Trustworthy Prophetic



We follow not clever fables,
When made known about the power,
Might from Jesus Christ enables,
Hidden in His coming hour.

For we witnessed His majesty,
Receiving glory and honor;
Splendid glory in honesty,
To worship Him as a fawner.

The Father in being well pleased,
Hearing His voice come from Heaven;
And anxiety has been eased,
From the strife that had been given.

We were present on the mountain,
The sacred ground that was holy;
From the rock had flowed a fountain,
Water was flowing down slowly.

For we have the prophetic word,
That we are paying attention;
Because of all that we have heard,
Behooves us in comprehension.

For a lamp shines in a dark place,
Till the dawning of the new day;
The morning star shining its grace,
On the hearts of those who obey.

That no prophecy of Scripture,
Comes from an interpretation;
But will know upon the rapture,
At the time of tribulation.

 No prophecy ever produced,
Solely upon the will of man;
Rather that God introduced,
Through His Spirit about His plan.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word 2 Peter 1:16-21

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Written on February 23, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 22, 2023

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CBCB DEDE ECEC FEFE GHGH BEBE IJIJ B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,055
Words 223
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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