Revelation 2.12-17 Can we please acknowledge right away that the promises made to Pergamum are the coolest of all the seven churches? Heavenly manna? A white stone with a secret…

Revelation 2.8-11 This church has done nothing wrong. Besides the church in Philadelphia, Smyrna is the only church not to get their comeuppance from Christ. That’s saying something. Perhaps more…

Revelation 2.1-7 You can’t help but compare Ephesus to Manhattan—cultural center, sporting hub, beautiful architecture, crowded markets (in both senses of the word)…it was the most cosmopolitan city in Rome,…

Revelation 1.9-20 Three things blow me away about these few verses. First, that John was “on Patmos” but still “in the Spirit,” a solid reminder that our present circumstances—however dire—ought…

Revelation 1.1-8 The Revelation was a prophecy, an apocalypse, and a letter. We have no idea what these things mean. Rather, I should say, what we typically think they mean is not…