Tag Archives: Belief

The next sound John hears is….


The seventh angel Recap: The two witnesses: After 42 months of demonstrating the power of a mighty God, the false prophet has managed to kill them, even though no one else could. Dead for three and one half days in … Continue reading

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The street of that great city.


Revelation 11:8-10 ESV and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. (9) For three and a half days some from the peoples and … Continue reading

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Dear Muslim – How God makes himself real.


Click the link and watch the video. Dear Muslim.

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Their arrival will be phenomenal.


Of the two witnesses. And if anyone desires to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone desires to harm them, so it is right for him to be killed. (6) These have … Continue reading

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It always re-creates a visual image in me.


We went to our church Christmas spectacular. Beautiful voices, entertainment and interesting videos to coincide, but the part that got me was what I could hear of this passage from the bible. An aspect of  this passage is that it … Continue reading

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Certainly there is a chronology to the Revelation.


Revelation 11:3-4 NIV And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” (4) They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.” … Continue reading

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What does it mean to say Merry Christmas?


My days off are split but I am learning to live with it. I suppose that means no overnight trips into the desert to view the night sky, something I have not seen in over thirty years. But it would … Continue reading

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Revelation chapter 10, The angel and the open book.


John MacArthur’s commentary stated that this segment was an interlude between sixth and seventh trumpet judgments. I had already used that allusion recently and did not want to sound redundant. The oddity here is that this still falls within the … Continue reading

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The fifth angel sounded, Revelation 9.


Revelation 9:1 Moffatt NT (1) The fifth angel blew, and I saw a Star which had dropped from heaven to earth; he was given the key of the pit of the abyss, John MacArthur’s commentary says, “a star fallen from … Continue reading

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An interlude between the seals. Revelation 7


How often do we, if we have gone to a play, think of an interlude as a break in the action. Things calm down for a moment and you get the chance to relieve yourself, and get a drink before … Continue reading

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