Here is a series of bulletin articles and sermons on the book of Revelation. My prayer is that it is coherent and puts across a common-sense, consistent approach to the book. It is not as though I have a special capacity for understanding the book. However, once I became a minister, it became glaringly obvious… Read More »
Roadmap For John’s Revelation
In 2015 I preached a six-lesson series on the book of Revelation. Along with the sermons, we handed out bulletins designed to assist in preparing for each individual lesson. The sermons and written materials are posted on the congregation’s webpage (north2ndcofc.org), but I thought it might be handy to have all the links on a… Read More »
Cheat Sheet For The Apocalypse
When you go to a theatre to watch a play, you are given a playbill that lists the actors names, the roles they play, and a short description of each character. Here is a playbill for the book of Revelation. This is nothing like a complete list or commentary but my hope is it will… Read More »
The Zoom Lens of Revelation
In the book of Revelation, John tells us about three different visions: seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls. In many ways, the three sevens tell the same story three times. Think of it like a wide angle lens zooming down to a telephoto view on the same scene. We see the entire drama through… Read More »
Numbers, Symbols, and Dates
Numbers: Numbers in Revelation stand for ideas. They tell us the nature of things. For example, “Seven is the number of fullness of completion1.” So, the “seven Spirits” before God’s throne (1:4) represent the Holy Spirit in fullness. Three Symbol of the divine: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Four Refers to the world,… Read More »
Prepare For The Apocalypse
“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy,”-Revelation 1:3 (KJV) In modern times, the word apocalypse has come to refer to the end of the world or a major catastrophe. It is a word people fear. But that is not the use of the word in the New Testament. … Read More »