The text itself sets forth the reasons for these lights and gives clues as to their purpose symbolically.
They are to be for seasons…this is related to the OT festival calendar mostly They are to be for clocks for days and years They are to rule the day and the night
As lights they are all representative of glory (Matt 13:43; 1 Cor 15:41), and are often associated with the heavenly host around the throne of God. These are both angelic hosts (Judges 5:20, Job 38:7 and Is 14:13) and also human (Gen 15:5, 22:17; 26:4; Deut 1:10).
Because they rule time they represent rulers, and by virtue of the connection to humans also, governments. Because they keep time they also represent the natural life of said government or rulers. Ergo the fall of sun moon and stars in Biblical literature represents the fall of a government.
Thus when a believer sees reference to this is Revelation, this is not meaning a meteor shower.
Thus scratched Lady Raven at
7:15 AM
0 Other Squawking(s)
Name: Raven Shadowwinds From::Gaston, South Carolina, United States
I'm a 40ish mother of two; wanna-be historian, webdesigner, thinker of deep thoughts, and gothic princess. I am a perplexing and arcane person, creative writer, artist and photographer. I’m a voracious reader of anything Celtic, Norse, Confederate, Reformation, Renaissance, Medieval, World War two, political, philosophical or theological subject matter, as well as vampires, werewolves and other “darker” gothic themes. I’m an amateur historian, philosopher and theologian. I’m a confederate constitutional libertarian. I like antiquity goth, romanti-goth and period-goth styles mostly, though my hair has punk tendencies. In music I prefer celtic, renn, medieval, gregorian chant, ethereal darkwave, gothic rock, punk, melodic metal, medieval metal, hair bands, dark ambient, new age. I drink Coca-Cola, Chai Latte or British style tea.
Legalism is a sin, one cannot bind the conscience of another believer without direct scriptural compulsion to do so. Where there is no commandment or restriction there is liberty. Twisting scripture and
misinterpreting it to take away the liberty of a believer is legalism.
No culture can honestly claim to be Christian unless it has been ordered by and initiated by God. All cultures have been polluted by sin as all men are sinners. The Body of Christ should remember this...When attempting a conversation with a member of another culture...in that conversation, there will be two sinful cultures and two people who have a sin problem. This does not change whether the conversation is in deepest africa, or the goth club down the road.
**Warning** the below linked blog rolls contain sites which may not be acceptable or Christian. I have placed them here to increase traffic to my blog and possibly expose unbelievers to the truth. Click out at your own risk!!
