The Seed of the Church
Our study of Revelation 11:1-13 is now complete. How can we apply what we've learned? How is this strange passage relevant to Christians living in the 21st century? There's a…
Thy Kingdom Come
Revelation 11 is arguably the most dense & difficult chapter in the entire Bible. It's apocalyptic literature, full of highly figurative and symbolic language which leaves many readers perplexed. One…
Revelation and Rome
The beast of Revelation 11 most directly corresponds to the Roman Empire. John will later elaborate on the nature of the beast. In fact, he will describe two beasts: one…
A Time, Two Times and Half a Time
Revelation 11 is arguably the toughest chapter in the Bible, but it's key for understanding the book of Revelation as a whole. Chapter 11 unveils the contents of the scroll…
The Scroll
Of all the books in the world, the Bible is one of the most difficult. Even a passing knowledge of church history reveals that even professing Christians have often disagreed…
The Wrong Holiday
Christmas is rapidly approaching. Most churches are well into the advent season; Poinsettias and garland adorn their sanctuaries. There is one dynamic which can be reliably observed in evangelical churches…
New Wine & New Wineskins
The 27 books which were eventually included in the New Testament were all produced by the end of the 1st century. The gospel of Mark (which drew heavily upon the…
The Things Fulfilled Among Us
"Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the…
The New Exodus
Holy week is already upon us since Easter comes relatively early this year. The method used to calculate Easter Sunday is quite confusing: it's the Sunday following the first full…
The Star in the East
Nativity scenes are one of the time-honored traditions of the Christmas season. Such displays vary widely in style but have a number of fixed elements. The central figure, of course, is the…