Daily Bible Blog

In Revelation 22:7, the blessing is for the person who ‘keeps’ the words of this prophecy (message from God). Here, the word ‘keeps’ is a word-picture. It means to guard something, as one guards a precious object. So, for this blessing, it is not enough just to read...

  As verse 7 shows, these are the words of God. He has just shown John the New Jerusalem, the wonderful city where he will live with his people (22:3-5). That city is God’s gift to his people, and it will always be their permanent home. However, now God warns...

  The Courtroom Where Excuses Die One day the lights are going out on every excuse, every delay, and every lie people told themselves about God. Revelation 20 is the moment when mercy is no longer offered and the Judge takes His seat. Not poetry. Not symbolism to...

  At the front of heaven’s army, in his proper place, is the leader of that army. This leader does not need to hide among the other soldiers for fear of his enemies. All attention is upon him as he rides forward. In the description, John gives a series of...

  This World Runs on Sin, and God Is Shutting It Down Revelation 18 is about Babylon, and the text defines Babylon by character, not by a flag. The chapter describes a global system marked by luxury, sexual immorality, deception, bloodshed, and profit at the cost...

  We'll see that each person must identify with either the harlot or the bride there can be no compromise. The woman represents the ultimate in godless world religion, and she is joined with government. Carried by the beast, by the way, and corrupts everything...

  From Eternity to a Feed Trough The Unpolished Truth About Christ’s Birth The night Jesus Christ was born was not soft or polished. It was cold ground, rough wood, animal breath hanging in the air. God did not enter the world through marble halls or crowned...