Sreedhar's Journey

I am privileged to be able to meet and work with leaders from many nations. They love God and they, like me, have a burden to see people around them come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Many of these I am able to keep in touch with, but many more I can only meet and share when we see each other in heaven. John gives a glimpse of heaven and what we would be singing together. Revelation 15:3-4 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints! Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.” This chapter concludes with the vision of the bowls of wrath. Seven angels are about to pour them out. God loves us, but if we reject Him for something else, we deceive ourselves. My personal journey has been made so rich because of m...

What is the greatest pain you have ever experienced? Child birth? Kidney stones? A rare nerve disease that causes all your joints to be in constant excruciating pain? I have personally experienced kidney stones three times in my life, and I have been told that it is more painful than child birth.  However, I believe nothing could compare with the eternal pain of hell. Revelation 14:9-11 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” Many have told me this is unf...

There are many Chinese people, especially businessmen, who try to get good numbers for their home, business, phone numbers and cars. Even dates for important transactions are fixed based on this. The number 8 is especially well used because it sounds like the word for prosperity in the Chinese language. There is also another set of numbers that is commonly used. 666. However, it means something else in the Bible. Revelation 13:18, Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. 2 beasts and a dragon are pictured as doing everything possible to speak against God and force everyone to worship them to the point of killing those who refuse. There will be great trouble at that time, and it will not be pretty.  Were these literal beasts?  Or, perhaps John's spiritual eyes were opened to see what these were.  To the ordinary man they may not see the demonic nature of these individuals. Revelati...

The dragon is very much part of British folklore. There are many battles and stories told about them. Most of us that read these stories associate them with children's fairy tales. But in the bible they are presented as part of a real vision of the future.  Care to explore them?  Dragons are real, just like dinosaurs in the bible. Revelation 12:3, And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. Later in the chapter the dragon is referred to as Satan. And he is cast down to earth after losing a heavenly battle. He tries to cause problems on earth but his plans keep getting defeated.  He almost appears as the poor villain in a movie.  But this is no movie.  This is real life. Revelation 12:11, And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. The lamb here, is referring to Jesus. The blood is ...

How would you like to go around with fire in your mouth and prophesy for about 3 and a years? And then be killed, lie dead for 3 and a half days because no one wants to bury you, and come to life and ascend to heaven? That is what happened to 2 people called witnesses in this Revelations chapter 11. Revelation 11:12, And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. The coming of the Lord is near. He will demonstrate great power and will reign over the earth. Revelation 11:15, Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” Revelation 11:17, “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. Those who think they are on top of the world and can do anythin...

Are you able to keep a secret? Most people cannot. It usually comes out unintentionally in a conversation when you least expect it. It is a case of not thinking before we speak. Some of us speak too soon. Take time to process things and then make a point. John was careful in doing that, and he was entrusted with the Word of God. Revelation 10:4 Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.” However, there are many other things revealed to us. Do you believe in angels? If you don't, better start investigating. If the events in these chapters do not take place by the time you are dead then you will meet them when you die. Don't get shocked when you are escorted by them. Many people have seen angels, including demons which are fallen angels that follow Satan. The most important thing is that you are in a right relationship with God...

Every new season in the movie theaters are punctuated by one or more horror movies. I am not sure why people pay to get scared. I am sure it affects them later with headaches, bad dreams and / or deep fear. One of the movies that may be familiar to you is Apollyon. Don't bother looking it up. The title is borrowed from the Bible in reference to a being in charge of these out of the world locusts. Revelation 9:11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. It is interesting that the verse is 9:11. Makes it easier to remember. What the biblical Apollyon is going to do is far worse than the movie version. John is getting a detailed close up view of all this. It is not pretty. Is all this possible? The Bible has accurately predicted many things, including the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  God's desire is that all mankind be saved through a restored relationship with Him...