8/18/11

Beauty beyond beauty



I have put many rainbows on the blog, but this is one of the most unusual.  Its almost hidden, but not really.  Strange, but in its own way its quite beautiful.  How much of life is like that; we know so much, yet there is even more out there to know.  Beyond that, there is more that we will never know and still more we can't know.  Which leads me to this passage...

Revelation 10:1-4 (WEB)
1) I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
2) He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.
3) He cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. When he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.
4) When the seven thunders sounded, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders said, and don’t write them.”

Some things are learned only with great difficulty and others are beyond us.  I follow the Christian faith based on the historical FACTS!!!  But, beyond the facts, there are things I must accept through faith.  It is humbling, but truthful, that I can't know everything.  Maybe that's a good thing, maybe not... I really don't know.  Who is the mighty angel of this passage in Revelation?  If we accept "angel" as messenger... perhaps it could be Jesus (take another look at chapter one of this book)??? Good question, and if anyone wants to comment about it... go for it!!! This does teach that some things are hidden from us and the beauty of it is in its mystery.  Now, take another look at the picture of the rainbow and tell me you don't see hidden beauty there... you just have to look closely with both your head AND YOUR HEART!!!