Revelation 16.1-9 Lex Talionis is a fancy way of saying ‘an eye for an eye’, or ‘what goes around comes around.’ There’s loads of that here in 16.1-9. For example,…

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,…

Revelation 14.14-20 I find this passage one of the most confusing in the entire book. The harvest language, though initially a little gruesome, actually makes more sense once you realize…

Revelation 14.6-13 Earlier, in his address to the seven churches, John makes it clear that it’s possible to be a Christian and still serve the beast. Jezebel, the Nicolatians, and…

We’ve discussed the hermeneutical and theological issues found in the Left Behind novel series. Today, I’d like to briefly address the political issues found in the novels.  Michael J. Gorman…

Revelation 14.1-5 This is my favorite line in the passage: “nobody can learn the song except for the 144,000…” As before, the 144,000 are meant as a symbol—not a statistic—of…

Yesterday, I briefly discussed the hermeneutical issues found in the popular Left Behind novels. Today, I’d like to bring up another set of issues Gorman addresses in his book, Reading…