Tag: in Revelation
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Armageddon: The Iranian Conflict and End Times
Well. I finally saw the word used in association with events currently at play in the Middle East. In her post, Coston claimed that, in the last battle, the nations wouldn’t necessarily fight against Israel but against Christ. I have to say, I have never actually seen such a narrative in the text of Scripture.…
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The Two Harvests in Revelation
John has described the age in which the Gospel is going out, persecution abounds, and the church experiences all sorts of distress—the tribulation of which he is a partaker (cf. 1:9). After describing the dragon and two beasts, he turns now to describe the result of the tribulation experienced in this world—the harvests of the…
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The Lamb’s Victory
Satan could not devour Christ. He failed to consume Israel. Now, he is persecuting the church. He calls the first beast, worldly nations represented by Rome, out of the sea. The first beast establishes the second beast, the imperial cult or some national leader like Caesar. The whole world, those whose names are not written…
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The Biblical Response to Systemic Oppression
The dragon could not devour the child, Christ. He could not consume the woman, national Israel. So, he persecutes the other offspring of the woman, the church of Jesus Christ. John envisions how the serpent persecutes the church and exhorts the church to respond properly to the serpent’s persecution in the tribulation of this age—the…
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Biblical Evidence of Satan’s Imprisonment
In his third interlude, John has described redemptive history through apocalyptic imagery. God chose Israel, the woman, who gave birth to the messiah, the child. Satan, the dragon, tried to devour the child like he devoured other nations. He chased the child as the child ascended to the Father but could not retain his foothold…
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National Israel, Satan, and Jesus in Revelation
With the blasting of the seventh trumpet, we saw that the kingdom of Christ was at hand, and all authority was given to Jesus in His incarnation. He began to rule as the federal head of creation in His incarnation, a reality which necessarily begins His millennial reign over the earth in the First Century…
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John Eats a Little Book
The sixth trumpet has sounded, symbolizing the final death and judgment of those who reject the testimony about Jesus Christ. Before the seventh trumpet is blasted, there is a second interlude. The first interlude (Chapter 7), John described the conquering work of Jesus Christ prior to His work of judgment. In this interlude, John describes…
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Four Horsemen Revisited
After all those who will be sealed are sealed, demons are loosed to torment the reprobate. The first woe is past. John sees a sixth angel preparing to blast the next trumpet, which symbolizes both God’s wrath and deliverance through the proclamation of the Gospel. Revelation 9:13-21 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard…
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The Great Tribulation According to John
You’ve probably heard about the great tribulation. Here we are, standing before the throne of God. As we have been waiting for Jesus to break all seven seals so the document He holds can be opened, we have seen the current condition of the world. In this interlude, we have seen that God waits to…
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When Will There Finally Be Justice in the World? /Revelation/
The four cherubim have presented their testimonies concerning the current condition of the world in the First Century: Jesus is conquering the world. Peace has been taken from the earth. The earth is given to consumerism. People are dying and going to Hell. As Jesus continues to break the seals on the legal document He…