Revelation 15: The End Is Near!

Are you ready for "the end"?  Revelation 15 begins to draw this book of prophecy to a close, especially as it concerns God's judgment.  With the pouring out of the seven bowl judgments, God's wrath is completed (vs. 1).

Revelation 14: Two Camps

The picture I get from Revelation 14 is that there are really only two options: you either belong to God and the Lamb, or to Satan the beast.

Revelation 13: 666

Revelation 13 is the stuff of nightmares.  I remember being a very young Christian and enthralled with its gruesome depiction of beasts and horns and heads and marks and numbers.  As you might imagine, there is a lot of speculation about just what all these things mean, or will mean.

Revelation 12: Signs

Revelation 12: Is it the past, present or future?  John tells us about two signs appearing in heaven: that of a pregnant woman about to give birth, followed by an enormous red dragon.  These two signs are in conflict: the dragon wishes to devour the child the moment it is born.

Revelation 11: Echoes

I don't have much to offer in the way of prophetic interpretation of Chapter 11, other than to point out how important it is to grasp the totality of the Bible when studying Revelation.  Here are some of the allusions to other portions of scripture:

Psalm 8: The Majestic Psalm

Psalm 8 is one of my personal favorites.  It begins with the familiar words (that I often can't help singing): "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!"

Revelation 10: Mysteries

"Mystery" is a technical term in the study of biblical prophecy.  In vs. 7, we hear that the mystery of God will be accomplished.  We will see the term "mystery" again in Revelation.