| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 16 secs | 0 Comments
There are things in this chapter that are hard to understand, at least I think so, especially in the first 8 verses. However before diving into that it is good to look at the chapter as a whole and determine what it is about, to get a bit of context if you like. When you […]
| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 16 secs | 0 Comments
There are things in this chapter that are hard to understand, at least I think so, especially in the first 8 verses. However before diving into that it is good to look at the chapter as a whole and determine what it is about, to get a bit of context if you like. When you […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 25 secs | 0 Comments
Adam knew Eve – in the Biblical sense! The word knew in the Old Testament most often means had sexual relations. The first man and wife make love. There’s wonder in sex done the way God created it to be – between husband and wife. Outside of that covenant permanent relationship there is only short […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 9 secs | 0 Comments
The world is fresh, and new, and full of promise. Adam and Eve are living in paradise and walk in the Presence of God. There is harmony, peace, and all good things, and then comes Genesis 3. It is easy to read this chapter, become a bit depressed, and long for everything that was lost, […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 14 secs | 0 Comments
Genesis 1 – In the beginning, God Happy new year!!! I always find that there is an optimism at the beginning of a new year, a sense of hope with all the possibilities the year ahead holds. People make new year’s resolutions, and celebrate, they visit family and friends, and wish each other a good […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 23 secs | 0 Comments
The intimacy of God with his people is stressed further in today’s passage, along with an abundance of blessing. Revelation is meant to increase our desire and longing for God and for us to realise His purposes. The wonderful surety of final bliss comforts us now and in tough times. The tawdry counterfeits of the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
Phew! Nearly made it through Revelation. We are in familiar territory again, basking in the beauty and glory of what eternity will be like. These final visions weave in a whole host of themes from the rest of Scripture – creation, v.1, the holy city, v.2, the communion of God using marriage imagery, v.2, the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 9 secs | 0 Comments
In today’s passage we have the last judgement, put positively, v.1-8 and negatively, v.11-15, and the thorny issue of the 1,000 year reign! Everything is wrapped up – God vindicates the saints who have been suffering and executes final judgement on Satan, the source of evil, having already judged the beast, the prostitute and the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 21 secs | 0 Comments
I’ve put a # in the title of today’s reading as there are so many “final” battles, I’m 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 […]