We shall begin at the end. Burning dead bodies, cremation, goes wholly against the Bible. The dead corpses of people are laid in tombs, or buried in the ground. The Lord Jesus Himself has left us the example of what we are to do with a dead body.
The ‘inhabitants of the earth’ were hurt with harsh words and lethal plagues, and so there is no greater pleasure than gloating over these ‘troublemakers’ demise. Finally, they could have peace of mind!
The ‘inhabitants of the earth’ were hurt with harsh words and lethal plagues, and so there is no greater pleasure than gloating over these ‘troublemakers’ demise. Finally, they could have peace of mind!
Everyone sees the ‘two witnesses’ ascend to Heaven, and maybe everyone hears the voice, as when Paul met with the risen Lord.1 In the same way John had heard the voice when he was invited to enter Heaven.
Everyone sees the ‘two witnesses’ ascend to Heaven, and maybe everyone hears the voice, as when Paul met with the risen Lord.1 In the same way John had heard the voice when he was invited to enter Heaven.
We have arrived at the moment when the seventh ‘trumpet’ is about to be blown. When it blows the ‘mystery of God’, which was proclaimed by the prophets, will be complete, and the words of God will then be fulfilled.
The ‘mystery of God’ covers and contains the whole revelation of Jesus Christ with all its accompanying positive and negative effects. The seventh and last trumpet introduces the final act. It will include the seven bowls of the wrath of God, but also the revelation of the Messianic Kingship of God over this world
The royal Kingship has been accepted and its effect upon the earth and in Heaven will become visible very soon. God has always been the Almighty Creator and Maintainer of the Universe, of the earth as well as the cosmos, with its billions of stars.
The royal Kingship has been accepted and its effect upon the earth and in Heaven will become visible very soon. God has always been the Almighty Creator and Maintainer of the Universe, of the earth as well as the cosmos, with its billions of stars.
This is the last verse of chapter 11. Is this best read as the end-verse of this chapter or the beginning of chapter 12? The division of the text into chapters dates back to the Middle Ages with the division into 22 chapters from the fifth century while the sub-division into verses…
This nineteenth verse of chapter 11 is not only the hinge between chapter 11 and chapter 12; it is also a key verse to understanding the spiritual background of many events in the Book of Revelation. The Lord acts on the basis of His Covenant…
The Old and the New Covenant were made with Israel (and all the other Covenants since Abraham as well), but a people from the Gentiles will also be gathered in.2 People from the Gentile world can become engrafted into the New Covenant that was made with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
