Even a few sentences in, we can tell the Book of Revelation is unlike anything else in the Christian Testament. But the truth is, there is really nothing like it in the Hebrew Scriptures either, although there are many references to various prophetic imagery and events from the Hebrew scriptures.
Minor Prophets: Zechariah, Finish With A Flourish!
Now, at last, this final vision rests on a time of great celebration, when all shall be made “Holy to the Lord.”
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Minor Prophets: Zechariah, Portents of Apocalypse
Part of what makes this final chapter confusing is how Zechariah seems to oscillate between idyllic scenes and catastrophic scenes. However, reading this chapter with John’s Revelation suggests a cohesive overall narrative.
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Minor Prophets: Zechariah, A Mighty Earthquake
We have come at last to the final chapter of Zechariah’s final oracle, the most prophetic and profound (and for many scholars, puzzling) of the prophet’s visions.
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Minor Prophets: Obadiah’s Apocalypse
Whether we agree on the literal, concrete realization of Obadiah’s predicted apocalypse, you and I can still understand them as spiritual prophecies.
