Category: Biblical Reflections

Revelation 15:1–8 (NKJV) After the scene of of the Son of Man and an angel reaping the harvest with a sickle, the scene shifts to a vision of seven angels that will complete the wrath of God on the earth. 1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the … Continue reading Seven Angels, Seven Plagues

Revelation 14:14–20 (NKJV) After pronouncing the fate of the beast-marked and the blessing of the dead who die in the Lord, John moves to discuss the vision of the angels obeying God by reaping the harvest of souls, and by reaping the grapes of wrath. 14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on … Continue reading Reaping

Revelation 14:6–13 (NKJV) After the scene where the 144,000 worship before the Lord and declare there praise unto Him, the scene shifts again rather abruptly, as three angels appear to announce the preeminence of God, the fall of the kingdom of the earth, and the judgment upon those who take the mark of the beast. … Continue reading Babylon is Fallen

Revelation 14:1–5 (NKJV) After the disturbing account of the Beast and his hold on the earth during the Tribulation period, John moves to a scene where the Lamb appears with the one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed Jews. 1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred … Continue reading The Lamb’s 144,000

Revelation 13:11–18 (NKJV) After the description of the beast from the sea, John then observes another beast coming from the earth. 11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast … Continue reading The Mark of the Beast

Revelation 13:1–10 (NKJV) The dragon, Satan, has just pursued the woman who gave birth to the Child of Promise, and then a beast rises up from the sea. This is the account of this new development in the revelation. 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising … Continue reading The Beast

Revelation 12:13–17 (NKJV) After seeing the dragon thrown to the earth from heaven, John then proceeds to chronicle the dragon’s actions, including his pursuit of the woman who gave birth to the Son of promise. 13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth … Continue reading The Dragon v. The Children of God

Revelation 12:7–12 (NKJV) After the account of the attack of the dragon on the child born to the expectant woman, John here moves to a recount of the war that broke out in heaven. 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, … Continue reading War in Heaven

Revelation 12:1–6 (NKJV) After the temple of God in heaven is revealed, a message concerning the covenant of God with man was sounded with great cosmic and atmospheric fanfare. Then, the next scene opens with a vision concerning a woman, her child, and the great dragon. 1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a … Continue reading The Woman, the Child, the Dragon