COMMUNITY BLOG

  • I’ll be honest: Revelation is the book I’ve read the least in the Bible. Part of this is simply because I don’t understand it. However, Revelation 1 tells us “blessed is the one who reads this aloud…” and I am always ready for a blessing!  So, I have been reading these passages aloud, which also helps me to concentrate (This is an effective strategy for people who struggle with concentration.).


  • Chapter 6 begins John’s master plan; John lays out three distinct cycles -- concepts that all add up to the number 7. John will go through a series of 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls. Each cycle is a part of the overall picture of how God’s justice and kingdom will ultimately be established on the earth.


  • The scene shifts to a vision of God’s throne room in heaven. The imagery here stays consistent with the literary constructs of Jewish apocalyptic literature of the time, taking concepts from similarly themed notions from the Old Testament prophets (see Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1 and Daniel 7).