Six centuries and sixty-six
is the number of the beast,
And God Himself of sin convicts,
from the greatest to the least.
From Dolcinites to Quakers bold,
and End-Timers of today,
Each generation does behold
Armageddon’s fearful day.
The signs are here, the signs are there,
and the signs have always been,
The prince of powers that fill the air,
and the city’s dreadful queen…
Done are the dragon’s thousand years,
These are times of sin and pelf;
But Christ is come – lo, He appears –
to protect His flock Himself.
In a list
A contest entry
- Armagaedon The Book of Revelation. by CountryCousin.
1500 points, ended March 7, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Yes indeed, this was something worth reading. I loved the way this piece here just flowed with a powerful message. Bravo to you. I loved it. (Do fully believe this was a gold winner, ah well, congrats on your bronze)
Love,
Passions
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Thank you, Tory. Can't win 'em all!
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i really admire the rhyme in this favorite lines are...
'The signs are here, the signs are there,
and the signs have always been'
congratulations on bronze
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Well that seems to be one in favour of those lines, and one against. Thank you for your kind comments.
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Congratulations on getting bronze.This is not something I know a lot about as I tend to be more spiritual than religious if you know what I mean.I understand your thoughts about theological arguments as each has their own view.This poem sits really well in the contest offered and I am pleased you won a place with it, Ros
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Thank you, Ros. I have been a Bible-reader since I was young, and it always amazed me how many ways people manage to interpret them. I prefer to look for evidence of faith in people's lives, "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" Matthew 7:20.
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Well yes. I half enjoyed it. Not that it isn't very well put together, but I was with it until line 9. It just sounded like 'they seek him here, they seek him there' - the Scarlet Pimpernel. Once that got into my head, I just couldn't shake it. My problem more than yours I suspect!
Love this line though: "These are times of sin and pelf". Pelf, what a great word.
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Line 9 is a free rendering of the false prophecy warned of in Mark 13:21,22: "And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise", and I think Mark was a few centuries ahead of Baroness Orczy .
Yes I love "pelf" too. Thanks for the comment.
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wow, i love this. love the deepness and the truth in it, love the rhyme also. -eleno
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Thank you. I don't often go in for Christian-themed contests (despite being a life-long reader of the Bible myself) because one tends to get embroiled in theological arguments. But this one just seemed to speak to me.
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VERY PROPHETIC WRITE
This is akin to prophecy, and such is ultimate poetry! You have done this very well, and I suspect you are tuned in to God's Word; the write is impeccable indeed; the message is slightly confusing at the end, because it states that Satan's 1000 year imprisonment is done, which it is not; and that Jesus Christ is come, which we all know he did at the first advent; but this is reference to the second advent, which has not yet come to pass as far as I know: I am watching and praying 24 hours, and am sure I have not missed the great event! Perhaps it is a slight slip, and the meaning is that Jesus came, and he will look after his own at the end time? Please clarify, as in prophecy we can have no ambuguity or worse, false prophecy! DW -
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Well thank you for your comments. Let me say first of all that this poem is not necessarily my own theology, but is showing the feeling and the words of believers down the ages, testifying to the immediacy of Christ. The belief that the prophecies of John are about to be fulfilled or are being fulfilled have been with humanity since his words were written. As has the feeling of the immediacy and the presence of Christ (who himself said "lo, I am with you alway" - Matthew 28:20 - and said many other things to convince his people that he was in their midst in a very real sense, not sitting afar off). Who is right and who is wrong is a vexed question; for every different sect there is a different interpretation, in their own strength, of Scripture. I am sure you have your own, and that you believe it faithfully; whatever it may be I will not seek to trash it, or to persuade you otherwise. Believe it as long as you can - "Watch and pray", Mark 13:33.
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Aha.
So we again have an answer to the question and you did it in poetic form. I am sorry that I took a bit to get to this. As I decided to check my contest for enteries. Thank you for entering.
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Many thanks for giving me the opportunity. Saying something with very few words about Revelation is not an easy task - the book is shot through with meaning, with implication, with prophecy. The generations that have read it! The things they have seen in it! To everyone who reads it, the prophecy seems so fresh, so immediate!
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Do you have to put me in all of your poems?
A rhytmic little ditty chock full of little gems. Brilliant. Three bunnies for you!
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Damn - you recognised who I meant by the "queen"! And I thought that was so well-disguised!
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Don't start anything you will regret.
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I didn't. You did. Good morning, Allan, let's pop over to IM. And thank you so much for the bunnies and the appreciation. I am always glad when you enjoy one of my poems.
M
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Amazing
Wow I feel honored to have been given the opportunity to see your page and read one of your poems. You are very accomplished in which I so do admire. This poem is magnificent in rhyme as well as the truth from scripture. I just loved the flow and the rhythm in which your poem read so well. Excellent write. Thank you for sharing your gift to write poetry with me.
Wishing you many blessings
Kelle Marie
stavykm
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Hi Kelle Marie.
Thank you for appreciating this poem. It isn't easy juggling theology, rhyme, meter, and I-don't-know-what-else, but I got a great deal of satisfaction from this one.
Marie
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i grew up on legends of this type and it still strikes a chord somewhere deep inside where i cant help but listen closely, wide eyed and expectant...so very nice...PK
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Thanks for the visit and applause, 'skid. I am glad you like this.
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I love coming to your house, your poetry not only is a fine art in its composition and structure but your image and message is always educational. This piece is amazing as it flows to a time proven truth in scripture and the fate of mankind. Bravo!
Love,
Amera♥
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{putting the kettle on} Drop in any time, sis!
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You are so very good at these!
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I am rather, aren't I!
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Another marvellous story told here, very well expressed and written.Specially the consistent meter, dropping out the stressed syllables on alternate lines...Good luck in the contest
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Thank you. I wrote it very quickly, but it was still a bit of a head-buster trying to form the lines in this particular way so that the meter rippled rather than coming down with the thud of a boot. At the same time I had to stay fairly sure of my theology. I was, let's say, juggling more than a couple of balls at the time. Glad you liked it.
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