Revelation 13: The Mark of the Beast, Four Views

The Mark of the Beast is an iconic image from Johnโ€™s Apocalypse, a number, or a name, etched into the hand and/or the forehead of every person living in the time of the dragon and its beasts. #Revelation13 #MarkoftheBeast

Revelation: Historical? Idealist? Futurist?

What approach do we take, perspective do we use, and hermeneutic do we employ when reading Revelation? It's not a slam-dunk answer.

1 Peter 1, Prophetic Mystery

Peter called attention to God the Father who foreknows, God the Holy Spirit who sanctifies, and God the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ who shed his blood to make atonement for our sins.

1 Peter, Elected in Love

In this brief, ten minute YouTube presentation, we take a deep look at what Peter might have meant when he spoke of being God's elect.

1 Peter 2: Willing Cooperation

those who have been born anew, who have been born from above, have a higher calling, an eternal perspective. Our willing cooperation with human authorities displays the unlimited grace and mature liberty we now have in Christ.

1 Peter: Elected in Love

If you are feeling a heavy load, or weathering a tempest, then you will be able to resonate with something of what the first century church was enduring.

Acts Wednesday: Chapter 25, Out With Felix, in With Festus

God showed Paul his destiny one step at a time. The process itself shaped him, and made him ready for his destiny. God molded Paul into the person he needed to be to fulfill what the Lord had planned for him.