The Manifold Works of God

Psalm 104:24 Man’s existence may seem to be routinely mundane, but, in fact, it is resplendent and majestic. “Man goes forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening” (Psalm 104:23). Sounds pretty routine, eh? But then, notice the contrast with the very next...

The Awful Price of Violence and Vice

Revelation 9:13-21 Revelation 9:12 announced, “One woe is past; and, behold, there come two more woes hereafter.” “Woe” is the typical word found in the Old and New Testaments to express pain, anger or lament. Practically speaking, it acts as a curse or a connection...

When Hell Breaks Loose

Revelation 9:1-12 Four trumpets are revealed in Revelation chapter 8. As you may remember, these four judgments will release terrible times upon the earth. But as horrible as these judgments will be, the remaining plagues will be even worse for humanity. How could...

The Coming World Devastation

Revelation 8:5-13 Is there anything as pleasant as a warm spring day by the gentle waters of some cool spring? Life-giving water is so precious and so pleasant that the Lord uses it to illustrate Himself – the fountain of living waters.[i] With Psalm 23, we love to...

Awed Silence in Heaven

Revelation 8:1-6 “And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about the space of half an hour” (Revelation 8:1). The loud and heavenly praise of God in Revelation 7 is followed by silence as those in heaven fall into quiet awe. What...