This is the promised reality for us, the Bride of Christ. John gives us a vision of a redeemed and transformed creation from which all manner of evil and ungodliness are absent and the church is that beautiful, life-giving, at-one-ness with God.
The Revelation – The End – Rev. 21-22, pt.1 Read More »
I want us to remember and review the arc of Scripture and the arc of Revelation so that we better understand the new heaven and the new earth, the new Jerusalem, and the new Eden when we conclude next week.
The Revelation – A Review – Gen.1 through Rev. 20 Read More »
The good news that John brings us is that it is not only Satan that is defeated in the end, but ultimately it is both Death and Hell.
The Revelation – Annihilation of Evil – Rev. 20 Read More »
The judgment Jesus speaks is a warning of what the opposition will reap if they did not stop sowing seeds of rebellion. To reject Jesus’ words of life is to die. This image in Revelation is intended to be Christ’s last call for repentance.
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John’s command to leave Babylon behind is this call to leave behind earthly political power and command to leave behind an exploitative economy.
The Revelation – Babylon the Great is Fallen – Rev. 18 Read More »
When you read Revelation 17 and the description of Babylon, see where the parallels are with today’s world and in today’s society.
The Revelation – The Whore of Babylon – Rev. 17 Read More »
The final act of God rendering recompense to his enemies begins now. All of the warnings and all of the intermediate punishments have been given. We are nearing the end of the opposition to God and to God’s people.
The Revelation – The Bowls of Wrath – Rev. 16 Read More »
God’s wrath is always described as lasting but a moment. It is something that happens only for a while, and never something that abides forever.
The Revelation – The Meaning and Mystery of Wrath – Abraham Heschel, Pt. 2 Read More »
God’s wrath is never spontaneous, irrational, and unpredictable but always is in reference to the behavior of humankind and motivated by God’s intimate concern for right and wrong.
The Revelation – The Meaning and Mystery of Wrath – Abraham Heschel, Pt. 1 Read More »
Once more, John’s vision tells us that the gospel testified to by the saints is the story of the Exodus written on a spiritual plane. John is simply telling his Gospel narrative with graphic visions instead of the more philosophical arguments of Paul or the story-telling parables of Jesus.
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