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Welcome to the Real World

Paradise

Our final study in Revelation encompasses the last two chapters which offer a picture of comes after the decisive victory of Christ. The world is come is pictured as a New Jerusalem and there are three things that are made clear to John about it: The New Jerusalem is a Present Reality The New Jerusalem…

Tears and Rejoicing

In Revelation 18-19 we see two very different reactions to the fall of Babylon, the Great City. And those differences force us to ask ourselves, How will we feel when Babylon falls? Why should we rejoice when Babylon falls? Who will we think was blessed when Babylon falls?

Come out!

In Revelation 17 we are introduced to the enigmatic figure of the Mother of Prostitutes. We’ll be thinking about Who she is, What she is doing, and, What we need to do about her.

The Last Battle

Revelation 15-16 describe the sequence of events with which God’s wrath against this world will finally be completed. They were pictured for John as seven “bowls of wrath”, which mirror and fulfil the seven trumpets which had begun to be sounded as soon as the Lamb opened the scroll of his final purposes in heaven.…

Who is Safe?

In the light of the horrors that Revelation 13 sees Satan unleash against Christ’s Church the question is … who is safe? And the answer is, Those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes Those who long for the judgement of God Those who patiently endure

The Dragon’s Fall

In Revelation 12-13 we have the strangest version of the nativity in Scripture, instead of shepherds and wise men there is an ancient dragon – Satan, desperate to destroy the child who is to be born. But instead, the dragon is cast down, thrown out of heaven by the coming of Christ. But he is…

Unwelcome Blessings

Having seen how the breaking of the seals and the sounding of the trumpets have left men unwilling to repent, in Revelation 10 and 11 we find John’s portrait of the ministry of the Church to change men’s hearts. He shows us three things: A Scroll – the Plan A Temple – the Purpose Two…

A Warning Ignored

In Revelation 8-9 seven trumpets are sounded, desperately calling the world to hear and repent and prepare for the coming judgement … but, The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold, silver,…