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,…
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Prophecy
Prophecy is a unique genre in the Bible. The prophets used beautiful prose, poetry, and illustrations to confront the pressing issues of their day, as well as to point forward to God's plans for the future. They were often rejected and misunderstood in their own time, only coming to be appreciated after people fail to heed their warnings.
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…
Spirit War
Spirit War War. It's one of the ugliest and scariest parts of human existence. In very recent history, we learned just how destructive it is when human beings put their whole efforts into waging war. We have the power to destroy the world as we know it, and…
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…
A Hero Foreseen
A Hero Foreseen Jesus most commonly referred to himself as "The Son of Man." This strikes modern readers as a strange thing because our concern is typically whether or not he was the "Son of God." So why would Jesus emphasize his humanity like this? The…