Jesus warns us to be on guard against greed because he knows that greed tells us lies that it can’t fulfill and chokes our trust in God and ability to live generously.

As the 7th seal is broken, worship and prayers are transformed into judgment as God acts and prepares to unleash the trumpet judgments.

Jesus turns assumptions upside down and one of his most counter intuitive statements was “It is better to give than receive.” Living a generous life glorifies God, reflects God’s generous nature, and brings us joy.

Understanding how the series of judgments are not chronologically ordered but are progressive intensification of the same events is a key to properly understanding Revelation.

Worry about nothing. Pray about everything. The Psalms can guide our prayers when we face life’s difficulties. Our prayers should lead us to gratitude and praise for who God is and what God has done, is doing, and will do. Psalm 107 is our guide for bringing gratitude to God.

John is given an image as to the full extent of the church and the praise and worship in heaven due Christ because he has brought his people through the great tribulation and safely into their heavenly home with him.

What do we pray when sickness strikes? Why do we get sick? Was sickness and death part of God’s design or is there something else at work? Jesus came not just to provide temporary relief, but to defeat the root cause of sickness.

Loneliness is real and very painful. Psalm 42-43 gives voice to the isolation, loss, opposition, and fear of loneliness but also provides a path to move forward.

In an age of technology and services, we are more worn out than ever. What we need is true spiritual rest and Psalm 62 is our guide to finding rest in God alone.

In this first interlude, John is shown two visions that answer the question from Chapter 6 of who can stand under these judgments.