I am the Witness (Revelation 11)

I saw the violence. I felt the hopelessness.

I heard the destruction. I could taste defeat.

I am on a mission. I was put here by God.

It is the second trouble. The sixth trumpet.

I am dressed in rough cloth, yet I am so powerful.

Everybody hates me, but I am here to save them.

I can turn the waters into blood.

I can speak and fire will overcome my enemies.

I can stop the sky from raining.

But I am here for a greater purpose.

I have completed my work. I am done giving the message.

I hear an uproar coming from the ground beneath me.

It is the beast. My time is up.

I am laying on the street, waiting to be buried.

The people give each other gifts because I have been defeated.

I have caused them much suffering, so they rejoice in my death.

It has been three and a half days since I was killed.

I have been awakened. He has breathed life into me.

Everyone is very afraid. They anxiously watch for my next move.

I am told to come up to heaven. On a cloud I rise up.

My enemies watch me, as some of them die in an immediate earthquake.

Others have witnessed His great power, and they rejoice in Him. 

A Step Ahead

When I fell in love with him, he was already in love with me. When I chose to think about him, he is already thinking about me. When I asked to dance with him, he was already twirling me. When I cried out to him, he was already wiping the tears for me. When I felt distant to him, he was already making his way towards me. When I saw him bloom in the Spring, he had already sent flowers to me. When I thanked him each morning, he had already risen the sun for me. When I lived in this fallen world, he was already taking care of me. When I asked to be forgiven by him, he had already died for me. When I arrived to finally be with him, he already prepared a place for me. When he said he loved me, I had already knew that about him.