Am I the Last One to Write on Messengers?
Revelation 19.1-10 I think all five of my counterparts have (at some point) mentioned that the Greek word for angel (angellos) is the same as the Greek word for messenger,…
Three Laments and a Jig
Revelation 18.9-24 If the last three sections of Revelation have been about the evils of Babylon, then this section is undoubtedly about the evils of her suitors—the kings of the…
Get Out of Town
Revelation 18.1-8 When I first moved to Michigan seven years ago, I was flummoxed (yes! Flummoxed!!) by an article in the Detroit Free Press describing ‘urban wilderness.’ The article informed…
Even the Wrath of Men
Revelation 17.9-18 Leviticus 21 describes the appropriate punishment for a priest’s daughter who becomes a prostitute. It’s not pretty. More to the point, it’s nearly repeated verbatim in Revelation 17.16-17…
On the Cutting Room Floor
Revelation 17.1-8 Today is Sunday and I am bummed out that I had to “cut” the whore of Babylon out of my sermon. There just wasn’t time to get into…
Judgment Fatigue
Revelation 16.10-21 I’m relieved that the pronouncements of judgment are almost over. At this point, I’m exhausted by the scope of evil, to say nothing of God’s plan for getting…
Heard, Not Read
Revelation 15.1-8 It has often been said that The Revelation was meant to be heard and not read. Obviously someone was going to have to read it to each congregation,…
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