Revelation 21-20
-
Richard Venable wrote a new blog post: How willingly do people go to hell? 2 years, 6 months ago · View
I just read a good article by John Piper: How Willingly Do People Go to Hell . In it, he challenges C.S. Lewis’ statements about hell: that “all that are in hell choose it” and “all God does in the end with people is give them what they most want.” John Piper makes very good arguments to [...]
-
David V wrote a new blog post: Jesus Rules 2 years, 7 months ago · View
Though there is much that can be said about Revelation chapter one I’m not wanting to examine it all in depth. However I would like to point out two things that strike me regarding what John says about Jesus. The first is that he is “the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the [...]
-
David V wrote a new blog post: Revelation: Some Historical Context 2 years, 7 months ago · View
It is time for me to begin my study of Revelation. First, I’d like to provide some historical context. The book itself names the author as John and states that the vision therein occurred on the island of Patmos. I completely believe that this John is the apostle though I know that this is sometimes [...]
-
Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: The Antichrist 2 years, 8 months ago · View
Interestingly, while I’ve been working on a post about the characteristics of the antichrist, I’ve had a few conversations lately with people who are reading books that propose that there is NO “the antichrist” . Please forgive me if I’ve been rather zealous on the topic, but you’ll see why I think this is an important issue. [...]
-
Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Revelation Simplified 2 years, 11 months ago · View
Revelation Ultra-Simplified Jesus Christ returns, banishes Satan and evil, and reigns with His Saints forever! Don’t be intimidated into not reading Revelation because of all its symbolisms or because it has a lot of disturbing predictions. There’s also a promise of blessing to those who read, hear and keep “the words of this prophecy.” (Rev 1:3) Furthermore, [...]
-
Alan Collins wrote a new blog post: Gods last words to mankind 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Reading the last entry in our series for essential 100, Revelation 21-22 I was struck how like every great story the ending was connected back up with the start. Just read about the Tree of life in Genesis 2 before reading the last chapter of the last book. There are many similarities between the New [...]