evil and suffering
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(cf. Rev. 15:1-8) A SCENE OF HEAVEN (cf. Rev. 15:1-8) Chapters 15 and 16 of Revelation are a literary section of the book of Revelation, chapter 15 introducing the seven bowls that begin in chapter 16. It’s very interesting to note that the 3rd woe which is the seventh trumpet is really the seven bowls. And…
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God always comes to man first in grace, and it’s for His sake not for our sake.
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They may be killed by the unbelievers, but ultimately they’re secured in the hand of God. Hallelujah! Isn’t it good for a group of persecuted Christians to know that God knows their name? God knows what they’re going through. God cares about them, that all history is in His hand, and that the evil ones…
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One of the real difficulties in trying to interpret Revelation is that a theme is picked up in one point and developed in several successive stages: the real fall of Babylon which i think is symbolic of Rome; which was symbolic of Babylon; which is symbolic of all human society organized and functioning apart from…
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It’s the Messiah slain but is alive now, the One who purchased us with His blood, the One whose blood washed away our sins, that’s the One standing on Mount Zion.
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There is a purpose for evil; exactly what it is we don’t know. But those of us who know Christ have been sealed. We’re redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. We’re safe. We’re eternally secure.
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“…we know the nature of God, we know the heart of God, we know the love of God. Though we don’t understand, we can trust Him in the midst of it all. They can’t take away our salvation, but the saints though protected with a seal are going to have to die and be hurt.…
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(cf. Revelation 13:1-10) If you’re familiar with the Book of Daniel, you will know how influential Daniel chapter 7 is to the descriptions found not only in chapter 12 that describes the evil one, but in chapter 13 is described two of his henchmen. They have been variously described as the satanic trinity, and I…
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The evil one may kill some of us, but he can’t kill all of us. And even if he can kill the body, he can’t kill the soul. Our Christ has overcome.
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…”why are we suffering so bad?”, and God’s going to say, “because I defeated the devil and kicked him out of heaven.”