Posts with the tag “eschatology”
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The Dragon Wars on Heaven and Earth
July 21st, 2024
The Dragon Wars on Heaven and EarthRevelation 12:7-17John gives a dramatic portrayal of redemptive history. (12:1-6)Rev 12:1-5 gives us a dramatic portrayal of God’s redemptive plan in a symbolic form... Read More
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Introducing the Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
July 7th, 2024
Revelation 12:1-6At the end of Rev 11, John introduces us to the seventh and final trumpet in the series of seven trumpet judgments. This series follows a series of seven seal judgments and precedes y... Read More
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Announcing the Seventh Trumpet
June 30th, 2024
Revelation 11:15-19The seventh trumpet blows at last.After an electrifying buildup that introduced us to God’s two prophetic witnesses who will go toe-to-toe with the antichrist for 3.5 yrs. (Rev 10:1... Read More
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The Two Witnesses
June 23rd, 2024
Revelation 11:1-14John gives another prophetic intermission.As he did in Rev 7:1-8:1, John gives us another prophetic intermission in Rev 10:1-11:14 between the sixth and seventh trumpet judgments. Th... Read More
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Another Dramatic Intermission
June 9th, 2024
Revelation 10:1-11As John describes in chronological order the judgments Christ will release during the future Tribulation period, he does so as a sequence of three, seven-fold sets in a row: 7 seal j... Read More
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The First Two Woes of Revelation
June 2nd, 2024
Revelation 9:1-21John has described a sequence of seven judgments that will occur from the start to the midpoint of the future, seven-year Tribulation (Rev 6-7). These judgments will occur when Christ... Read More
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Introducing the Trumpet Judgments
May 19th, 2024
Revelation 8:1-13God’s judgment from the throne will intensify.As we follow Christ in a world opposed to him, his awe-inspiring appearance to John on Patmos Island should encourage us to persevere (Re... Read More
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Believers in the Tribulation
May 12th, 2024
Revelation 7:1-17What about the people of God?Thematic music plays at the end of a movie as end credits scroll across the screen. While most of us don’t read more than the first few names, if even tha... Read More
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The Seal Judgments
May 5th, 2024
Revelation 6:1-17For two chapters we’ve visualized the scene at God’s heavenly throne room. This majestic, awe-inspiring scene reminds us that no matter who is governing on earth, God the Father reign... Read More
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The Heavenly Throne Room of God
April 28th, 2024
Revelation 4-5As we follow Christ in a wicked world, we may feel oppressed and even persecuted for our faith. This struggle intensifies when the power structures of this world line up against us, infl... Read More
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Discovering Zechariah
April 7th, 2024
Background InformationThe author of this book is Zechariah (1:1). He was “the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo, who was also a prophet (1:1). Zechariah began his prophetic ministry in the eig... Read More
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An Empowering Vision: John's Commission to Write
February 18th, 2024
Revelation 1:9-20We rarely stay close to people from early in life. That’s why we go to high-school reunions, to reconnect with people we haven’t seen for a long time. Though these times of regatherin... Read More
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Background Notes on Revelation
February 4th, 2024
Believers should be just as familiar with Revelation as they are with any other book of the Bible, but in a thoughtful and responsible way that resists the urge to be sensational or scared. Understood... Read More
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Discovering Daniel
November 27th, 2023
Some of the most well-known Bible stories and often-discussed Bible prophecies come from this Old Testament (OT) book. But what is the purpose of this book? Why were these stories and prophecies given... Read More
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Discovering Ezekiel
November 12th, 2023
Of the four major prophets – Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel – Ezekiel may seem like the most unfamiliar and elusive. In reality, however, it may be one of the most familiar, since a large amoun... Read More
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