Prophecy

Revelation 4-5: The Throne, The Lamb And The Scroll

Laying Out Revelation – Part 3

Chapters four and five of Revelation give us more questions and plenty of opportunity for confident mistakes.

Who is sitting on the throne?

Who are the 24 elders?

What is the name of this scroll and what does it look like?

What are the Seven Spirits?

And, why did Jesus need to sacrifice Himself to open the Scroll?

What is in this scroll and why is it so important?

The safest, most accurate answer to these questions is, “I don’t know.” But, there are a few things that we can know.

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Revelation 1-3 – A Blessing, A Conundrum, And Seven Churches

Laying Out Revelation Part 2

This is where we run into our very first problem, along with our first blessing. And, as much as we want that blessing, that problem is an unsettling conundrum, which is why most pastors won’t talk very much about the Book of Revelation.

No one wants to get the Book of Revelation wrong.

However, events in our world appear to be accelerating towards something that looks an awful lot like what John the Apostle wrote. So, we don’t have the luxury of ignoring this book.

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Laying Out Revelation – Part 01

I’ve run into new questions about Revelation, questions that I don’t ever remember asking in quite this way. That has required some spiritual reflection. I have more questions than answers, but maybe some insights that I haven’t had before. Ultimately, this comes from unlocking Seal Six, which is the key reason why I began changing direction in 2021.

However, since Revelation is the most dangerous book in the Bible (Rev 22:18-19), we need to be extra humble in our approach to seeking insight into what is coming. Mishandling this book will have grave consequences for everyone affected. So, let’s try not to do that.

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Bad Eschatology, Part 4 – Pretrib History

The Pretribulation Rapture theory arises from an honest mistake and a corrupt fable – at a time when advances in printing made crazy ideas accessible. Books were the Internet of their time, and an information-starved populace couldn’t get enough. And, when Scofield put Dispensationalism everywhere in his ‘study bible’, it was the final blow.

The Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventism, Communism, Eugenics, Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and the Flat Earth movement – all owe their rise to the steam-powered printing press and a 19th century desire for a good story.

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