Category: Read Through The Bible

[:en] THE FALL OF BABYLON (vs. 1-24) This chapter shows the complete destruction of Babylon, which represents the evil world power.  Everything that is against God’s purpose will come to an end. Merchants in the Roman Empire took advantage of an evil system to enrich themselves by exploiting the sinful pleasure of their society.  They were… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 18[:]

[:en]THE WOMAN ON THE BEAST (vs. 1-18) The “Great Prostitute” called Babylon represents the early Roman Empire with its many gods and the blood of Christian marytrs on its hands.  The water stands for either sea commerce or a well-valued city.  The prostitute represents the seductiveness of the government systems that uses immoral means to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 17[:]

[:en]THE SEVEN BOWLS OF GOD’S WRATH (vs. 1-21) Seven angels went and poured out the Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath as follows: First Angel – on the land – painful sores broke out on people Second Angel – on the sea – it turned into blood and every living thing in the sea died Third… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 16[:]

[:en]SEVEN ANGELS WITH SEVEN PLAGUES (vs. 1-8) The song of Mosese celebrated Israel’s deliverance from Egypt (Exo. 15).  The Song of the Lamb celebrates the ultimate deliverance of God’s people from the power of Satan. This is an imagery of the time of Exodus.  The Ark of the Covenant resided in the Tabernacle was a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 15[:]

[:en]THE LAMB AND THE 144,000 (vs. 1-5) This chapter gives a glimpse into the eternity to show the believers what awaits them if they endure.  The Lamb is the Messiah.  Mount Zion is another name for Jerusalem, the captial of Israel, which is contrasted with the worldly empire.  The 144,000 represents believers who had endured… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 14[:]

[:en]THE BEAST OUT OF THE SEA (vs. 1-10) A beast came out of the sea.  He had 10 horns and 7 heads, with ten crowns on his horns and on each head a blasphemous name.  The beast resembled a leopard but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 13[:]

[:en]THE WOMAN AND THE DRAGON (vs. 1-17) A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven:  a woman clothed with the sun, witht he moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head.  She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.  The woman represents God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 12[:]

[:en]THE TWO WITNESSES (vs. 1-14) The temple is likely a symbol of the true believers of the church.  Measuring of temple indicates that God is building walls of protection around His people to spare them from spiritual harm.  All believers who remain true and faithful to God has a place reserved for them.  But those… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 11[:]

[:en]THE ANGEL AND THE LITTLE SCROLL (vs. 1-11) A mighty angel holding a scroll came to announce the final judgment on the earth.  He put his right foot on the sea and left foot on the land to indicate his dealings with all creations.  When the angel spoke, John was told not to write down… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 10[:]

[:en]A “star” fell from the sky to earth was holding the key to the shaft of the Abyss.  The Abyss represents the place of the demons of Satan.  When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.  The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 9[:]