Tag: Revelation
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The Seven Trumpets in Revelation
In Chapter 5, verse 1, we saw a book sealed so that no one could open it. We yearned to know the contents of the book. Finally, we get to see what is inside. In today’s passage, Jesus breaks the final seal, and the book falls open to reveal the judge’s just judgment in response…
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Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation?
Last week, we started the first interlude in John’s second vision. In verses 1-3, we saw that God does not pour out His wrath until all of His chosen people are sealed, which happens at the moment of individual conversion to Christ as a result of His resurrection. God must know who will be sealed,…
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The Four Horsemen: the Ashen Horse
The Father is holy. Jesus Christ is worthy. The world is the way it is because God is winning glory for Himself. Jesus continues breaking the seals on the legal document He has received from the Father. As He breaks the fourth seal, the fourth angelic witness presents his testimony to the just judge for…
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Which Millennial View Best Corresponds With Reality?
Ask your questions on Facebook, Instragram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, or on this blog. As we have been studying the book of Revelation on Sunday afternoons at The Church at Sunsites, the text seems to indicate that Jesus is currently conquering the world, and the world is currently being renewed. The New Jerusalem is currently coming…
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The Four Horsemen: The Black Horse
The Father is holy. Jesus Christ is worthy. The world is the way it is because God is winning glory for Himself. Jesus continues breaking the seals on the legal document He has received from the Father. As He breaks the third seal, the third angelic witness presents his testimony to the just judge for…
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The Four Horsemen–The White Horse
The Father is holy. Jesus Christ is worthy. The world is the way it is because God is winning glory for Himself. Jesus begins breaking the seals on the legal document He has received from the Father. As He breaks the first seal, the first angelic witness presents his testimony to the just judge for…
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How Can a Good God Permit Such Evil?
Why would a good God permit so much evil in the world? The question of suffering causes many to doubt God, if not His existence then His goodness. Many atheists declare God’s non-existence based on the fact that there seem to be unspeakable evils in the world. Their claim is nonsensical because there is no…
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The Four Living Creatures With Eyes All Over
God’s symbolic throne room represents His faithfulness to His own word—both His promise never to destroy the world and everything in it again (Cf. 4:1-4; Genesis 9) and His Law (Cf. 4:5; Exodus 9:16-17). Today, we will consider the Father’s holiness and worthiness. Revelation 4:6-11 …and before the throne there was something like a sea…
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God Is Not Destroying His World
In Revelation 1-3, we received almost everything we need to interpret the remaining chapters well. John has already provided the meanings for many of his symbols and has set the direction for the rest of the letter, including his own basic eschatology—God is renewing the world, not destroying it, and Christians will inherit the earth…
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God Hates Comfortable Religion
Comfort, here to mean complacency, is one thing people really enjoy but God hates. Yet, many local churches strive to gain or keep congregants by making people comfortable. We do this by teaching easy things, neglecting accountability, offering entertaining programs, playing politics based on human preferences, offering ways for people to be righteous, and appealing…