A Revelation Invitation

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  • Pay Attention. This Is Serious.

    “Look at me! Look me in the eyes! Son, we’re about to cross this street and it’s very busy. You must hold onto my hand or you could get hurt.… Read more

  • The Exaltation of the Beast

    I’ve always enjoyed the climactic scene of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz when the Wizard, the little, unimpressive man behind the curtain, is exposed as a fraud. Read more

  • The Nature of the Beast

    I am of an age when the expression “chip off the old block” was used to describe a son who resembled his father in some characteristic way. Read more

  • Defeated but Dangerous

    When a lioness stalks her prey, she seeks out the most vulnerable from the herd—the weak and elderly, the sick and injured, the young. While there is protection with the… Read more

  • War on Two Fronts

    Verses 7-12 above depict the second of three defeats that the dragon suffers in Revelation 12. We would never have become aware of this epic heavenly battle had it not… Read more

  • Merry Christmas

    This scene is not simply a narrative of the birth of Christ but the full sweep of God’s redemptive story from the serpent’s deception of Eve to Jesus’ ascension to… Read more

  • He Is Faithful

    I have watched in awe as a lightning storm swept across the plains of Oklahoma. I have heard the rumblings of a distant, Central American volcano as it shot plumes… Read more

  • Reclaiming His World

    In the prelude to the battle of Jericho the Israelites marched around the city in silence once a day for six days. Only the sound of trumpets was heard. If… Read more

  • Hallelujah

    This is the text adopted by George Frideric Handel when composing the Hallelujah chorus as part of his oratorio masterpiece Messiah. Some music scholars assert that its first few notes… Read more

  • Dead Men Rising

    The most exciting basketball game I ever witnessed was a game between my college and our archrival. With fifteen seconds remaining we were down by five and they had the… Read more

Welcome to a Revelation Invitation!

I’m Stan Obenhaus. I live in Providence, Rhode Island with my wife of over 40 years. My interest in the book of Revelation has gone from “This is confusing” to “I get it, but what do I do with it” to “This is life changing!” I hope you enjoy what I share of that journey.

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