There are moments in life when it feels like chaos is winning. Nations rage. Leaders posture. Cultures drift. Personal trials stack up. And if we’re honest, there are days when we may start to wonder,...
Revelation 11 drops us into the middle of intense prophetic action. Trumpets are sounding. Judgment is unfolding. The nations are restless. And right in the middle of all of it, God does something tha...
Revelation 10 is certainly an interesting chapter to study, not only because of what it contains, but also because of what came before it.
Up to this point, John has been shown trumpet judgments that...
From a pastoral perspective, I think the easiest portions of Scripture for me to preach through are the New Testament epistles. Those passages include a lot of direct language that's highly practical...
There’s a noticeable shift when we move from Revelation 8:1–5 into Revelation 8:6–13. The silence in heaven has passed. The prayers of the saints have risen before God. The censer has been hurled to t...
Recently, I was thinking about the births of my children. They were all born close together, and if I’m completely honest about that season of life, it feels like a whirlwind and a swirl of memories ...
I have always enjoyed the pace and the feel of Christmas Eve. I enjoyed it as a child and I still enjoy it as an adult. The evening has a way of slowing us down, at least for a moment. The lights are ...
When John describes Jesus as the “true light” in John 1:9, he isn’t just offering poetic language or an interesting metaphor. He’s making a bold, theological declaration about the identity of Christ. ...
It has been interesting to me over the course of my adult life to notice how consistently people fail to understand and appreciate who Jesus really is. During the Christmas season in particular, you ...
The Lord knows what our hearts are longing for, and multiple times in Scripture, we’re shown that He intends to satisfy our deepest longings. Revelation 7:9-17 is one of those moments. It shows us a s...
There are moments when a passage of Scripture grabs you by the shoulders and refuses to let you drift into comfortable reading. Revelation 6:12-17 is one of those moments. It pulls back the curtain on...
When we read Revelation 6, we’re shown a fascinating glimpse of future days. The Lamb (Jesus), who alone is worthy to open the scroll, begins to break its seals. What follows isn't random chaos or mea...
