#16 Hell Unleashed
Denial is dangerous. My husband was a wonderful optimist, and that made him a joy to be around. He loved people, he laughed a lot, and he saw the best ...
# 15 Trumpets!
Oh how the Bible is all one story! There is an amazing parallel between the plagues of Egypt and the judgments (seals, trumpets, bowls and visions of conflict) of Revelation. ...
#14 Silence in Heaven
Only five verses this week -- but WOW! "When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven..." Why? We saw in Revelation 7:1 that angels hold back ...
#13 SEALED!
I love seeing the allusions to the Song of Songs in Revelation. This has always been one of my favorite verses from the Song: We'll compare this, in our study, ...
#12 The Seals
We're beginning a new section (Congratulations to you! You are still with us!) Once we get past the churches and the opening visions, we get into the judgments. There are ...
#11 Is He Worthy?
Here in Revelation 5 we have a New Song sung by every tribe and nation! Hands down, my favorite contemporary praise song is Andrew Peterson's Is He Worthy? It ...
#10 Kingdom Eyes
God peeled back a corner of heaven for Daniel, Ezekiel, and John. He wanted them to then give us a glimpse of the unseen world. Why? Seeing the holiness of ...
# 9 Lukewarm!
The last of the 7, lukewarm Laodicea makes Jesus want to spit them out of His mouth. I've told this story before but will tell it again because it seems ...
# 8 God Opens Doors
Smyrna and Philadelphia had only commendations from Jesus. Both, though severely persecuted, persevered, and God blessed. To little Philadelphia He said: "I have placed before you an open door which ...
# 7 Wake Up!
The church in Sardis had a reputation of being alive but was dead. The frightening aspect is that they didn't realize this. As Dr. Campbell says: "Those who have lost ...
# 6 Thyatira’s Poison
Imagine that you had a daughter who deeply loved the Lord and was the apple of your eye. After she left the nest she began attending a church where the ...
#5. Hidden Manna
The Church in Pergamum is where "Satan has his throne." Pergamum was also a city of many gods, and as long as you didn't prefer one god above another, you ...
#4. Smyrna Praised
I need the message to the persecuted church of Smyrna. Jesus has no rebuke for them. They were poor but rich! They did not cling to comfort but to God ...
# 3 The 7 Churches Are Us!
Why are only 7 churches addressed by Christ when there were more than 7 churches in Asia Minor? Numbers are symbolic in Revelation. As Dr. Campbell explains: Seven, rooted in ...
# 2: The Promise
"Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take it to heart what is written in it, because ...