“In turning to matters in [Revelation] 11:1–14,” Robert H. Mounce comments, “we come to a passage that is universally recognized… READ MORE

So far, we have seen that God uses bad things as a negative reinforcement technique induce change in people. Those… READ MORE

We need to face a very uncomfortable fact about Revelation. It is, in many ways, a gruesome book. Of course,… READ MORE

Several years ago, as I was driving to work, I heard a talk show host fulminate against the opponents of… READ MORE

When I was young—O for the days!—I sung a camp song whose verses I forget but whose chorus I remember:… READ MORE

In Revelation 8.1–5 John returns to the opening of the seventh and final seal. After all the noise of the… READ MORE

Are Christians so heavenly minded that they’re of no earthly good?   In Revelation 7.1-8, John heard “the number of… READ MORE

Revelation 7 interrupts the breaking of the seven seals, which concludes in 8.1–5, in order to focus our attention on… READ MORE

It has been said that God is slow, but never late. God’s slowness to fulfill his promise of a just… READ MORE

 Submission, peacemaking, generosity, and hospitality all require patience: Patience with a corrupt government to reform, with the violent to act… READ MORE