Tag: 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 Rapture Didn’t Happen, Now What?
It was predicted that the Christian rapture would happen on September 23 or 24, 2025. Well, I am confident that Jesus knows me and has saved me, and I’m still here to write this. I even checked on Facebook to make sure I wasn’t left behind. I gave it a few extra days so I…
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Armageddon
Only one more chapter until Jesus claims all authority in heaven and on the earth. Matthew is writing about how the kingdom of heaven came. We saw Jesus claim that from this moment on, the people would see Him at the right hand of Power and coming in the clouds. Peter denied Him, fulfilling prophecy…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 8:1-15
For Egyptians, the frog symbolizes birth, generation, water, renewal, and fertility. The Egyptians wear frog amulets and even have a frog-headed goddess named Heqet. With his staff, Aaron obeyes the Lord and summons frogs over the land of Egypt. He does so that Egypt will know that there is no one, especially no god, like…
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The Lamb VS The Beast
Satan is persecuting the church. Worldly nations are under his influence. State institutions and leaders direct the public to worship the worldly nations and bear the marks of those nations. How are true Christians identifiable in the context of such worldly nations and institutions since we are theocratic revolutionaries in the midst of the worldly…
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Premil, Postmil, and Amil: Distinctives
There is much misunderstanding in the church about the differences between the 3 basic millennial positions. As we continue to walk through Revelation during our Sunday lunch series, I wanted to provide the distinctives. I also want to encourage you not to give-in to the sin of hasty-generalization. Even if someone technically falls into one…
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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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Loosed Locusts in Revelation
The trumpets are not blasted until all those who will be sealed are sealed (7:1-3). John’s trumpet imagery has so far alluded to Old Testament judgments on Egypt, Babylon, and Israel. John used the national symbol of Rome, an eagle, to declare three woes upon the earth with regard to the blasting of the final…
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The Roman Eagle Over Jerusalem
The trumpets represent God’s judgment according to His Law, the Torah. The nations will either be justified or justice will be carried out against them. With each symbolic trumpet blast, the wrath of God is unleashed against the nations. The work is perpetual, and will be finally revealed at the second-coming of Christ. The trumpets…