Finally–Some Good News!
Revelation 11.15-19There’s a moment at the end of Return of the King, after Sauron’s tower falls and the ring is destroyed, when all his forces are reduced to ash and…
Suffering-Witness of the Church
Revelation 11.1-14I agree with Tom Wright that it’s best not to take these two witnesses as either allegorical or literal people. Chapter 11 is something like a parable, or a…
Recommended Reading for Revelation: The Revelation of John by William Barclay
Barclay begins with an exceptionally clear introduction to help set the stage for understanding the book of Revelation before diving into verse-by-verse commentary. He not only gives us much-needed cultural…
Becoming Priestly
Pontifex is a Latin word that means bridge-builder and the origin of our English word priest. A priest connects men to God, mediating the divine. As Christians, part of our…
A Long Time Ago…
Revelation 10.1-11 Does anyone remember what this part of Revelation is about? Chapters 1-3 concern the seven churches directly. Chapters 4-5 give us a vision of the heavenly throne room…
Virtuous Circle
There are five primary means through which we reclaim our royal identity in simple, practical terms, all of which concern ‘renewing our minds.’ “Be transformed by the renewing of your…
Not Enough
Revelation 9.13-21 Is it juvenile for me to want the Revelation made into a movie? I know that any film in which these images were depicted as they appear on…
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