Father Mike Schmitz

Now, hopefully some of this imagery is going to be completely familiar to you because here's what happens.

But like I said at the beginning, one of the reasons why we don't understand so much of scripture is because this was written at a different time in a different culture from ours.

Chapter four hits and John says, after this, I looked.

Remember, we ended yesterday with the messages to the churches.

And so one of the things we need to do is read like it has something to teach us, to put aside skepticism, to put aside criticism, to keep our questions, but our questions get to be based off of a

That's on earth.

Chapter four opens up.

After this, I looked and behold in heaven and open door.

And the first voice heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, come up here and I will show you what must take place after this.

God, you're revealing yourself to me.

And once I was in the spirit and behold, a throne stood in heaven with one seated on the throne.

I trust you even when I don't understand because I know that there is an answer to this.

And this is, this is so important.

This is now the next number of chapters is John in heaven.

There is an answer to the question I have about what I just read.

And John is relating to us what he saw in heaven.

And so that's when I'm gonna invite you to read like the Bible has something to teach you.

And this is bananas.

And lastly, lastly,

It's incredible.