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Tag: Revelation
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Lesson 15: An Advent Sermon Reflecting Revelation Teachings
Read MORE: Lesson 15: An Advent Sermon Reflecting Revelation TeachingsI preached this sermon the Sunday after one of the first major terrorist attacks in Europe. I was attempting to place this in the context of the Advent theme focusing on Jesus’ Second Coming. The sermon also incorporated the baptisms…
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Lesson 14: Gettysburg and Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 14: Gettysburg and RevelationOne of the questions Revelation raises is, “For what should we give our lives?” Martyrdom is a primary feature from the beginning to the end of the book. The Apostle warns dying for the Pax Romana serves evil. Even though…
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Lesson 13: Reasons for Reading Revelation (Part 2)
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Reasons for Reading Revelation (Part 2)Let me continue mentioning reasons I find important for reading John’s Apocalypse. Close after the Prophet’s broadening our concept of church-state relationships and narrowing our definition of the Christian community, I would place enhancing our understanding of prophecy. A good…
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Lesson 12: Reasons for Reading Revelation (Part 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 12: Reasons for Reading Revelation (Part 1)For approximately half of my life, I thought we all would be better off if the Church had never included Revelation in the Bible. Then a friend, who became ill, asked me to teach his seminary course. Although he had…
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Lesson 11: The Wrath of God in Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 11: The Wrath of God in RevelationRevelation throws together, without any rhyme or reason, just about every theological vision of the future being discussed in his day. That, of course, entices us to find our favorite and read the prophesy entirely from that perspective. It is…
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Lesson 10: The Religious Implications of Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 10: The Religious Implications of RevelationIn the last lesson, I suggested John’s take on the relationship between church and state in his time offers us some help in our own situation. Many of us are seeking new approaches after losing confidence in the two-kingdom theory.…
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Lesson 9: The Political Implications of Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 9: The Political Implications of RevelationAt first, it seems John sees the relationship between the church and state differently than Jesus and Paul. Jesus, in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, tells Christians to give Caesar what is Caesar’s in response to a question about paying taxes.…
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Lesson 8: New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 and 22
Read MORE: Lesson 8: New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 and 22If one part of prophecy is explicating God’s promises with visions of the future, John offers one of the most beautiful in all history. God himself wipes away the tears of those who have suffered with the Lamb. The Divine…
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Lesson 7: The Last Judgment and Millennium in Revelation 19 and 20
Read MORE: Lesson 7: The Last Judgment and Millennium in Revelation 19 and 20John has treated us to three versions of the Tribulation. Now in these two chapters, he offers at least two Last Judgments. Two obvious ones employ an Armageddon battle to eradicate evil powers and people. The second of these adds…
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Lesson 6: The Judgment of Rome in Revelation 17, 18, and 19
Read MORE: Lesson 6: The Judgment of Rome in Revelation 17, 18, and 19Anyone who studies the development of Revelation as if it were a scholarly work or, for that matter, an unfolding or prediction of future events has to be pulling out their hair as they exclaim, “Oh no, here we go…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!