Not only can the book of Revelation be seen as a giant tapestry of pictures and symbols that all interlink with one another as we have previously discussed, but another great way to view this book is as a magnificent opus, symphony or musical composition. A musical composition has many similar patterns that are repeated, […]
In answer to the question that comes at the end of chapter 6, the sixth seal, “who is able to stand?” we have hope in chapter 7. Nahum 1:6 says “Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger?” and that is true for everyone who does not receive the […]
Last week we saw the first four seals being broken open by the Lamb which released the four horsemen that symbolized four forces riding out into the four corners of the earth. These four forces were represented by different colored horses and their riders brought four different judgments upon the earth. The first horse was […]
Revelation 6:1-8 (read also Daniel 9 and Matthew 24) 7 seals 7th seal contains the 7 trumpets 7 trumpets 7th trumpet contains the 7 bowls 7 bowls Warren Wiersbe says “It seems strange to us that worship and judgment should go together, but this because we do not fully understand either the holiness of God […]
I recently ran across a passage that I had marked from one of my favorite books called Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss. I don’t read two many novels, but this was one that I ran across that I have bought copies of and insisted it was mandatory reading for my girl friends. You can actually […]
Last week we began looking at Revelation Chapter 5 and we spent most of our time examining the Scroll. We learned historically that the Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks and Romans would seal their contracts and legal documents using a seven sealed scroll. We also looked at Jeremiah 32, which contained the story of Jeremiah redeeming his […]
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. John looks and he sees in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne, God the Father, a scroll. This scroll or book is in […]
The child the philosopher and the religionist have all one question, what is God like? A.W. Tozer Last week we started off the next division in our study, the things that are to come. In Chapter 4 we entered the Throne Room of God with John and spent time taking in the magnificent scene of […]
Chapter 4 begins the transition into the ‘things which are to come.’ Last week we focused on preparation to enter heaven. You should note that from here until the end of the book the word ‘grace’ is not mentioned. The church is not mentioned again until chapter 22. Some scholars believe that the rapture occurs […]
Last week we finished up with the final letter to the seven churches, which brought us to the end also of the second category given in Revelation 1:19 where Jesus tells John to “Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.” This brings […]
