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

  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