Why I’m an Amillennialist
Revelation 20:1-10 is the most disputed text in Revelation. It speaks of a thousand year reign of Christ. Historically, Christians have divided over the exact nature and timing of this one thousand years. In...
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The Marriage Supper and the White Horse Judgment
It’s hard to envision a more polarizing picture than Revelation 19. On the one hand, we read about a beautifully, joyous banquet. On the other, we find decimation and torment. In this post, we...
Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the Great!
As we make our way towards the end of Revelation, similar themes keep repeating themselves. One such theme is God’s end-time judgment on the world. We’ve seen glimpses of this final judgment in each...
The Beast and the Mark of the Beast
Few biblical topics generate more speculation than the identity of the beast and the mark of the beast. Throughout history, people have suggested, among others, that the beast was Nero, the Pope, the Catholic...
A Dragon at Christmas
“Away in a manger no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down where he lay, the little Lord Jesus asleep on...
When John Ate the Scroll
Revelation contains several strange images. Swords come out of people’s mouths, dragons prey on people, and giant locust demons terrorize the earth. One of the weirdest images, though, has to be when John ate...
Who are the 144,000 in Revelation?
This article is post number seven in our series on Revelation. If you’ve been following along, you know that number is highly symbolic in Revelation! I’ve included links to the first six articles for...
Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls oh My!
This article will cover Revelation 6, 8-9, 11, and 15-16. These chapters address the infamous seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls judgments. If you’ve been following along, you will know that the number...
God’s Throne Room
As Revelation 3 came to a close, Christ told the church in Laodicea, “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat...
The Seven Churches in Revelation
John wrote Revelation to seven churches in Asia. Revelation, therefore, is a type of letter–though it’s also prophetic and apocalyptic. Imbedded within this book, John singles out the seven churches and gives each of...