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pearl in Revelation 17
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This thing shows up in Revelation 17:4: “The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Revelation 17:4
“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.”
What kids can learn
When you hear pearl in Revelation, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Revelation 17:4 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Revelation 17:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thewomanwasdressedinpurpleandanddeckedwithgoldandpreciousstonesandhavinginherhandagoldencupfullofabominationsandtheimpuritiesoftheimmoralityoftheearth.