Thrones, Priests and Martyrs
Read: Revelation 20:4-6; Eph. 2:4-7 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. (Eph 2:4-5) The “1000 years” is most of the period between Jesus’ birth and his return. John sees people on […]
The King and the Red Dragon
Read: Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matt. 28:19-20) Revelation […]
Last Battle and the Vulture Banquet
Read: Revelation 19:11-21 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? (Mal. 3:2) Our Warrior-King has his sword in his mouth. His sword is his Word. It is our sword too, to challenge ideologies, persuade skeptics and lovingly draw seekers. Our King also carries a scepter to […]
Return of the White Horse Rider
Read: Revelation 19:11-21 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. (2 Cor. 2:14) Suddenly the Bridegroom appears! The Warrior-King with the penetrating eyes, the Rider on the White Horse. We saw him in Revelation 6, riding […]
The Bride of the Lamb
Read: Revelation 19:1-10 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. (Matt. 25:13) More visions! In one hour the planet and its cultures collapse into total silence and darkness. De-creation. But heaven explodes into jubilation and light! A great multitude sings, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for […]
The Fall of Babylon the Great
Read: Revelation 18 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:17, NIV) An angel shines light on a dark earth shouting: “Fallen! Fallen, is Babylon the Great!” Humans destroy their natural habitat and civilization. Then a voice from heaven says, “Come out, my people!” […]
The Seductive Prostitute
Read: Revelation 17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. (1 John 2:15) Revelation 17 to 19 repeats the story with a new player. The multi-headed red beast of Revelation 13 is an old empire that disappears, then revives near history’s end. The beast is a one-world government. It is not […]
The Battle of Armageddon
Read: Revelation 16:12-21 Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake. (v. 15) Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 burying three cities 60 feet deep. By AD 1350 the bubonic plague killed half of Europe. Every year we see the terrible results of natural disasters like floods, drought, and wildfires. […]
Seven Golden Bowls of Wrath
Read: Revelation 15:1-16:11 Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! (v. 3) The Revelation story begins again. Now John sees the redeemed singing the song of Moses and the Lamb: “All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts […]