COMMUNITY BLOG

  • 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).


  • Chapter 3 gives us Christ’s word to the last three churches:

    In verses 1-6, we have the message to Sardis. Sardis had been the capital city of the Greek Kingdom of Lydia prior to the Roman conquest. It was a great center for business and prosperity. It was a magnificent citadel, perched high above the area surrounding it.