Post published by _overcomer_

Then start with the best part: the Good News,

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John!

You know, I try to read every day...but i often just do it, don't like it

Did you try apocalypse?

Yes

And? Compared to the other gospels

Don't know what to say

I like your honesty. At times it isn't easy to read the Bible. Have you tried listening to an easy to read version, like the Message. BibleGateway.com has audio for many versions. As to what to read, I would want to know more about you.

I'll write you

I tryied to write you (HappyDaysAreHereAgain) a message...it doesn't worked...

Oh, man. Don't send the poor guy to the Revelation to John for daily devotional reading! It requires too much history of the persecution of the secon-century Church to interpret.

It talks a lot about our theology and ecclesiastical organization in secret code. The churches of the period knew exactly what it meant, but they were thick in the midst of Roman extermination.

It's very powerful, but too many people think that because it's cryptic, it MUST be some prediction of the future.

"Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?...These are they who have come out of the Great Ordeal...and have washed their clothes white in the blood of the Lamb!"

Great stuff, but not to be read without a guide.

@bearishDGS I was distant from the B, the only thing atracted me was the Apo. There is no need to know theology or history of religion. Its poetical, symbolic, and incredibly rich formal structure invites to meditate it, in itself, perfectly

@bearishDGS I perfectly understand what you mean, but the Bible not only the Apo, makes a place also not for only reading with your mind and knowledge but for understanding the Word with your heart.