Unsealing the Scroll in the Book of Revelation Spoken Version
By Leslie (aka Jesse) Hughes ©

      This letter contains a glimpse into the metaphoric  interpretation of the Gospel found in the lyrics of my songs, and  recent Revelation Improvised Talk posts. This letter will also be continually updated and re-posted. 

       It says in the book of Revelation there is a scroll to be unsealed (Rev  Chapter 5:1-5).  So that means there is something in that book – a mystery  to be solved.  To unseal the scroll in Revelation the person is told to  measure (Rev 11:1, Eze 40:3) the temple, altar and worshipers until there is a Victory of the White Horse, Lamb and Word of God (Rev 17:14, Rev 15: 7, Rev 19:11-21) a New Heaven,  New Earth, and New Jerusalem (Rev Chapters 21 and 22, 2Pe 3:13), and a New Order and a New Covenant (Heb 8: 7-13, Jer 31:31-34).  I believe to measure we look at the Gospel as a metaphoric map and resource for that measurement.  For what the Gospel does through metaphor is place a map upon our Spiritual connection to the  world. Metaphoric descriptions contain greater  insight and vision than literal descriptions, and by metaphorically mapping objects of measurement, we bring light and insight into territories that would otherwise be dark and only partially defined.  Jesus Christ himself  said:
 
     "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." (Mt 13:35, Ps 78:2)

      Man has observed then described the world in literal  descriptions that have been commonly accepted among the people. For  example, who we are exists within a mind that has a conscience or super ego within it, and that who we are also exists within emotions and memories that are sometimes repressed or denied entry into the mind. We can conclude, therefore, that who we are and these objects described are unique in identity.  The Gospel would describe the position of who we are as an eternal Spirit, and that eternal Spirit comes from the Kingdom and Jerusalem above, and the objects described with the words conscience, superego, emotion and memory as the position and place of the Kingdom and Jerusalem from the world below.  
     
Where Man has observed the world and developed a unique vocabulary to describe it, the world itself exists independent of their description and was there for the scientist or psychologist to discover. I believe the Holy Spirit who created all these things in the world to be discovered, (what is seen has been created by what is unseen, (Ro 1: 20-23, Heb 11: 1-3), has left us a metaphoric map of creation in the Gospel that contains more insight than the commonly accepted literal descriptions.
 
      Viewing the Gospel as a metaphoric resource for measurement is not in conflict with the diverse and sometimes conflicting theological opinions about its literal interpretation. You can retain an historical literal opinion about the Gospel’s interpretation and still view it as a metaphoric resource for measurement.  Where psychologists and scientists are declaring what is seen in the world and re-describing it in their own vocabulary, I find Gospel measurements to be much more effective and visual, allowing us to place Biblical stories and insights upon those measurements.

For complete words and lyrics here are some links to my songs, lyrics, Gospel references, notes and sketches:
http://www.facebook.com/rootofjessesongs

http://www.facebook.com/jesserootof
 
https://www.soundcloud.com/rootofjesse

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