Sunday, April 21, 2013

An Enormous Crowd

As I was reflecting on this message in the book of Revelation in the bible, a picture of the Vatican comes to mind. It is about the enormous crowd that was gathered in the temple around God's throne and the Lamb.
After this I looked, and there was an enormous crowd - no one could count all the people! They were from every race, tribe, nation and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
They called out in a loud voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the throne, and from the Lamb!" 
All the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. Then they threw themselves face downward in front of the throne and worshiped God, saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power and might belong to God forever and ever! Amen!"
~ Revelation 7:9-12 (TEV)
Rome is probably the busiest place on Earth. Every year, people from different countries flock to the Vatican to see the Pope celebrating Holy Mass. There are plenty of organized pilgrimages all year round. The place never runs out of people. You can just imagine the enormous crowd that was mentioned in the bible. Here is another proof of God's complete knowledge and authority over our existence.