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Finale Revelation and Imagination Daily Devotional- 3

by David Joynt on June 08, 2021


REVELATION 1:3 | 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and who keep what is written in it; for the time is near.

PSALM 1:1 | 1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers.

There are seven instances in Revelation where John blesses his readers (1:3, which is nearly identical to 22:7, 14:3, 16:15, 19:9, 20:6, and 22:14). The word blessed can also be translated “happy” in some versions of the bible, like the King James. But it carries a deeper meaning here and in most other New and Old Testament uses. To be blessed is to receive God’s favor for following His direction, it is to be on the right road. This is evident from Psalm 1 and from Jesus’ beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10).

Right at the beginning of Revelation, John promises blessing to those who read, hear, and follow the book’s teaching.

Do you ever read scripture aloud? Try it today.

In doing so, you have heard and obeyed!  

Tags: scripture, read, obey

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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