July 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm (4:5-11, 5:1, Revelation)
Dear Disciples:
We return to John’s description of the indescribable — Heaven and God’s throne. The Holy Spirit is there, represented by seven blazing torches (or lamps) and is described as “the seven spirits of God” (4:5).
We’ll come across the number seven again in Revelation. As we’ve pointed out before, the Antichrist in 13:1 has seven heads and [...]
July 9th, 2008 at 9:31 am (5:2-14, Revelation)
Dear Disciples:
OK, we have a scroll — a Last Will and Testament that describes all that will happen as God once-and-for-all eradicates evil and gives His bride her inheritance. We, His bride, are sitting at the edge of our collective seat, waiting to know what’s in there. So are the hosts of Heaven (the four [...]
July 16th, 2008 at 12:10 pm (6:1-8, Revelation)
Dear Disciples:
Finally, the seals of the scroll will be opened. This is exciting stuff!
In this lesson, we’ll look at the breaking of the first four seals, the four horsemen of the apocalypse. First I think it will help to review briefly what we’ve studied so far.
John was on an island called Patmos, off the coast [...]
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm (6:9-17, Revelation)
Dear Disciples:
When each of the first four seals of the scroll (Jesus’ Last Will and Testament) were broken, a colored horse rode forth. The first horse was white and seemed to represent the effective proclaiming of the gospel. The second was red and symbolized war and bloodshed. The third horse was black and symbolized scarcity [...]