Armageddon.The word sends shivers up my spine. It is full of doomsday imagery, of the end of the world.… READ MORE

  Several years ago, I sat down with a lifelong friend and his wife for dinner and a wide-ranging conversation.… READ MORE

  Our topic in today’s meditation is once again the wrath of God.   God’s wrath is his judicial anger… READ MORE

I would like to speak with you today about the wrath of God. Admittedly, this is not the happiest of… READ MORE

There is something about good news that makes you want to sing. You know what I am talking about: a… READ MORE

John’s Revelation is to a large extent structured by sevens.   In his commentary on Revelation, Simon J. Kistemaker points… READ MORE

We sometimes speak of “reaping the consequences” of our decisions, especially of our bad decisions. The phrase itself is an… READ MORE

What is the gospel?   The Greek word that we translate as gospel is euaggelion. The Old English word from… READ MORE

Christianity is not a negative religion. Or rather, it is not merely a negative religion. There are, of course, some… READ MORE

Readers of Revelation 13.11–18 feel their attention immediately drawn to the last words of the passage: “let the one who… READ MORE