The Book Of Ecclesiaste's Revelation

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1. The narrator of Ecclesiastes is a nameless person who refers to himself as “the teacher.” He identifies as the current king of Israel and the son of King David. The teacher opens with the exclamation “Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” He laments that everything in life has no meaning and everything is endless, especially human activities and the cycles of nature, for nothing is truly new on earth. The teacher believes he is the wisest man in Jerusalem and feels unlucky as he has the unhappy task of discerning wisdom, for he has seen “all the deeds that are done under the sun” (1:14) The teacher has tried many activities that most people find enjoyable. He drinks, becomes rich, buys property, and watches artistic entertainment …show more content…

The book of Revelation first off is not meant to promote fear or terrify those who serve God. Many associate the book with an apocalypse, but those who follow and understand the message. Revelation shows how powerful and merciful God truly is. Christ opens the first of the seven sealed scroll, the rider on the white horse appears, and promises peace. The second seal introduces a great world war. The third seal introduces the suffering of famine and inflation, the aftermath of war. Fast forward to the sixth seal, which exhibits the wrath of God in the form of an earthquake, which is so severe people call on the rocks to fall on them. What is seen from God in this is that he is quite powerful, but he shows grace and mercy and pulls away the ones who believe in …show more content…

The main question I’ve always had when reading the bible or any peace of religious information, is to tell what can we be absolutely sure about verse what we can only assume to be true. Even as a Christian, it seems hard to believe everything that happened in the bible. My only other question would be the accounts during Revelation. I know eventually the apocalypse will come, and God will save all the believers, but I would like to know what exactly would happen to those that don’t believe. Will they be given the opportunity to beg for forgiveness or will they suffer until they believe?
10. I read Ecclesiastes, Luke, and Revelation knowing most of what entailed in each, but now I think I have a better concept of what life should be about in the long run. If someone considered so smart and powerful came to the realization that money and power isn’t everything, but honoring God is what everyone should do, I would have to be foolish not to believe. It is an excellent point made that everyone will die the same death. I have always tried to do what is best for myself and others, but now I truly realize that others interests should be put before

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