Understanding the Second Coming: New Heaven and a New Earth
Understanding the Second Coming: New Heaven and a New Earth Chapters 21 and 22 bring us to the close of our study in the book of Revelation. Our previous study saw the battle between good and evil completed; the last vestiges of sin were forever destroyed. Now John is shown a vision of the […]
Understanding the Second Coming: Satan in Chains
Understanding the Second Coming: Satan in Chains Revelation 20 takes in three major events that are all yet to transpire. It opens in the context of Armageddon, “the battle of the great day of God Almighty” (Revelation 16:14, 16; 17:12-14; 19:11-21). The first few verses deal with what is to happen, specifically to Satan, […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The Woman and the Beast
Understanding the Second Coming: The Woman and the Beast The seven last plagues, the most horrific judgments ever to come upon this earth, have just been described in the previous chapter. Now, in Revelation 17, one of the angels involved in pouring out these judgments explains to John why they have been allowed by […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The Seven Last Plagues and Armageddon
Understanding the Second Coming: The Seven Last Plagues and Armageddon As we near the end of the book of Revelation, we find the entire earth divided into two groups of people. Chapters 15 and 16 bring to view these two groups. The first have “gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, […]
Understanding the Second Coming: Final Messages from Heaven
Understanding the Second Coming: Final Messages from Heaven The most crystal clear truth of the Bible is that “God is love” (1 John 4:16). His love for our fallen race moved Him to give His Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer the penalty for our sins. At the cross God did more than claim to […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The Sea Beast and the Land Beast
Understanding the Second Coming: The Sea Beast and the Land Beast For many people Revelation 13 is the most fascinating part of the apocalypse. In this chapter we encounter two beasts that unite to deceive the whole world. When deception fails to gain universal domination, the terrible-twosome resort to economic control and finally the […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The War Behind All Wars
Understanding the Second Coming: The War Behind All Wars The War Behind All Wars The things we see in this world are not the primary reality. Life on planet earth is definitely real, sometimes more real than we would like. But the all too apparent struggle between good and evil that transpires here is merely […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The Two Witnesses
Understanding the Second Coming: The Two Witnesses Revelation 11 is a continuation of chapter 10. John has been given a mandate for God’s people. Though they have gone through a bitter disappointment, they “must prophesy again” (Revelation 10:11). The 2300 prophetic days equaling 2300 literal years pointed unquestionably to the incarnation of Christ, “the […]
Understanding the Second Coming: The Bittersweet Book
Understanding the Second Coming: The Bittersweet Book Revelation 10 is another interlude, or break in a sequence of events. This time it is a break, to the sequence of the seven trumpets. Something significant is about to happen in the period of history which follows the sixth trumpet. It is so significant that John is […]
Understanding the Second Coming- Omens of the End- Part Two
Understanding the Second Coming- Omens of the End- Part Two In Part I of our study of Revelation’s seven trumpets, we arrived at some conclusions as to their basic nature: Throughout the Bible trumpets are blown to announce war and call people to repentance. The wars of the Old Testament are repeatedly called judgments […]
