Revelation 21:9-22:5 – The Tale of Two Women, Babylon and the New Jerusalem

December 11, 2025

Revelation 17 describes the unholy prostitute, the city that rules the kings of the earth. The final chapters of Revelation describe the bride of the Lamb, the new Jerusalem. This contrast pictures two destinies–one for the kings of the earth who worship the beast and serve its interests, and those who follow the Lamb, even […]

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Revelation 5 – Worthy is the Lamb!

July 14, 2013

While Revelation 4 focused on the worth of the Creator who sits on the throne, Revelation 5 turns our attention to the dramatic investiture of the one who is worthy to break the seals and unroll the scroll. Revelation 4 portrays the reality of the heavenly throne room where the sovereign God, sitting on the throne, […]

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