John’s visions in Revelation 20-22 brought Revelation to completion as a literary unit and did the same for the whole of the storyline of Scripture. The visions John saw referenced…
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John’s portrayal of judgement in Revelation narrowed and slowed in reference to Babylon in chs. 17-19. The Babylonian Empire cast a shadow into Jewish and Roman relations in John’s day.…
John used similar terms to describe the seal (Rev 6:1-17; 8:1-6), trumpet (Rev 8:1-9:21; 11:15-19) and bowl judgments (Rev 16:1-21). John’s visions of judgement included common figures and imagery because…
Revelation 12-14 provided a backstage view of the Devil’s war against the followers of Christ. The visions in these chapters—in accord with descriptions of judgement in the sixth (Rev 6:12-17)…
When the risen Lord Jesus appeared to John on the island of Patmos, He commissioned John to write prophetic visions to the churches (Revelation 1-3). The messages to the churches…
In Revelation 1-5 John addressed the seven churches of Asia Minor according to their contemporary situation (chs. 2-3) and presented them with the encouraging vision of Christ’s endurance and reward…
John’s purpose in Revelation was to exhort the seven churches of Asia Minor, addressed in Revelation 2-3, to persevere in their witness so that they could inherit what had been…
The Revelation of John is a prophetic book that explains God’s judgement against the nations and salvation of His people through Christ. Writing from a thoroughgoing Old Testament framework, John…
John’s second and third letters related to specific situations in churches with whom he was familiar. John was concerned for his readers to grasp the significance of Jesus’ coming in…
3 John
John’s second and third letters related to specific situations in churches with whom he was familiar. John was concerned for his readers to grasp the significance of Jesus’ coming in…
3 John Commentary New Testament