The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 of 21 (To update)

THE REVELATION TO  ST. JOHN 

CHAPTER 

7

¹ After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.

(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 1)

Oh God my Father I wholly believe that You have control over nature. I believe that it obeys You like a baby to its mother. I am aware that You are able to hold back the seasons and even reverse the effects of global warming and give the World a new beginning Amen. However, may Your will be done my Father on earth as it is in heaven.


² I  saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, ³ "Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 2 to 3)


Oh God my Father it is only by Your seal that we can be saved. At the time of our baptism, we are marked with such a seal in order to become a living member of Your body the Church. We are consecrated with blessed oil on our foreheads. By this You claim us to be Your very own Amen.


⁴ And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:


⁵ From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, ⁶ from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, ⁷ from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, ⁸ from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 4 to 8)


Oh God my Father as much as I believe in You I also believe that Your people Israel still exists and what You ordered to be carried out will still happen according to Your will Amen.

⁹ After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.

(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 9)

Oh God my Father these are those people who offered their lives to You whom we define as Martyrs. During our times it is not easy to reach this level of holiness in Malta for there is not a state of spiritual or religious persecution, however, among ourselves, I have met with many of my brothers and sisters, who like my self at times are not genuine to our faith to whom we believe in that is You my God and Father. I feel hurt to the bone when I listen to somebody cursing Your Holy Name and or that of Your Mother Mary. It is as if they are cursing against my biological parents and even more Amen.

¹⁰ They cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 10)

Amen oh God my Father, salvation can only be attributed to You, for it was through Your harsh passion that You paid the price of our salvation and redemption. Moreover, without You we can do nothing, therefore we are to praise and thank You at all times Amen.

¹¹ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God,

(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 11)

Oh God my Father I thank You for all Your angels. Like them one day I wish to be present around Your Holy throne to be able to give You praise and worship. As a human I do so in my limited ways, however one day I can do so with full liberty and in Your presence Amen.

The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 of 21

THE REVELATION TO  ST. JOHN 

CHAPTER 

6

¹ Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, "Come."


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 1)


Oh God my Father when You told me to follow You, Your voice was also strong and mighty, so much that I was close to having a heart or panic attack. I pray that I hear Your voice again but not with such force Amen.


² I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow; a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering and to conquer.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 2)


Oh God, my Father, the world has experienced many kings and world leaders, but You are the one true King and only to You shall be given the glory and not to false kings who appear to be like You but in truth, they are not Amen.


³ When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, "Come!"


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 3)


Oh God my Father today in 2020 You are still calling us to come to You Amen. Thank You for giving me my calling Amen.


⁴ And out came another horse bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another; and he was given a great sword.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 4)


Oh God, my Father I think that this horse is already on loose and is attacking the world by taking its peace away, for distrust, scandal, deception and war can be seen in many areas of the world Amen.


⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, "Come!" I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, ⁶ and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verses 5 to 6)


Oh God, my Father we listen to many voices in our midst, however, not all of them are true and reliable. I pray for the wisdom to discern the good voices from the not so good ones in order to live my life according to Your Holy Will Amen.


⁷ When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, "Come!" ⁸ I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed with him; they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, famine and pestilence, and by the wild animals of the earth.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verses 7 to 8)


Oh God, my Father, I believe that this horse is already plaguing the world. This coronavirus may be a product of this horse, which is causing the death of many. I pray for mercy oh God my Father Amen.


⁹ When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given; ¹⁰  they cried out with a loud voice, "Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?"


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verses 9 to 10)


Oh God, I feel that this time of vengeance is now. I feel that this virus and the related deaths are a fair warning of the awaiting death if we do not change our sinful ways Amen.


¹¹ They were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number would be complete both of their fellow servants and of their brothers and sisters, who were soon to be killed as they themselves had been killed.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 11)


Oh, brothers and sisters, the number of those to be added is still on the increase, for many are still dying because of their faith in You my God and Father Amen.


¹² When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there came a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, ¹³ and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verses 12 to 13)


Oh God, my Father, the third secret of Lucia mentions a big earthquake that lasts for 8 hours where the earth's axes changes. I hope I do not live to experience this terrifying experience or else give me the courage to witness such moments Amen. My wish is Your wish my God and Father Amen.


¹⁴ The sky vanished like a scroll rolling itself up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verse 14)


Oh God my Father for You its that easy to bring an end to all that exists on earth, just like closing a scroll. I pray that as humans we become more aware of who is really in control of our lives Amen.


¹⁵ Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, ¹⁶ calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne from the wrath of the Lamb; ¹⁷ for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"


(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 6 verses 15 to 17)


Oh God my Father who can withstand Your wrath. We are experiencing how weak we are even though we have made great progress in science and technology, however, in our spiritual lives, I fear that we are still lacking. I pray that we give a priority to Your relationship with us Amen.


Oh, brothers and sisters in Jesus I would like to end this meditation on the sixth chapter of the book of Revelations to St. John with the following prayer:-


Oh God my Father during these times death seems to be on the increase, however, this is also a time of repentance, I pray that we stop and reflect on our relationships with each other and with God and forgive those who have wronged us for we have also wronged others Amen.