Several years ago, Philip Yancey wrote a book called, The Jesus I Never Knew. By reading the Gospel with… READ MORE

  The second coming of Jesus Christ has a twofold effect: judgment and salvation. God reserves judgment for those who,… READ MORE

In Titus 2.11–14, the Apostle Paul summarized the Christian faith in this way: “For the grace of God has appeared,… READ MORE

  Revelation 18.20–24 sharply contrasts the noise of heaven with the silence of hell.   “Rejoice over her, O heaven,”… READ MORE

  Revelation 18.9–19 contains the laments of three distinct groups of people who interacted with Babylon: “the kings of the… READ MORE

  In his High Priestly Prayer, Jesus—on the eve of his crucifixion—enunciated a paradox that succinctly captures the tension of… READ MORE

  Revelation 18 commemorates the destruction of Babylon with angelic choruses and earthly laments. In the course of doing so,… READ MORE

  Let us return to the literal meaning of John’s symbolic portraits. So far, we have discussed the beast and… READ MORE

  Having elicited our negative emotional response to Babylon by means of symbolic portraiture (Rev. 17:1-6), John now explains the… READ MORE

Revelation 17–18 describes and celebrates the destruction of Babylon. That great city was once the political, cultural, and religious center… READ MORE