John’s response to the double-sided, seven-sealed scroll is curious. We might have expected him to dance with joy at the… READ MORE

Like all prophets, John is a man of sight and sound. He reports his vision of God and declares whatever… READ MORE

The four living creatures, whose body-covering eyes are fixed constantly upon God, praise him for who he is. The twenty-four… READ MORE

When I attend a Sunday morning worship service, I usually sit on the front row. I do this not because… READ MORE

Familiarity breeds contempt. At least that is often the case with our relationships. In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis… READ MORE

Around the throne of God are gathered “twenty-four elders” (Rev. 4:4), “four living creatures” (4:6), and “many angels” (5:11). Although… READ MORE

  Who is the God Jesus Christ invites us to worship?   Several years ago, J. B. Phillips wrote a… READ MORE

  Today, many American congregations are casualty-strewn battlefields of the “worship wars,” in which defenders of traditional hymns, pianos, and… READ MORE

  The seventh and final mark of the church, according to Revelation 2–3 is wholeheartedness.   It is a character… READ MORE

Mission is the sixth mark of the church (Rev. 3:7-13).   Before Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, he gave his… READ MORE