Revelation 19
An angel announces the fall of Babylon – all that the world offers, instead of God, comes to nothing. This passage has many allusions to Old Testament prophecies about ancient Babylon and Tyre (Jeremiah 50-51, Ezekiel 27). Babylon’s fall is complete – nothing left. Unlike Jerusalem in the exile, there will be no remnant or […]
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Rev 18
There are so many “final” battles, I might be confused which one it is! Actually I’m not, because Revelation is not written in chronological order, it is written thematically. John has had another vision and is tackling the end from another angle. Heaven opens and the whole world can see the divine warrior on a […]
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Revelation 6
Revelation now moves into a description of what will be, from John’s visionary viewpoint in AD 90. The following chapters show a series of judgements, leading up to the return of Christ, from different perspectives. I don’t believe that they are a linear timeline, each of the passages ends with a final judgement and then […]
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Revelation 5
Happy Christmas! Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus – the first paradox of Christianity – the King of Kings born in a humble setting and placed in a manger. The shepherds who came to visit him spent their lives breeding lambs for sacrifice. They come to visit the Lamb of God in possibly the […]
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Revelation 4
A group of Bible college students had finished playing basketball in the gym. They noticed a cleaner in the corner reading a book. “What are you reading?”,“The Bible.”“What part of the Bible?”“Revelation.”Thinking they could help the poor soul, they asked “Do you understand what you are reading?” “Yes” – they were astonished, “What does it […]
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Revelation 3
Today we are looking at what Jesus said to the Churches in Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. 1/. This is how Jesus describes Himself These are the words of Him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. These are the words of Him who is Holy and True, who holds the key […]
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Revelation 2
In this chapter Jesus Himself speaks to the Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira. We see Jesus so intimately involved in His body (His Church). He knows everything about each of the Churches, their hardships, struggles and their good and bad points. As He walks amongst the Churches He encourages, disciplines, forgives, restores and […]
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Revelation 1
One book to go with our journey through the Bible this year. And this one you will be blessed just by reading aloud! And you will be blessed by hearing it read aloud. That’s one reason why in 2021 our journey through the New Testament will be an audio one, with folks recording their readings […]
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2 John
A Few Good Men is a great film. Tom Cruise plays a rookie military lawyer who has to defend a squad of marines accused of murder. They claimed they were acting on orders. Jack Nicholson plays a tough guy marine officer. One climactic scene has Nicholson on the stand being interrogated by the Cruise character. Cruise is […]
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