Category: Revelation 1
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A Constant, Comforting Presence
The verse above is much more than a shout of encouragement from the stands. John assures his readers that we matter to our Father, that he loves us and that he is a constant presence in our lives no matter the chaos around us.
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A Book Like No Other
We may wonder what exactly Revelation offers that will equip us for every good work leading us to doubt it being of any practical use. Regardless, we mustn’t refuse to forge ahead until we have receive a satisfactory answer to that frustrating question.
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A Delightful Promise
In this first of Revelation’s seven beatitudes (“Blessed is the one …”), John doesn’t command us to read Revelation. He doesn’t threaten us to pay attention. Nor does he shame us into listening. We read and keep what is written because he assures us we will be blessed for doing…
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Walking in Their Sandals
So many of us enter the reading of Revelation with different concerns than those of our brother in Smyrna. We may ask, “Are we living in the last days—the end times?”
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Telephone
All along this chain of witnesses the Spirit of God has lovingly overseen its preservation and dissemination. What a precious gift this book is.
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Apocalypse
Apocalypse is the first word of the book of Revelation in the original Greek. … Although the word and the book that bears its name are thought to be shrouded in mystery, the Greek word apokalypsis means simply revelation. So rather than something mysterious and hidden Jesus actually reveals things…
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The Seven Churches – An Introduction
(Featured image above by Tiffany Medrano.) My church has begun a series on the messages to the seven churches of the Province of Asia (Revelation 2-3). In the video below you can watch/listen as I preached the introduction to the series from Revelation 1:9-20. Here’s a preview: Thesis statement: The…
A Revelation Invitation 