Written by Philip Nation: Director of Content Development at Lifeway Discussions and Disagreements In Session 11 of our study this quarter, we will look specifically at Revelation 12:1-17. In the “Understand the Context” section of the session, we take a look at the large passage of chapters 10-20 of the book. In the Leader’s Guide…
Read MoreOf the themes running through Revelation, the dividing of teachings into groups of seven is most prominent. At the opening of the Revelation, John saw Jesus walking among seven lampstands which represented seven churches (Rev. 1:20). The significance of this setting is not to be overlooked: the perfect Jesus is among His imperfect churches. These seven churches…
Read MoreI often joke that when I was a kid, people operated under the “let’s scare them to Jesus” mantra. Everything I learned about the Book of Revelation came from videos made in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, I was a rule follower kid who laid in bed at night scared I would somehow mess up…
Read MoreA team of us work together to determine how Explore the Bible will approach a Bible book. We create outlines for the writers we recruited that reflect the agreed upon direction. When we were considering how to approach Revelation, we had some lively debate. We were aware that the return of Christ is interpreted in…
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