What Are the Four Living Creatures?
There are four super weird creatures around God's throne in Revelation, each one with a different face and a bunch of eyes…
Who Are the 24 Elders?
The Bible is crammed full of all kinds of important numbers and John's favorite in particular is seven…
What is the Crystal Sea?
Why is there a crystal sea before God's throne in Heaven in the book of Revelation?
God's Strange Throne Room
John reports a number of intriguing things that he sees in God's throne room…
Jesus Writes to Laodicea
In our final letter to the seven churches of Revelation, we uncover quite a few interesting "prophetic geographical statements"…
Jesus Writes to Philadelphia
It sounds a bit odd that Jesus called Philadelphia "pillars" until you understand their geographical context…
Jesus Writes to Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6)
When Jesus called the church at Sardis to "wake up" because he would come "like a thief," there were a whole lot of historical undertones…
Jesus Writes to Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29)
In the letter to Thyatira, we learn about a local figure called Jezebel, upon which most of their letter rests…
Jesus Writes to Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17)
While the church in Pergamum was home to an early church martyr, not everyone there was strong in carrying out their faith…
Jesus Writes to Smyrna
Of the seven churches of Revelation, Jesus writes the shortest letter to Smyrna…
Jesus Writes to Ephesus
It seems like the church at Ephesus gets a glowing review from Jesus, except for one problem…
Jesus Takes the Keys of Death (Revelation 1:18)
Jesus tells John in Revelation that he now has the keys of Death and Hades….
Shiny Jesus Face (Revelation 1:16)
When John sees Jesus in Revelation, his face is shining like the sun. This strange description carries with it some Bible callbacks…
Jesus's Mouth Sword (Revelation 1:16)
All throughout the gospels, Jesus's teachings are rather nonviolent. Not only does he disarm Peter of his weapon, but he teaches us to forgive and love our enemies. But then in Revelation…
Are Angels Appointed to Churches?
In Revelation, Jesus has John write to seven angels that appear to be appointed to seven churches. Is this just symbolism or are angels appointed to churches?
Gabriel, Michael and Jesus
The way that John describes Jesus in Revelation sounds very familiar to a certain "man" Daniel described meeting, who shows up alongside…
Why Does Jesus Sound Like a Trumpet?
When Jesus first speaks to John in Revelation, he sounds like a trumpet. Why is that?…
What is "The Lord's Day?"
In Revelation 1:10 John mentions he was, "In the Spirit on the Lord's Day." What would John have considered…
How Exactly Was John "In the Spirit?"
In Revelation 1:10, John says he was, "In the Spirit." What exactly does that mean?