There can be no doubt that Satan’s wrath is terrifying. Indeed, he has been causing trouble for God’s people ever since the Garden of Eden. Moreover, as the return of Christ comes closer and closer, we can expect Satan’s attacks to increase in their intensity. But today’s passage helps to…

Why are you thankful today? As we gather around our dinner tables with family and friends, our thoughts are naturally drawn to verses 27 and 28. We naturally rejoice in all the ways that God has provided for us and our loved ones during the year. And perhaps we even…

But wait – didn’t Jesus return at the end of chapter 11? So, why does the Revelation continue for 11 more chapters? Remember, back in chapter 10, John was told to eat a scroll and to prophesy to the nations (10:11). Hundreds of years before, Ezekiel had been told to…

There can be little doubt that this brief passage describes the coming of Christ, the final event of world history. After all, in verse 17, God is no longer said to be the One Who “is to come” (see 1:4), but simply the One “who is and who was.” And…

John doesn’t sugarcoat what will happen to God’s witnesses in the last days. They will be clothed in sackcloth, an ancient image of mourning (11:3). And they will eventually be overcome and killed by their enemies (11:7). The experience of countless martyrs throughout the ages leaves us with no doubt…

“Just give me one more chance!” Isn’t that what we often say when we know we have really messed up, when a friend is ready to give up on us? Well, the good news is that God is a God of second chances. That’s why in Old Testament times, He…

How will unbelievers react to the devastation that accompanies the coming of Christ? For there can be no doubt that the sixth trumpet describes a terrible war that will take place at the end of history. In Old Testament times, the enemies of God’s people, the Assyrians and the Babylonians,…

What will the coming of Christ be like for those who continue to refuse His grace and who reject His claims of authority? That’s the what the fifth blast of the trumpet seems to describe, as its devastation is specifically limited to “those people who do not have the seal…

Yesterday, we saw what happens at the end of history – Christ our King returns in power and glory to reign over all the earth. But every ancient king worth his salt would have had his appearance heralded by a flourish of trumpets. And God is no exception to this…

Those of us who live in hurricane and tornado country know all too well how awesome “peals of thunder, rumblings, and flashes of lightning” (v. 5) can be. We’ve seen the largest of trees uprooted and the sturdiest houses flattened in an instant. And that’s exactly the way John always…