Tag: revelation

When the Bread Is Broken — The Moment the Risen Lord Is Seen

1. Why They Could Not See They had eyes. Cleopas and the unnamed disciple—these were people who had been with Jesus. They had heard His voice, seen His hands touch the sick, and eaten with Him. Yet now, as He walked right beside them, they did not recognize Him. Why? It was not a problem… Continue reading When the Bread Is Broken — The Moment the Risen Lord Is Seen

Formed in God’s Story: Book of Revelation

Fascinated, or frightened? What are your feelings about the Bible’s final book? Can we read it without interpretative methods dividing us into Futurists, Preterists, Historicists, and Idealists? Piecing together John’s visions of Armageddon, Babylon, and the Millennium has tended to divide us. But asking “When is this book about?” may be the wrong question. Asking “Who is this book… Continue reading Formed in God’s Story: Book of Revelation

A New Song of Praise to the Lamb

In Revelation 5:8-9 the four heavenly living creatures and the twenty-four angelic elders “sing a new song, saying: You [the Lamb] are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain and have purchased for God by Your blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, Revelation 5:11-14 has further praise… Continue reading A New Song of Praise to the Lamb