Analysis of The Prophetic Word



We do not follow any myths,
When we had made known unto you;
No fable as told that uplifts,
Rather witnessed accounts as true.

The power coming from the Lord,
Eyewitnessed of His Majesty;
That cannot ever be ignored,
Which is holding a mystery.

Because this is God’s beloved Son,
To whom He is very well pleased;
In being the Anointed One,
That your sinful burden is eased.

We heard His voice borne from Heaven,
With Him on the Holy Mountain;
That transgressions are forgiven,
To drink from the living fountain.

For we have the prophetic word,
That’s guiding us through a dark place;
As the day dawns of what is heard,
The morning star that gives us grace.

No prophecy of the Scripture,
From anyone’s interpretation;
Not reflecting on a culture,
Nor being an imitation.

No prophecy ever produced,
In old times by the will of man;
And no harlot that had seduced,
Nor a fallacy in God’s plan.

Rather by men of God who spoke,
As moved by the Holy Spirit;
Written in a way to invoke,
About what we will inherit.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF EEEE GHGH IEIE JKJK LMLM I
Poetic Form
Metre 11110101 11111101 1101111 10100111 01010101 111100 11010101 11100100 01111011 11111011 01000101 11101011 11111110 11101010 10101010 11101010 11100101 11011011 10111111 01011111 11001010 110010 10101010 1101010 11001001 01110111 01101101 10100011 10111111 11101010 10001101 01111010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,064
Words 230
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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

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Written on April 28, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 27, 2024

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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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