Behind the Scenes of History (Revelation 1:1-20)
We have just come through the earthquake of October 17, and can give thanks that most of us survived without serious damage. There is one th...
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Revelation: The End -- and a New Beginning
What is it that makes us want to read the last chapter of a book first? For some reason, many people begin reading the Bible with the book of Revelation; but this is a serious mistake. This...
Episodes
20 of 23 episodesThe Church that Lost its Love (Revelation 1:19 - 2:7)
What a wonderful week this has been! The whole world has been caught by surprise at the developments in Eastern Europe. New doors of freedom...
Smyrna and Pergamum -- The Pressured Church (Revelation 2:8-17)
It has been often said, with much truth, that Christians ought to live with the newspaper in one hand and a Bible in the other. It takes one...
Thyatira: The Worldly Church (Revelation 2:18-29)
As we look at these seven letters in the book of Revelation, it is helpful to remember two things about them: First, they are a picture of s...
The Church of the Zombies (Revelation 3:1-6)
Some years ago I was in the city of Adelaide in Australia, and found I was scheduled to preach in a certain church on Sunday evening. I had...
The Little Church that Tried (Revelation 3:7-13)
Everyone knows that our historic American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named for the church to which we come today, means "brotherly...
The Poor-Rich Church (Revelation 3:14-21)
The city of Laodicea was located about 100 miles directly east of Ephesus, the first city to which these seven letters were addressed. Laodi...
Supreme Headquarters (Revelation 4:1-11)
Chapter four of the book of Revelation represents a dramatic change. We move now to the third division of the book. In 1:19, we learned from...
The Great Breakthrough (Revelation 5:1-14)
In Chapter 4 of Revelation, John the Apostle was caught up into the presence of God in heaven. There he saw the throne of God and the court...
Four Terrible Horsemen (Revelation 6:1-17)
The sixth chapter of Revelation brings us to the beginning of the judgments of the wrath of God. It is not an easy passage to preach on, but...
To Jew And Gentile (Revelation 7:1-17)
Everyone knows that the tiny nation of Israel, with a population of less than four million people, nevertheless receives enormous attention...
Angels of Doom (Revelation 8:1-13)
In our studies in the book of Revelation we have been following the unrolling of the seven-sealed scroll which the Lamb of God won the right...
All Hell Breaks Loose (Revelation 9:1-21)
Chapter 9 of Revelation presents the judgments of the fifth and sixth of the seven trumpets which were introduced in Chapter 8. These two tr...
The End of the Mystery (Revelation 10:1-11)
In Chapter 10 of Revelation we come face to face with several mysteries that have confused many from time to time. I suppose there are milli...
The Last Warning (Revelation 11:1-19)
Recently I enjoyed seeing the stage production of Les Miserables in San Francisco. I had read Victor Hugo's novel in a somewhat torturous ex...
Woman and the Serpent (Revelation 12:1-17)
If any of you are immigrants to this country and you entered through the port of New York, you will remember that the first sight you had of...
When Men become Beasts (Revelation 13:1-18)
The thirteenth chapter of Revelation brings before us the most famous number in the world -- 666. If you get that number on your license pla...
The Time of the of Harvest (Revelation 14:1-20)
John Wesley once said, "Give me a hundred men who love nothing but God and hate nothing but sin, and I will shake the whole world for Christ...
Earth's Last Trial (Revelation 15:1 - 16:21)
The book of Revelation surveys God's solution to the crisis of history; how he will bring about the long promised world of peace and blessin...
The Dragon Lady (Revelation 17:1 - 19:5)
One of the frequent questions asked about the end times is: "Will the church go through the great tribulation?" I am not going to deal at le...