Revelation 16: Painful sores, the price of denying Christ
This marks the beginning of Hell on Earth for the damned. Here is what the Bible says about the first bowl of God’s wrath:
Mark Creech
Op-ed Contributor
Revelation 15: The inexorable culmination of divine retribution approaches
In Revelation chapter 15, the shortest chapter in the book, the apostle John declares that he sees the finish line.
Revelation 14: The sickle of judgment and the grapes of wrath
Here is depicted one who sits on a cloud with a sharp sickle, and an angel comes from the Temple and instructs the one on the white cloud and with the sickle to reap the earth because the harvest is ripe.
Revelation 14: A third angel and the distinction of the ages
How interesting that when one reaches the description of the last dispensation of humanity in Revelation, two types of people are referenced again.
Revelation 14: A second angel announces ‘Babylon is Fallen’
The real focus of the text is about the divinely inspired emblems of Babylon and wine.
Revelation 14: An angel and the last call for salvation
Could today be your last call? Don’t wait too late to yield your life to Christ and be forgiven of your sins. Receive from him the gift of eternal life.
Revelation 14: The fate of the 144,000
We may not know precisely what happened to the 144,000 in life, whether in the long run, they were martyred, or like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they were delivered from the fiery furnace. However, at the end of their lives, their presence with the Lamb shows us that no matter what happens, for those who have trusted in Christ, it will be alright.
Sports gambling’s legalization: Nothing to celebrate about
With the legalization of sports gambling in the Tar Heel state, along with the other 25 states that already legalized it, the goodness of sports will slowly but surely be supplanted by a culture of avarice and selfishness.
Revelation 13: The significance of 666 in Revelation
The best way to avoid the possibility of ever taking the mark of the Beast is to have genuine faith in God. Authentic Christ-followers have been born of the Spirit of God and enabled to characteristically walk faithfully in obedience.
Revelation 13: The rise of the false prophet
The Dragon, the Great Deceiver, first deceived himself. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that we are careful to avoid this deadly sin.
