus came to connect with us. In this vision, John sees His full, powerful, awesome strength. We wouldn't be able to relate to this Jesus as a brother, sympathizer, sufferer. But now we see Him also as a conqurer, commander, and in charge.

I would say that most, if not all, countries have some sort of persecution or suffering for believers. It will show up physically in some, socially in others, political in many. I think here in the US it's more social than anywhere else. But this book should help us all take comfort in who Jesus is and what the ultimate future holds for us.

I think one of the things that makes a testimony so strong is that it's more than just a story...assuming the one testifying is reliable. A story is just that...a story. A testimony or a witness is stonger than a story. Stories can be fact of fiction. Testimony is true. Because Jesus is faithful (a reliable witness), we can trust His story to be true. I think our testimony can sometimes be perceived as a story to the world, thus we feel looked down upon and feel shy to tell the story of our lives that is indeed true.

Hello, My name is Rob and I live in Central Florida, USA. I am looking forward to another Bible study like this. I've read Revelation, but never really studied it. I look forward to this.

This is Rob Williams of Orlando, Florida. I'm new to this but excited to be involved.