Category: Apocalypse
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Revelation: A Look at the Text (Part 2 of 2)
In this issue, I am presenting the final instalment (unit 12-17) of my teaching on the book of Revelation. We will be looking at Revelation 12-22. Last year, I published a general introduction as well as a more detailed look at the text of Revelation 1-11. I will include these 11 units in the overview…
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Revelation: A General Introduction
Confused or disturbed by the book of Revelation (or just plain curious)? Watch or read this general introduction to the book! A section-by-section explanation of the text is to follow.
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The Seven Cities of Revelation
The book of Revelation begins with seven letters to seven churches in seven cities in the Roman province of Asia. You probably know this. The condition of each church and specific facts about each city are reflected in the content of each letter. This is likely not new to you either. What I aim to…
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The Millennium Is… When?!? (“The Battle” and the Millennium II)
Shortly before the end of his book, John writes about “the battle” and the millennium. In the previous issue, I argued that these images may be more fluid and flexible than most readers recognize. “The battle” may be a reality (a confrontation) that runs throughout salvation history (therefore a “war” rather than a “battle”). In…
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The War Is On: “The Battle” and the Millennium I
In my beginning years in the School of Biblical Studies I spent a lot of time studying and teaching subjects related to eschatology (or the end times). One of these was the millennium, a fancy term for the “thousand years” mentioned in Revelation 20. It has always struck me as odd that this brief passage,…
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Blood Moons Rising: The World Is About to End
We are finally going to get what so many of us have been eagerly awaiting: the end of the world. It is near, and this time it is for real. The harbinger of the apocalyptic mega-event is the fourth and last of an exceptional series of lunar eclipses, also called blood moons, which is to…
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My First Special Project: I Am Reading the IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament Prophets (IVP 1)
Finally! I have been waiting to do this for a long time. And I am inviting you to be part of the learning experience. I will summarize the framework for this project below, but this four-minute video does a better job than written words can do, so please watch it and then come back to…