To pray properly is not any easy matter. To pour out your heart and soul before God, to believe he hears and will come to help you; to pray in faith and to wrestle with him; to strive for a blessing and hope against hope; being delayed, yet waiting for him until he...
Revelation chapter 5 is a vision of the exaltation and coronation of the Lord Jesus Christ after his victory over the world and the devil by his death. Jesus as the Lamb takes the scroll from the right hand of God (verse 7), indicating that he has received all power...
At the end of Revelation, when the redeemed of God are all secure in heaven, God will wipe away all the tears of his people. It’s a great promise, and it reminds Christians that while weeping may endure for the night, joy comes in the morning. Whatever pains and...
Revelation 5 continues the apostle John’ s vision of heaven in the presence of God in the holy of holies. In chapter 4, the scene is the glorious angels around the throne, worshipping and praising God. They sing, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and...
In the second half of Revelation chapter 4, we are shown the praise and worship of God from angelic orders in heaven. In verse 6 we read, “And around the throne on each side of the throne are four living creatures, full of eyes in the front and behind, the first...
The letter to the church of Laodicea that we find in Revelation 3:14-22 may be the most familiar to us, mainly because the language is so pointed, but also because it reflects the climate of our prosperous society. Men tend to think all is right with their souls if...
In the letter to the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13), the Lord Jesus says, “I have set before you an open door because you have kept my word and have not denied my name” (verse 8). The church had faced severe opposition but had held firm in their faith....
The two churches commended the most in the Lord Jesus Christ’s letters to the churches (Smyrna and Philadelphia) were both facing severe opposition. Grace is a flower that often grows best in winter. The Christian life is not lived in view of time but in view of...
The letter to the church in Sardis (Revelation 3:1-6) teaches us the need we have for humble, sincere faith that looks to Christ in both what he has done for us and in his glory to be revealed when he returns in judgment. The Lord Jesus says to the church, “I know...
In Revelation chapter 4, the apostle John relates to us a view of the throne of God. The vision is symbolic. The symbols are to be interpreted to understand the truths that they convey to us. In verse 5 we read, “From the throne came flashes of lightning, and...
