by Doug Van Meter | 6 Mar 2005 | Revelation
In the closing book of our Scriptures, John writes to give a revelation of the glorified Christ. Specifically, Revelation is a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem, which would take place in 70 A.D., and the events leading up to this time. The Jews had shown...
by Doug Van Meter | 27 Feb 2005 | Revelation
I recently reread a tremendous book by American theologian David Wells called God in the Wasteland. Wells has piercing insight into the state of contemporary Western evangelicalism. The book is endorsed by several people, one being the late James Montgomery Boice, who...
by Doug Van Meter | 20 Feb 2005 | Revelation
Peter tells us in1 Peter 4:17 that ‘the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God’. He adds in the same verse: ‘and if it first begin at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?’ Peter is teaching, in other words, that before...
by Doug Van Meter | 13 Feb 2005 | Revelation
The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, beyond all doubt, has unlimited potential, because Jesus Christ is Lord omnipotent. ‘All power,’ claimed our Lord, ‘is given to me in heaven and in earth’ (Matthew 28:18-20). All the power in the universe is available to Jesus...
by Doug Van Meter | 6 Feb 2005 | Revelation
As we have seen in our studies thus far, Revelation is a revolutionary book in that its theme is the rule of the world by an invisible King, who reign is legitimately mediated through His bride, the Church. This is what the New Testament means when it speaks of us...
by Doug Van Meter | 30 Jan 2005 | Revelation
Thus far in our studies in the book of Revelation, we have not yet seen an outline of the book. I would offer the following outline as a guide to any study in the Apocalypse: The Anticipation of Revelation (1:1-8) The Revolution of Revelation (1:9-20) The Reformation...
