Father Mike Schmitz

It's great to have an inquisitive mind.

And this is incredible.

But one of the things we want to do is not let that, those questions get in the way.

What happens?

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the 24 elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever.

We want to let those questions be the fuel for moving forward.

They cast their crowns before the throne singing, worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they existed and were created.

but not let them be the reason why we stopped.

So number one, raise to hear God's voice by reading scripture.

Know what you're reading.

Pay attention to the genre.

Know that it's the words of God and the words of men.

And this is, it's just incredible.

To be familiar with the four principles of interpretation.

That's, that's this worship.

Now, chapter five has, there's a scroll and on the scroll there has seven seals.

Be familiar with the senses of scripture.

And I heard someone describe this and they pictured it like this.

To read like the Bible has something to teach you without skepticism, without criticism, and to keep on going.

They said, don't picture a scroll with seven seals in terms of seven seals along one edge.