"Final Calls to Repentance and Faith"

In this episode, we look at Revelation 15 and 16.
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The two main resources I use, other than the Bible, in preparing for each podcast are:
Revelation (Concordia Commentary) by Louis A. Brighton
Triumph of the Lamb by Dennis E. Johnson
I also frequently consult the footnotes in The Lutheran Study Bible as I study.

"The Lamb, the New Song, the Harvest"

In this episode, we cover Revelation 13:11-14:20, which you can read here.
During the episode, I refer to “the interlinear tool.” This refers to presenting the original texts—Hebrew in the Old Testament, Greek in the New Testament—with its literal English translation beneath each word. There are interlinear editions of the Bible published in book form and several appear online. The online versions are free to access and include information on word backgrounds, possible alternative renderings, tenses, voices, and so on. Here is an interlinear tool for Revelation 13 and here is the tool for Revelation 14.
The two commentaries I’m using the most for this series are:
Revelation (Concordia Commentary) by Louis A. Brighton
Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation by Dennis E. Johnson
I mention Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this episode. A good short biography is Till the Night Be Past: The Life and Times of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Theodore J. Kleinhaus.

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Revelation, Part 12 (The Church: Attacked by Satan, Saved by Christ)

In this episode, we cover Revelation 11:14-13:10. You can read it here.
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I referred to Nero and to a biography I included in the original study. This is what I shared.
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In this episode, we look at Revelation 11:1-15. You can read it here.

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"Mission to a Rebel Race"

This episode covers Revelation 9:13-10:11. You can find it here.

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The main commentaries I'm using for this study are:

Revelation (Concordia Commentary) by Louis A. Brighton

Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation by Dennis E. Johnson

I noted after uploading the podcast, that there are some spots when the audio breaks up a bit. I apologize. Hopefully, this problem, which hasn't shown up previously, won't happen again.

This episode deals with Revelation 8:1-9:12, which you can read here.

Several documents were mentioned during the podcast:

1. An outline of Revelation from The Lutheran Study Bible, here.

2. The end times timeline as presented in The Lutheran Study Bible here.

3. The 3 sevenfold visions of Revelation here. It comes from Louis A. Brighton's commentary on Revelation, which you can find here.

The interlinear rendering of Matthew 24:28 is here. This shows that the word often translated as vulture is probably more accurately rendered as "eagle."

You can find 2 Baruch 3:5-9, which provides background for the word "silence," here.

Commentaries used in this episode are those by Brighton and Johnson.

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In this episode, we look at Revelation, chapter 7.

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In this episode of Route 66, we dig into chapter 6 of Revelation. Here's a link to the chapter: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+6&version=ESV

Here's a link to a song rooted in some of what we read in Revelation 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT7IiT3EscQ

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In this episode, we look at chapter 5 of Revelation.

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In this episode, we look at the seventh and final of Jesus' letter to the first century churches addressed in Revelation.

Then, the scene changes as Jesus invites John into God's heavenly throne room.

We're covering Revelation 3:14-4:11.

Links to background information:

Thematic arrangement of the seven letters: https://markdaniels.blogspot.com/2024/03/thematic-arrangement-of-seven.html

The sequence of the seven letters: https://markdaniels.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-sequence-of-seven-letters-in.html

Template of the seven letters: https://markdaniels.blogspot.com/2024/03/template-of-seven-letters-in-revelation.html

Pattern of the seven letters: https://markdaniels.blogspot.com/2024/03/pattern-of-seven-letters-in-revelation.html

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