The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1a, NASB, my emphasis). I entered the classroom on the first day of a seminary course entitled Understanding the Book of Revelation, to find the professor sitting behind a table with three stacks of commentaries on the Book of Revelation. After the 20 or so students settled into our […]
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Note: Two weeks ago, I completed writing an Interruption on each of the Psalms (Interruption #1787). It took over three years, and when the series was completed, I faced the dilemma of: “What do I write next on Saturdays?” How about the Book of Revelation? The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to
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After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! (v. 1, ESV) An open door. We all want open doors — for a job, for opportunities, and for our desires. Open doors mean invitations and welcoming. The open doors we have walked through tell our story of success or distress. In Revelation
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Genesis is the beginning. . . In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1, ESV). Revelation is the end. . . Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (Revelation 21:1). There are many similarities between the Book of Genesis and the
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This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John (Revelation 1:1, NLT). Repeat after me, “The Book of Revelation.” Not the Book of Revelations. To understand the Book of Revelation, first, we
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Praise the Lord! The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever! (Revelation 19:3, NLT) Revelation chapters 17 through 19 teach that evil has an expiration date. The focus of these chapters is Babylon. I’ve listened to one commentator say that Babylon was New York City. Close but not enough total evil in New York
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Note: This Interruption will make better sense if you read #701 first. Remember, eliminating confusion is not necessarily an objective of Interruptions! But we do try to be helpful in clearing mental cobwebs. Okay, now begin #702… And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years (Revelation 20:1-2). I recently read a book entitled… well, I’ll just show you the cover… What’s The
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Today’s topic is obvious – Interruption #666 must be about 666! Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666 (Revelation 13:18, NLT). The English Standard Version, and most other translations, start Revelation 13:18 with
Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near (Revelation 1:3, ESV). It’s easy to miss the point of the book of Revelation. The Apostle John describes a blessing for those who understand and practice what is
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