Bible opened to book of Revelation found in devastated NC brings hope to Marine vet's family in Hurricane Helene aftermath



The family of a Marine veteran made a miraculous discovery of a Bible stuck on a fence post in an area of North Carolina absolutely devastated by Hurricane Helene. The Bible was opened to the book of Revelation — a divine sign, according to the family.

Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina with catastrophic rainfall in late September. One of the areas that was devastated by Hurricane Helene was the town of Old Fort, roughly 25 miles east of Asheville, North Carolina.

'So if that’s not a message, somebody needs to wake up.'

Marine veteran Scotty Swann had his home flooded by the high waters. The water was so high that Swann was forced to retreat to the roof of his house and had to be rescued by a raft.

Once the floodwaters receded, Swann's family began working to restore the flooded property and discovered a Bible pinned to a fence post. In an eye-opening coincidence, the Bible was opened to the book of Revelation. The Bible has become a symbol of faith and hope for the community.

A TikTok post with the caption "God is everywhere," shows a close-up photo of the Bible that miraculously survived Hurricane Helene.

The family of Swann saw the Bible as a powerful reminder of resilience and encapsulated it in a protective case.

Another TikTok video shows the wondrous Bible being encased.

According to Fox Weather, the brother of Swann shared a video of the Bible.

"This Bible was stuck on this fence post, open to Revelations," the unnamed brother said. "Of all the things destroyed, that was left open, and it’s sitting there, and we’re not touching it."

"So if that’s not a message, somebody needs to wake up," he noted.

The brother revealed that a man from South Carolina constructed and donated a cross made out of cedar to stand next to the miraculous Bible.

The woodworker, Joey Brown, put a plaque on the cross that read: "Donated to victims of Hurricane Helene."

Brown told Swann that he donated the cross to "spread the word of God and tell people that they're not alone in this hurricane and in this challenge."

Swann's brother said, "So this is just amazing on how people have responded."

Hurricane Helene unleashed approximately 30 inches of rain — or nearly four months’ worth of rain — in just three days on Western North Carolina in late September.

According to data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, there are 103 verified storm-related fatalities in North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene as of Nov. 21.

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The Christmas Story involving a seven-headed dragon and woman giving birth in the book of Revelation



When most Christians gather to remember the Christmas story — the story of the incarnate God being born as the person of Jesus — they open the scriptures to the Gospel of Luke or Gospel of Matthew.

But did you know the book of Revelation also tells the Christmas story? That's right.

Revelation 12 opens in dramatic fashion. A woman — wearing the sun, moon, and 12 stars (a clear reference to the 12 tribes of Israel, the covenant people of God) — in labor pangs. Across from her stands a seven-headed red dragon that is prepared to eat her newborn child. But the dragon fails. When the child is born — importantly, a male — he is immediately taken up "to God and to his throne," where he "will rule all the nations with an iron scepter," an allusion to Psalm 2:7-9.

What do the main images represent?

While people disagree about the meaning of the symbols in this vision of John, the author of Revelation, New Testament scholar G.K. Beale suggests the woman represents "the community of faith within which the messianic line ultimately yielded a kingly offspring." Thus, like Israel, the woman is also described as being persecuted, fleeing into the wilderness, having more children, who are described as faithful to God.

On the other hand, Beale associates the dragon with the corrupt and evil kingdoms of the world (like Egypt and Rome in John's day, the first century CE) that oppress and persecute the people of God, and the chief representative of evil, the "devil."

But what does this mean?

Although the story of this dragon in John's vision continues on, the good news of the Christmas story is found in Revelation 12:5: the woman's child was born and he rules as king at the right hand of God.

This is a message about Jesus.

In fact, it's the gospel of Jesus. While the covenant people of God face persecution and oppression in the face of evil and corrupt powers, God has proven faithful, and at the end of history, the dragon will be slain forever. At that time, all things will be made new, and the covenant people of God, those who are "in Christ," will be transformed and made new, living with God in perfect harmony in the New Heavens and New Earth for eternity (Revelation 21–22).

With this picture in mind, I encourage you to reflect on the Magnificat, otherwise known as "Mary's Song" in Luke 1:46-55.

“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name.
His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things
but has sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful
to Abraham and his descendants forever,
just as he promised our ancestors.”

The Christ has been born — and he is raised! Immanuel! Merry Christmas!