23-0402: God calls people to believe in Jesus and walk by faith in His righteousness; because He will judge all wickedness to eternal damnation, but the righteous will live forever with Him. Revelation 17-18 provides striking detail of Babylon immorality and abominable influence as well as her total fall. It not only declares that...
23-0326: God’s judgment displays His perfect justice to call all people to trust His perfect love in Jesus Christ. Revelation 15 records the staging of the final series of God’s bowl judgments. John sees what is taking place in heaven in preparation for these judgments, and then what transpires on earth during the judgments....
23-0319: Jesus calls His people to faithful endurance and assures us of His love by judging sin and rewarding obedience. Revelation 14 concludes the interlude that began in chapter 12, and provides details and insight into the events of the final judgment. In stark contrast to the three characters of the “unholy trinity” that...
23-0312: Jesus is the Christ who shed his blood to conquer Satan and all who are saved by faith are eternally secure in Him. A look behind the curtain into heaven provides a vivid picture of what transpires there before the turmoil on earth. Satan and his angels are real, powerful, merciless, and relentless...
23-0305: Jesus stands sovereign over all creation to judge, but God guards His people for a faithful witness to all nations. Revelation 10-11 serve as an interlude before the seventh trumpet judgment to provide valuable information for what is coming. But most important, God prepares His people for what is coming but reminds us...
Scholar Robert Mounce reflects, “Nowhere will you find a more accurate picture of sinful humanity pressed to the extreme. One would think that the terrors of God’s wrath would bring rebels to their knees. Not so. Past the point of no return, they respond to greater punishment with increased rebellion. Such is sinful nature...
We need to understand God’s wrath and how He executes judgment. God’s wrath revealed is best understood as His mercy removed, where God gives people completely over to their own unrighteousness and wickedness. A right understanding of God’s wrath and judgment magnifies the great importance of God’s mercy to us. We must be sure...
23-0212: Jesus is the Lamb of God who is worthy of all worship because He was slain and yet He lives. Revelation 5 expands John’s Throne Room vision by drawing his attention back to the Throne where the One seated is holding a scroll. When the angels ask if anyone is worthy, no one...
The purest picture of God is best found at the closest proximity to His habitation....
23-0115: Jesus makes you new to produce a new kind of living that forms more of Him in you. Repentance is built on three foundational convictions of the new that Jesus creates in the Christian. And these convictions motivate a new pattern of thinking and living through faith. When we speak of the “process...