Spiking the football. The victory lap. The evil beast killed two of God’s finest. Acting like “Ding Dong the witch is dead!”, people all over decide to treat the dead with indecent indignity. They begin celebrating. “Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and […]
In the big picture of Revelation so far, we’ve seen that seven churches received letters from God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) as warning and encouragement for the days to come. Why warning? Ah, those “last days”. The churches are instructed that those who overcome will inherit various blessings belonging to the righteous in heaven. […]
While Revelation was not written as a secret code to predict Jesus’ return, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t mean to inspire study. Intensive study. Today’s passage sends us deep into Ezekiel to see how John is recreating a vision and then expanding it. Revelation 11:1 I was given a reed like a measuring rod and […]
“7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.” (Revelation 10:7) Continuing our study of Revelation in 40, there are enough odd statements in the lines of Scripture that we don’t need to […]
Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot […]
Let’s take a quick moment to point out that Revelation (that we’re studying for Lent) is not a strict chronology. We can’t follow it like numbered connect-the-dots to form the picture. We’re passing through an interlude describing the spiritual battle. The seventh seal is open, and five trumpets have sounded. Where are we? John gives […]
It’s good–after a week of world tumult that seems out of control, and when the vignettes in our Revelation Lenten study have turned to thoughts of judgment–to remember that the results are not up to us. God wins. That’s assured. And His character ensures the judgments will be just in the Last Day. Here is […]
An eagle appears and indicates the progression is now to the inhabitants…mankind. “As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!” (Revelation 8:13) […]
The trumpets do not bring judgment, only herald it. The angels do not inflict judgment on their own choice. As created beings, they cannot be the source. You see, it’s a holy war and only God has the authority to send judgment upon mankind. Everything else is created by God and therefore has no authority […]
The shofar, or trumpet as it’s often translated, was sounded repeatedly in Scripture. It was used for many reasons such as sounding an alarm, announcing a battle, engaging in spiritual warfare, honoring holy days like Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, worshiping God, heralding the Return of Christ, and proclaiming Judgment to come. Often it was […]
