Scripture: Revelation

Revelation...not the often misunderstood book at the end of the Bible...but, our knowing of and about God because God lovingly decided to "reveal" God's self to us. God reveals' God's self throughout the Bible. Last Monday (Feb. 27) we shared what we knew about God from the Bible. John's Gospel opens saying "that in the beginning the word was with God and the word was God." The word that was with God and is God is Jesus. The Son is the main way that we know anything about God. For example, from the Son, we know that God is love. We also talked about the names people in the Bible used to refer to God. One example I offered was Jesus referring to God as as "Abba." Again, this is Abba the Aramaic word for "Father," not the '70s Swedish Super-group of "Dancing Queen" disco fame. God as familiar to us as "daddy," parent, and as powerful as "Lord." The word "Abba" means both at the same time. So, what other names are given to God in scripture? What other things can you learn about the nature of God from the stories in the Bible? I have given you...yet...another topic...discuss amongst yourselves. (Again, that last line is from Saturday Night Live back in the day (way back in the mid-90s)...extra points if you remember the actor who said that line? I will give you one hint: Austin Powers.)