Revelation 16:1-9; In chapter 15, John again saw visions of heaven, where “seven angels with the seven last plagues” were introduced. The final series of seven bowl judgements will pour out terrible plagues akin to those in Exodus, when Yahweh-God punished the Egyptians for mistreating Israel. Chapter 16 begins with a “loud voice from temple“, […]
Revelation 15:1-8; Following a preview of the bloody conclusion to the Tribulation period in chapter 14, John sees “another great and marvelous sign” in heaven. The vision reveals seven angels with seven plagues that will complete God’s wrath. Included in his heavenly vision, John sees a “sea of glass glowing with fire” and the victorious […]
Revelation 14:14-20; John nexts sees a vision of “one like a son of man” seated on a white cloud with a sharp sickle in his hand. A directive is given from the temple of heaven through an angel for the son of man to reao the earth. Once that is accomplished, John sees another angel, […]
Matthew 28:16-20; Often titled the ‘Great Commission’, these final instructions from Jesus to the eleven disciples form the core mission of the Christian Church. Since Christ had been given “all authority in heaven and on earth” by God the Father, he directed the apostles to “make disciples“. This includes three imperatives from the Lord, first […]
Revelation 14:8-13; After seeing the 144,000 in heaven with “the lamb” and hearing a “new song” being sung by the victorious witnesses, John then sees the first of three angels. His message was the “eternal gospel”, focusing upon the theme of repentance and proper worship of Yahweh-God. The second angel then announces tha fall of […]
Revelation 14:1-7: With all the darkness on earth during the “great tribulation“, the reader of Revelation should be duly unsettled. However, John receives a series of timely visions to provide comfort and encouragement. First he sees the Lamb standing on Mount Zion and with Him are the 144,000 who have been sealed by the angel […]
Revelation 13:11-17; The third member of the trinity of evil is introduced as “a second beast coming out of the earth”. Unlike the beast from the sea, this satanic individual uses persuasion and deception to cause the remaining earth dwellers to worship the antichrist. He will be empowered to do great signs and compel the […]
Revelation 13:1-10; The focus of chapter 12 was the rebellion of Lucifer/Satan/Dragon and expulsion from heaven. His primary goals is to attack and destroy “the woman” whom we identified as the nation of Israel. To accomplish these dsstructive plans, he empowers a “beast” from the sea who shares the devils power, authority and throne. A […]
Revelation 12:13-17; When the dragon realized he and his group of fallen angels had been hurled from heaven to earth, his anger was immedately directed at “the woman”. We understand this to be a reference to Israel, whom God raised up through Abraham and cared for throughout the scope of the Bible. The “woman” then […]
Revelation 12:7-12; Following the introduction of the woman, dragon and child, John is given a vision of a time of turmoil in heaven. The rebellion of the dragon, who swept a third of the stars from the sky, is detailed as the initiation of a war in heaven. The archangel Michael and holy angels fought […]