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How do you feel about the wrath of God? Embarrassed? Frightened? If we’re honest, we may feel uncomfortable talking about it. I would tend to prefer to talk about the love of God! But God’s wrath does not diminish His love, but rather it helps us to understand His love more clearly. Wrath and love…

Yesterday we saw how the dragon (Satan) is ravaging against God’s people. He’s mad because he’s been defeated by Jesus, and so he is now taking out his wrath on followers of Jesus.He seems so powerful—what’s the point in resisting? (Revelation 13:4) Why not just go with the flow, go with what makes life easiest?…

In Revelation 12 we saw Satan was determined to wipe out Jesus. But Jesus defeated Satan at the cross and through his resurrection (Revelation 12:5). Satan can no longer touch Jesus, so instead he is raging against followers of Jesus. Revelation 13 shows us how he’s at work in 2 different ways, and why it…

It’s the time of year for nativity plays, but I bet you’ve never seen one with a great red, seven headed dragon, with 10 horns, and the baby in the manger holding a crowbar. That’s the kind of nativity that we get in Revelation 12. It’s not that John is telling us that there was…

Yesterday we saw the church has a bittersweet message, in Revelation 11 we see what the church can expect as she shares the message. The first thing she can expect is ultimate protection from God. In chapter 7, God marks His people as His own, sealing us with the gift of His Holy Spirit. Now…

The book of Revelation has been warning us of judgment that is already being poured out on the world and worse to come. We’re now about half way through the book. And there’s a bit of a pause, chapters 10 and 11 consider what the church should be doing at this time. The answer is…

We know how Jesus treats His people, we were told in the first chapter of Revelation that He loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood (1:5). How good it is to know you are loved by Jesus, loved so much that He gave His life for you. He is always…

“How long O Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide you face from me?” (Psalm 13)We know what this feels like don’t we? How long must I suffer this painful disease? How long must I suffer with anxiety / depression? How long will this war go on? How long must I…

Do you ever feel insignificant? Unimportant? If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, then Revelation 7 tells you that you are so important to God, that He deliberately held back on judgment day until you came in! Revelation 7 gives us a picture of God holding back the storm of His judgment until He…

Sometimes people say something like, “If God is all-powerful and all-loving, then he would not allow suffering. Suffering exists, therefore there cannot be an all-powerful, all-loving God.” I spent about 8 years in this sort of position after my mum died at age 46. But our reading from Revelation 6 gives us another answer. It…