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The Revelation: As Resistance Literature and a Pastoral Letter

Gorman explains that the Revelation is a form of resistance literature, that is, an encouragement to resist the efforts of Rome to defeat Christianity, either through persecution or by corrupting the gospel with pagan teachings. That is, you cannot be … Continue reading

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The Revelation: As Prophecy

The Revelation repeatedly refers to itself as “prophecy.” Many people assume that Revelation is a prophetic book in the sense of predicting, in rather explicit detail, “the way the world will end.” The most popular approach to Revelation, dispensationalism, both … Continue reading

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The Revelation: Revelation as Apocalyptic literature

Gorman suggests that the correct, over-arching perspective on the Revelation is that — … Revelation is (primarily) good news about Christ, the Lamb of God—who shares God’s throne and who is the key to the past, present, and future—and therefore … Continue reading

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The Revelation: “Reading Revelation Responsibly”

Studying the Revelation is like picking a college football team. I mean, no matter which team you pick, you’ve picked against everyone who supports a different team. And people are very loyal to their teams — more loyal to their … Continue reading

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The Revelation: Apocalypse Now

So, in a weak moment, I agreed to teach a summer series at church on heaven, hell, and the afterlife. And I’ve covered heaven and hell several times here — so I thought preparation would be a cinch. Then I … Continue reading

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Church Leadership: Recent Study on Megachurches

Christianity Today recently published the results of a broadly based study on megachurches (churches with attendance over 2,000) by Leadership Network and Hartford Institute, including comparisons with smaller churches. Even though there are very few megachurches within the Churches of … Continue reading

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The Pope, the Salvation of the Jews, and Calvinism, Part 15 (A Theory)

(Rom. 11:25-26 ESV)  25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon [ethnic] Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come … Continue reading

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The Pope, the Salvation of the Jews, and Calvinism, Part 14 (Conclusion; Rom 10:30-36)

Rom 11:30-32 (Rom. 11:30-32 ESV) 30 For just as you [Gentiles] were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,  31 so they [the Jews] too have now been disobedient in order that … Continue reading

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The Pope, the Salvation of the Jews, and Calvinism, Part 13 (all Israel will be saved; Rom 10:26b-29)

Rom 11:26b-29 (Rom. 11:26-27 ESV)  26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;  27 “and this will be my covenant with them … Continue reading

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Anglican Church Suspends American Episcopalian Church over Gay Marriage

Even though both England and the US have legalized gay marriage, and even though the archbishop of Canterbury approves gay marriage, the Anglican communion as a whole does not — and it has suspended the American Episcopalian Church over the … Continue reading

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