John recorded the future warnings the Lord will give to earth-dwellers during the Tribulation era noting the consequences of their lack of repentance in greater judgments so that Church Age saints would take seriously the warnings of Christ to them and repent (2:5, 16; 3:3, 19).

When the final seal of the Lamb’s scroll is opened, the judgement is so ominous that heaven is silenced and prepares for the continued judgment of the unbelieving world from the throne of God, motivated by the prayers and cries of His people.

No one can be neutral or apathetic when confronted with the resurrected, living Jesus. You must either bow down and worship Him as your God and obey Him as your Master like the women and disciples or explain the facts of the Resurrection away like the guards. Being neutral to the reality of the Resurrection is not an option!

In this passage, God’s judgements are suddenly paused by three interventions so that we would understand God’s salvation is greater than our sins.

This panorama of coming judgment was presented so that Christian believers could be assured that the only place of deliverance from God’s judgment is in the slain Lamb, the very one Who will open the sealed document.

In this passage, we see that Jesus is the only one worthy and able to execute God’s plan and purposes in our lives and for the world, so that like all heaven and earth we might join in the eternal praise of the Lamb!

The churches were given a revelation of God’s eternal sovereign authority over all His creation so that they would submit to His authority, trust Him in their trials, and worship Him in all their life circumstances. God’s rule from heaven will result in all things ultimately being put right upon the earth after His judgments are completed.

In this passage, we examine three lives to understand the types of examples that advance or hinder gospel partnership, so we can discern between friend and foe in the ministry.

In this passage, we will examine three exemplary signs of a hospitable man which will help us understand what it means to be fellow workers with the truth.

Christ desires that His local churches would love Him, cling to Him even in difficult circumstances, resist false teachers, and give faithful testimony to Him. In short, The Anchor Bible Church of Redlands is to be a lampstand that faithfully shines the light of Christ in a dark world as we respond with repentance to His challenges to our sinful tendencies