Time to Pray 8 May

An episode of the St James’s Time To Pray podcast, hosted by Derek Neil Winterburn, titled "Time to Pray 8 May" was published on May 7, 2020 and runs 8 minutes.

May 7, 2020 ·8m · St James’s Time To Pray

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Summary

Rev 7:9-17 9After this I looked, and lo and behold a huge gathering which nobody could possibly count, from every nation and tribe and people and language. They were standing in front of the throne, and in front of the lamb. They were dressed in white robes, holding palm branches in their hands. 10They were shouting out at the tops of their voices, ‘Salvation belongs to our God, to the one who sits on the throne, and to the lamb!’ 11All the angels who were standing around the throne and the elders and the four creatures fell down on their faces before the throne and worshipped God. 12‘Yes, Amen!’ they were saying.saying. ‘Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever! Amen!’ 13One of the elders spoke to me. ‘Who are these people dressed all in white?’ he asked. ‘Where have they come from?’ 14‘Sir,’ I replied, ‘you know!’ ‘These are the ones’, he said, ‘who have come out of the great suffering. They have washed their clothes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. 15That is why they are there in front of God’s throne, serving him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16They will never be hungry again, or thirsty again. The sun will not scorch them, nor will any ﬁerce heat. 17The lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of running water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ The Bible for Everyone: A New Translation . SPCK. Kindle Edition. Hasten, O Lord, the coming of the Messiah, the shoot of your servant David. Through your salvation his kingdom will be restored and peace will flourish. O God of Heaven, grant us your salvation. Jewish Prayer from the Amidah

Episode Description

Rev 7:9-17

9After this I looked, and lo and behold a huge gathering which nobody could possibly count, from every nation and tribe and people and language. They were standing in front of the throne, and in front of the lamb. They were dressed in white robes, holding palm branches in their hands. 10They were shouting out at the tops of their voices, ‘Salvation belongs to our God, to the one who sits on the throne, and to the lamb!’ 11All the angels who were standing around the throne and the elders and the four creatures fell down on their faces before the throne and worshipped God. 12‘Yes, Amen!’ they were saying.saying. ‘Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever! Amen!’ 13One of the elders spoke to me. ‘Who are these people dressed all in white?’ he asked. ‘Where have they come from?’ 14‘Sir,’ I replied, ‘you know!’ ‘These are the ones’, he said, ‘who have come out of the great suffering. They have washed their clothes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. 15That is why they are there in front of God’s throne, serving him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16They will never be hungry again, or thirsty again. The sun will not scorch them, nor will any ﬁerce heat. 17The lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of running water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’

The Bible for Everyone: A New Translation . SPCK. Kindle Edition.

Hasten, O Lord,
the coming of the Messiah,
the shoot of your servant David.
Through your salvation
his kingdom will be restored
and peace will flourish.
O God of Heaven,
grant us your salvation.

Jewish Prayer from the Amidah