December 25th New Testament Readings

Revelation 16:1-21
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Merry Christmas!  Busy week with Christmas - full posts will be back on December 26th.

Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Revelation chapter 16 titled "The Bowl Judgments" is at this link.  Below is artist Pat Marvenko Smith's "The Seven Bowl Judgments" and "The Plagues of the Seven Bowls:

Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992.
To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site. Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992.
To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site.

Merry Christmas! - I will close out this Christmas day blog entry with a quick reflection here on A Charlie Brown Christmas.  :)

I think sometimes many of us wonder the same things that Charlie Brown did during this time of year.  "What is the meaning of Christmas?"  Well, I'll leave you will Linus' wonderful answer to Charlie and the Peanuts gang straight from Luke 2:8-14 (King James Version):

^"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Video: Here's Linus in Charlie Brown's Christmas reciting the verses from Luke per above:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eff0cqYefYY

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God bless,
Mike

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