Tag: Revelation

[:en]THE RIVER OF LIFE (vs. 1-6) John saw the river of the water of life as clean as crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city.  The water of life is a symbol of eternal life.  It pictures the fullness of life… Continue reading [:en]Revelation 22[:]

[:en]THE THOUSAND YEARS (vs. 1-6) The thousand years are often referred to as the Millennium (Latin for 1,000).  This issue is understood differntly among Christian scholars with 3 major positions, namely – Postmillennialism, Premillennialism and Amillennialism.  Postmillennialism –  a liternal 1,000 years period or peace on earth ushered in by the church.  At the end… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 20[:]

[:en]HALLELUJAH (vs. 1-10) Praise is the heart of true worship and the hearfelt response to God’s love.  The great multitude in heaven sounded the chorus of praise to God.  There the 24 elders joined the chorus and finally the great choir of heaven praises God. The judgment of the wicked and the wedding of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 19[:]

[: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[:]