ARCHIVE March, 2022

Seven Bowls—Lent 26, 2022

Every few days, it’s good to recap because “Revelation in 40” risks glossing over the Bible’s timeline.  The seven churches were given words of encouragement and warning to overcome.  Seals were opened, 1-6 and then 7.  Trumpets were sounded, 1-6 and then 7.  The sixth trumpet sounded in Revelation 9, “And the four angels who […]

March 31, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Tabernacle of the Covenant Law—Lent 25, 2022

Revelation 15:5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple– that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law– and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one […]

March 30, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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A Sign and a Song-Lent 24, 2022

In Revelation in 40, we’ve now arrived at the great climax of the conflict between good and evil.  There will be no more interludes or pauses as there were with the seals (1-6 and then 7) or the trumpets (1-6 and then 7).  Once God gets started with bowls of wrath, He isn’t going to […]

March 29, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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The Harvest Begins-Lent 23, 2022

Let’s recap for a moment in our study of “Revelation in 40”.  Seven churches received warnings and encouragement for the Last Days.  They were instructed to overcome.  And there were those who did so, overcoming “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so […]

March 28, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Sabbath 4 (2022)

Psalm 27:1 Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid?  2 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. 3 Though an […]

March 27, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Eternal Choice-Lent 22, 2022

Some choices you can walk back pretty easily.  You buy.  You regret.  You return.  Simple enough. Not so the eternal choice which comes with an expiration date and a point of no return. Revelation 14:1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had […]

March 26, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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No Joke: Mark Mockery-Lent 21,2022

That whole alliance of evil—the dragon, the first beast, and the second beast—are all about a twisted mimicry and mockery.  Of those actions, none has attracted more attention through the ages than “the mark of the beast.” The false prophet (second beast) isn’t satisfied with simply tricking people to worship the antichrist, it now engages […]

March 25, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Exercising Authority-Lent 20,2022

Again, as our series on Revelation continues, we do not study evil to entertain ourselves as some sort of macabre obsession like binge-watching zombie movies.  We study what is good and when Scripture leads us to protectively recognize evil when we see it, we do well to pay attention. Revelation 13:11 “Then I saw a […]

March 24, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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 Patient Endurance-Lent 19, 2022

Our adversary, Satan, appears as a dragon and he’s got a couple of sidekicks, the first of which is the “beast coming out of the sea. “It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name… The dragon gave the beast his power and his […]

March 23, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Triumph is Ours-Lent 18, 2022

Remember Woe, woe, woe?  Three of them.  So far, we’ve seen woe number two ending with resurrection of the two witnesses who preached with fire and power who had been killed by the beast. Resurrection, terror among the inhabitants of the earth, and the second woe passed.  But it doesn’t end there. Now we’re on […]

March 22, 2022 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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