The Things We Do Understand

Someone once said that the problem with the Bible isn’t really about understanding it all; it’s about doing what we know it says. It’s true that there is much in the Bible we don’t really understand or can’t fathom properly. Our studies in Revelation leave us with...

The Mark Of The Beast

Rev 13:16-18 describes a terrible time to come when the beast will force all people (great and small, rich and poor, free or slave) to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark associated with...

Parallel Reading

It is impossible to read Revelation 13 intelligibly without a Biblical knowledge of the book of Daniel. Both books are apocalyptic in style and there are many parallel passages in the two books. Here, we must read John’s account of two beasts (one from the sea and one...

Two Beasts

Revelation 13 is one of the most baffling chapters in the whole Bible, describing two beasts (one from the sea and one from the earth) which are described in fantastical detail. The beast from the sea has seven heads and ten horns and looks like a leopard with the...

Christ Crucified

Dave spoke tonight from 1 Cor 2:1-5, reminding us of the centrality of the cross. He looked at 3 scenes from the last 24 hours of Jesus’s life: 1. The Last Supper, when Jesus ate with His disciples and instituted the sacrament of Holy Communion in remembrance of...