When I Was In Heaven

King James Bible. New Testament.    Revelation 6:1 

"Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living 
creatures saying with a voice like thunder, 'Come and see.'"



        I awoke to the sound of thunder crashing in my head. There is a faint mumbling 
in the background of a violent rumbling. A whisper, now growing louder as the sound 
embedded in my head is traveling deeper  and deeper into my body. The sound 
vibrating through my bones and radiating out of my body, such that I levitate and 
ascend through the ceiling into the clouds above. I hear the voice and it's becoming 
clearer to understand "Come... " the whisper was soft and gave me a chill that crept 
down my spine. Passing through a cloud I was now in a marble stone hall that 
stretched as long as Heaven it seems. Before me stands a golden alter "... See." the 
voice bouncing in my head like thunder; a flash of light and twelve chairs appear 
floating on each side of the golden alter. As fast as they appeared, they vanish in a 
cloak of light. In the distance of heaven I hear the screeching screams of a Lamb being 
slaughtered... then again the twenty four chairs appeared with four creatures standing 
without shadows. Like a flash of lighting the images come and go. A Silence falls upon 
Heaven while an eerie presence lingers along with the music of faint chords being 
plucked. The music and the suspense subsidies; the voice, this time coming from the 
creatures "Come..." I am content to obey. I walked towards to the creatures; they all 
are winged hybrid animals covered in eyes. Some eyes looked frantic as if they where 
screaming out in pain;  Some where crying, others looked right at me never relaxing 
their stare. " Come and See." and in his eyes I'd seen the fall of man, the end of all 
days, there was a dimming light after flames enveloped the earth...  I then was awake 
lying on me bed, this is too vivid to have been a dream. Did I make it all up or was I in 
Heaven as it seems?
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September 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Steven, thank you for supporting my comment..Linda
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August 19, 2014 at 10:34 AM
Beautiful write - beautiful win!Congratulations! Well-deserved! Pandita
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August 28, 2014 at 8:11 PM
Thank you!
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August 19, 2014 at 6:20 AM
Well penned narrative on HIM, Steven
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August 21, 2014 at 10:00 PM
Thank you
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August 18, 2014 at 5:19 PM
A wonderful win Steven... Linda
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August 18, 2014 at 11:01 PM
Thank you!
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August 18, 2014 at 12:47 PM
- Congratulations on your 4th place in the Bible Contest, Sponsored by: Regina Riddle - Lovely poem, Steven - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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August 18, 2014 at 11:08 PM
Your poem was powerful.
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August 18, 2014 at 11:01 PM
Thank you!
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