Revelation
Is your name written in the Lambs Book of Life?
In contrast to the long history of temples in Israel, there will be no temple in the New Jerusalem. This is because there is no need for a place to worship because God and Christ are present and there will be free access to them. Jesus is the temple (v. 22) and the light (v. 23). This means the …
144,000 during the Tribulation
The beginning of chapter 14 refers to the preservation of the 144,000 during the Tribulation. Moving into chapters 14 and 15 we see various details of what is happening in heaven and on the earth just before the bowl judgements in chapter 16…
The mark of the beast on the forhead
Revelation 14 graphically declares some of the terrible judgments that will be placed on the world. These are especially for those that reject Christ and follows the beast, the false prophet and Satan. However, taken as a whole, this chapter seems to refer to the preservation of the 144,000 during the …
Life in the Millennium will be peaceful
This passage consists of the binding of Satan and Christ’s 1000-year earthly kingdom. This is followed by Satan’s final rebellion, and the Great White Throne judgment. This fits chronologically between the close of the Tribulation (chapter 19) and the creation of the new …
Christ on a white horse
This begins with the angel refusing to accept John’s worship because only God is worthy of worship (v. 10). Like John it would be easy for us to get caught up in all that is happening, but we must keep Jesus as the central focus of God’s revelation and His redemptive plan as revealed to us …
The fall of political Babylon
The fall of political Babylon is announced in the beginning verses of chapter 18. This comes immediately after the destruction of the harlot (Religious Babylon) in chapter 17 which causes many to think that these are one and the same event. However, there are several things that point …
Sounding of the Seven Trumpets begins
Chapter 8 begins with the breaking of the seventh seal (vv. 1-5). The importance of this event is confirmed by the fact that “there was silence in heaven for about half an hour after it was opened.†Dr. J. Vernon McGee says the silence marks the transition from grace to judgment. God has always …
The voice of the Martyrs
The sight the apostle beheld at the opening the fifth seal was very heart searching. He saw the souls of the martyrs under the altar, at the foot of the altar in heaven, at the feet of Christ. Evidently these were the martyrs of the first months of the tribulation period (v. 9). Note that these martyrs …
John Sees Seven Golden Candlesticks (Churches)
We find John exiled on the isle of Patmos because of his faithful proclamation of the Word of God and his testimony for Jesus Christ (v.9). Patmos was a small rocky island in the Aegean Sea about 50 miles southwest of the city of Ephesus. John was exiled to Patmos because he refused to stop …
The Kingdom Proclaimed
The seventh angel sounded his trumpet and there were loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” …