When culture says “bow,” how do you stand firm? This message explains Revelation 13 in plain language. Who is the Antichrist? What is the beast from the sea? Why a false trinity? And then gets practical: resist idolatry, cling to truth (Scripture), embrace patient endurance, and do it together. It’s end times prophecy that speaks to today.

Jesus Christ breaks the first of seven seals on the Scroll, and sets into motion the final countdown for human history: The Tribulation. This part of Revelation is full of symbols and images from the Old Testament that explain what trouble will lie ahead before Jesus Christ returns. It's sobering reading and an invitation to stand firm in the faith to weather whatever storms may lie ahead.

In a vision, Jesus invites John to see things from heaven's perspective, beginning with the eternal worship service centred on the One who sits on the throne. This is true reality, what is happening in heaven, the glory and holiness of the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. Such a wonderful revelation of who God is leads into the coming chapters, which show just how much a holy God hates sin.

The final letter Jesus tells John to write is to the Church in Laodicea. But unlike the other six, Jesus has nothing good to say about this church. They are complacent and Jesus is disgusted with them. It's a withering and sobering letter. What would it have been like to receive such a message from the risen Lord Jesus Christ?

Jesus tells John to write seven letters to seven churches in ancient Turkey. The first is to the Church in Ephesus. Jesus commends them for their deeds and hard work, yet condemns them for forsaking their first love, and invites them to return to him again with all their heart. How might we be similar to the Ephesian Church in our day?

Jesus tells John to write seven letters to seven churches in ancient Turkey. The first is to the Church in Ephesus. Jesus commends them for their deeds and hard work, yet condemns them for forsaking their first love, and invites them to return to him again with all their heart. How might we be similar to the Ephesian Church in our day?

Jesus tells John to write seven letters to seven churches in ancient Turkey. The first is to the Church in Ephesus. Jesus commends them for their deeds and hard work, yet rebukes them for forsaking their first love, and invites them to return to him again with all their heart. How might we be similar to the Ephesian Church in our day?

We see in Revelation 1 that, in the end, it's all about Jesus. John is exiled on the island of Patmos and receives a revelation from the Lord Jesus Christ about His final victory over sin, Satan, and death. No matter how scary or confusing some imagery is in Revelation, in the end, it's all about the final victory of Jesus!

In Luke 5:1-11, we see Jesus call his first disciples. These are fishermen in a backwater town, some of the last people anyone would expect to be called to follow a rabbi. Yet they are. And they witness something about Jesus that compels them to follow. What do we see in Jesus that has the same effect on us?

And so we come to the end of Acts. Paul is under house arrest in Rome but continues to preach the gospel "without hindrance." The end of Acts is our invitation to continue the work of making disciples, multiplying leaders and planting churches—all for the glory of God, knowing we are empowered, scattered, sent, and sustained by the Holy Spirit!