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11/07/2016 07:52
Even with the overwhelming sorrow and disbelief we may have regarding those who sorrow and disbelieve in the bowl judgments, it is Chapter 17 that is the heart of this section on the human-focused. It is here that we see the story of our age explained most fully. But this chapter packed full of...
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11/03/2016 05:57
Chapter 15 ends with the angels who are carrying the bowls of wrath exiting the sanctuary of God. The Bible tells us the sanctuary was filled with smoke and no one could enter it until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. Of course, the smoke filling the sanctuary is the glory of...
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10/26/2016 08:14
Here is the chiasmus again as an outline for how we are proceeding through this section.
1. Angel Message 1: Eternal Gospel (14:6–7)
2. Angel Message 2: Babylon Fallen (14:8)
3. Angel Message 3: Beast Followers Drink Wrath...
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10/10/2016 08:22
The battle of this age that we find in Revelation 14:6 through chapter 19 provides characterization and boundary through its separate sections arranged in chiasmus fashion:
1. Angel Message 1: Eternal Gospel (14:6–7)
2. Angel Message 2: Babylon Fallen...
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10/03/2016 07:18
The three aspects of humankind’s distorted attempt to satisfy its desire for truth, goodness, and beauty lie in (1) the never-ending yearning for satisfaction in TGB apart from God, (2) the belief that satisfaction of TGB will come from our own essence—the materiality of creation itself, and (3)...
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09/26/2016 07:49
In John’s chapter 12 presentation of images of the woman, he speaks of one instance (verse 6) during which she is fed for 1260 days. Tying it to Daniel, the woman is fed for those 3.5 years following Christ’s ascension. And indeed, Israel the faithful was fed on the gospel message delivered by the...
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09/19/2016 10:09
Elijah’s story of the three and a half year drought gave us certain principles of how God works in our sinful world. God has been accomplishing his plan of redemption ever since the fall. But Elijah’s story shows us that as evil dominates, God judges. The good will suffer, but as they endure in...
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09/05/2016 08:49
The story of Revelation 12 begins with the coming of the Messiah. Israel—representing God’s redemptive plan—gives birth (through the life, death, and resurrection—the atonement) to the Redeemer. That Redeemer is said to shepherd. The word shepherd is sometimes translated as rule, which is not...
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08/22/2016 08:01
Revelation is a book about the redemption story. From what has bee discussed so far throughout this Revelation series, we see the outline of the book clearly. Just like a book, it has the beginning information--a prologue or preface—and an ending after the story—the epilogue. Between the prologue...
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08/15/2016 07:58
The action of measuring the city means the same thing that measuring, in its figurative sense, always means in the Bible. We saw John being given a measuring rod in Revelation 11 to measure the sanctuary. In measuring the sanctuary, he was identifying and defining it. We learned of God’s specific...
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