Archives for December 2021

"The rest of chapter 12 and of the book reveals that Christ's deathand resurrection have resulted in drastically curtailing the devil'srole of deception and nullifying his role of slandererThe 'place'which the devil lost was his hitherto privileged place of accusationformerly granted him by God as a temporary privilege." - GregBeale "The imagery of v9, as v10 explicitly...

Revelation 12:1-6 PRAYER POINTS"Kill the Dragon, Get the Girl" - CJ MahaneyThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. "And a great sign appeared in heaven: a womanclothed withthe sun, withthe moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.She was pregnant andwas crying out in birth pains a...

"Who doesn't love a good dragon-slaying story? There is a reason that classic literature features such stories-we love them! But why? We love good dragon-slaying stories because they echo the greatest story-the grand story of the Bible. Stories that parallel the greatest story make our hearts soar with delight. Those stories are often fiction, such as Tolkien's The Lord o...

Revelation 20:1-6 PRAYER POINTSAssured and Undaunted - Jeff PurswellThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,holding in his hand the key tothe bottomless pitand a great chain.And he seizedthe dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, andboun...

Revelation 19:6-21 PRAYER POINTS "The Last Battle" - CJ MahaneyThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. 6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almigh...

"You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound." (Psalm 4:7) "Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation." (1 Peter 2:2) "It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when in...

"This passage offers a picture of Christ far different from, yet complementary to (and hinted at by) the portrait of His earthly life presented in the Gospels. He is represented as a divine warrior executing judgment and ruling sovereignly over all. He will crush His enemies in the winepress of the wrath of God. Not only this, His saints will assist Him in the execution of...

Isaiah 55:1-9 PRAYER POINTS"Come Feast" - Chad HesterThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. Isaiah 55:1 Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2Why do you spend your money for that which is...