The book of Revelation can be frightening. There are wars, dragons, beasts, demons, fires, plagues, strange creatures of all sorts, swords, judgments, strange symbols, and gruesome depictions of death. Many people struggle to read Revelation because they believe it is too intense, too terrible to think about the world actually…
New Testament
The New Testament was written in the First Century AD, when the Roman Empire ruled over Israel, Greek was the lingua franca across the Mediterranean world, and inter-cultural exchanges and conflicts led the Jewish people to create new movements and philosophies to meet the challenges of the world. One revolutionary teacher - Jesus of Nazareth - eventually changed everything.
Jesus Apocalypse
Revelation [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+1&version=NLT]. For many people, this is the single scariest book in the Bible. Whether it’s the plagues, the judgment, the fire, or the infamous Mark of the Beast, the book of Revelation strikes fear into people’s hearts,…
Puzzle Pieces
Puzzle Pieces Some people like to read the Bible by jumping around from verse to verse, building a huge list of references, and coming to conclusions that way. This is definitely a useful approach if you know the whole Bible very well, but for many people it can seem confusing…
The Heavenly Sanctuary
The Sanctuary In Daniel 8 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+8-9&version=ESV], we open up a new level of intricacy in apocalyptic prophecy. The prophet Daniel saw a massive sweep of history without fully understanding the scope of what he was seeing. But while this vision…
Enter Apocalypse
Enter Apocalypse The Apocalypse is one of the themes from the Bible that fascinates and frightens people the most. We are often captivated by the images of beasts, dragons, angels, demons, wars, fire, and plagues, while also finding ourselves uncomfortable with the idea that these words might be describing our…