Babylon
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Isaiah 54:10 assures the believers ““For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you. This is a surety from God Himself that He is in control of…
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God says, “I love you. I’m in control. Fear not little flock, I will bring it to pass in the appropriate way”. That’s a message we all need to hear, whether we’re in the midst of persecution or not. God’s on His throne in heaven. His people affect Him. God will judge the unbelieving world.…
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“Around the throne were 24 thrones;…” (cf. Rev. 4:1-11) Why 24? It’s obvious number 12 is a number of organization. Here it seems to be double. Some say it’s the 12 tribes and 12 apostles. That may be reading too much into it. Some say it’s the Aaronic priesthood developed by David in 1 Chronicles…
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Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”… (cf. Rev. 6:1-8) I must confess after having read all these different commentaries about the book of Revelation, i am a bit confused. Much of the interpretations come from presuppositions…
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Chapter 7 of the book of Revelation is some kind of an interlude which John sometimes employs elsewhere. there’s going to be an interlude before the series of 7 trumpets. Some say this interlude is to answer the question of what are the Christians doing during all this apocalyptic eschatological judgement on unbelievers. What are…
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As God’s people, we believe that God loves the world and that Jesus died for the world. But in the midst of evil, and suffering, and Godlessness, and disease, and natural tragedies, our lives scream out, “Where is the God of love and power?” This is a burning question every believer seems to grapple with.…
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(Revelation 18:4-24) Then, “I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people,” – this is a direct allusion to Jeremiah 51:6, 9, 45 that dealt with the Jews returning from their exile in Babylon, and it’s just an allusion to that. It seems to be God or Christ is speaking here,…