Apocalyptic literature becomes especially meaningful for those who are suffering. When the going gets rough, it helps to see the light at the end of the tunnel, to know the last page of this story ends well. #Millennium #SecondComing
Revelation: Four Views of the King of Kings
Once again, this is a long passage. To refresh your memory, please click Revelation 19:11-21 to reread the passage. After the destruction of Babylon, John was given a vision of the King of kings astride a brilliant white horse, his robes stained in blood, leading an army also riding white horses. From the king’s mouth … Continue reading Revelation: Four Views of the King of Kings
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Isaiah 65: The Millennial Age
At the end of this chapter filled with the darkness of sin, Isaiah depicted a worldwide event that will completely reform creation—a dramatically new universe, free from corruption and death. New Heavens and New Earth “For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth;the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.But … Continue reading Isaiah 65: The Millennial Age
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Isaiah 60: A Better Country, A Beautiful City
The final part of Isaiah’s prophecy goes far beyond earthly brilliance. “The sun shall no longer be your light by day,nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night,but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.Your sun shall no more go down or your moon withdraw itself,for the Lord will be your everlasting … Continue reading Isaiah 60: A Better Country, A Beautiful City
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Revelation 1: The Whole Earth?
In the present tense, it makes John’s statement an ongoing event, one which had been fulfilled at the cross and continued at Pentecost. But was John speaking only of the supernatural work of Christ whenever the gospel was told and of the Holy Spirit’s conviction of those who heard it by God’s divine power? Or was John indicating there would also be a future fulfillment, one more substantial and concrete? A physical return of Christ, coming on the Pillar of Cloud, God’s glorious Shekinah?
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2 Peter 3: New Heavens and a New Earth
not that many people know the Apostle Peter also had a heavily eschatological message.
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2 Peter 3: Thief in the Night
Necessarily, thieves do not announce their expected time of arrival, as that would be counterproductive. In the same way, Jesus’s return is certain and imminent, but kept under wraps.
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Minor Prophets: Micah, Messiah’s Reign
There are Spirit-filled Christians from what seems a countless variety of backgrounds and faith traditions, and we all have such a variety of ways of understanding what will happen in the future. There is much disagreement! However, there are a few points on which we are unified.
