In Revelation 15, the faithful sing the song of Moses and the Lamb while God’s presence fills the temple with glory. Ryan and Lyndsie explore how this vision reveals both the holiness of God and the hope of those who remain faithful.
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In our second Q&A episode on Revelation, we do a high-level overview of chapters 7-14, hitting several hot topics: 666, the identity of the 144,000, the child snatched up to heaven, and several others. We also explore what loyalty to the Lamb vs. Beast looks like in the complexity of the public square today, and what it might mean to endure faithfully until the return of the king.
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The Bible is clear: those who "worship the monster" (Rev. 14:9) will share the monster's fate: destruction. Does this refer to the soul's annihilation, or eternal conscious torment? And how does the vision of judgment in Revelation 14 sit within its wider context of a call for patient endurance on the part of God's people?
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The Mark of the Beast in Revelation 13 isn’t some vague and mysterious riddle—John’s first-century readers would’ve recognized what it meant instantly. Not only that, it’s part of the larger message of Revelation that speaks as much to our world as it did to theirs. In this episode, Ryan and guest Ron Herms unpack the history, decode the symbol, and explore why this warning still hits home today.
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The Bible has a Christmas story we don't often hear. It's not the one where a peasant girl named Mary gives birth to a boy nearly killed by Herod the Great. It's the one where a woman clothed with the sun gives birth to a prince who's nearly devoured by a dragon, but then snatched away to the throne of God. This is Christmas in apocalyptic mode, and it's found only in Revelation 12.
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Books to aid your Revelation journey:
Start Here:
Richard Bauckham, "The Climax of Prophecy"
Richard Bauckham, "Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology)"
John Collins, "The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature"
N.T. Wright, "History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology"
N.T. Wright, "Revelation for Everyone (The New Testament for Everyone)"
Craig S. Keener, "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament"
Also Helpful:
Steve Gregg, "Revelation: Four Views, A Parallel Commentary, Revised & Updated Edition"
Eugene Peterson, "Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination"
Marcus Bockmuehl, "Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity"
Michael Heiser, "The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible"
The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel's Scripture
J. Richard Middleton, "A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology"
Timothy Beal, "The Book of Revelation: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)"
Miroslav Volf, "The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything (Theology for the Life of the World)"
Books to aid your Revelation journey:
Start Here:
Richard Bauckham, "The Climax of Prophecy"
Richard Bauckham, "Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology)"
John Collins, "The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature"
N.T. Wright, "History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology"
N.T. Wright, "Revelation for Everyone (The New Testament for Everyone)"
Craig S. Keener, "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament"
Also Helpful:
Steve Gregg, "Revelation: Four Views, A Parallel Commentary, Revised & Updated Edition"
Eugene Peterson, "Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination"
Marcus Bockmuehl, "Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity"
Michael Heiser, "The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible"
The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel's Scripture
Amazon Link J. Richard Middleton, "A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology"
Timothy Beal, "The Book of Revelation: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)"
Miroslav Volf, "The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything (Theology for the Life of the World)"
Books to aid your Revelation journey:
Start Here:
Richard Bauckham, "The Climax of Prophecy"
Richard Bauckham, "Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology)"
John Collins, "The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature"
N.T. Wright, "History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology"
N.T. Wright, "Revelation for Everyone (The New Testament for Everyone)"
Craig S. Keener, "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament"
Also Helpful:
Steve Gregg, "Revelation: Four Views, A Parallel Commentary, Revised & Updated Edition"
Eugene Peterson, "Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination"
Marcus Bockmuehl, "Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity"
Michael Heiser, "The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible"
The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel's Scripture
Amazon Link J. Richard Middleton, "A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology"
Timothy Beal, "The Book of Revelation: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)"
Miroslav Volf, "The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything (Theology for the Life of the World)"