Monthly Archives: August 2015

The Sea of Glass

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

Revelation 15:1-4 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: August 19, 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

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The Fifth Vision: Introduction

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Revelation 15-16 In the long and turbulent history of Mankind, there is a constant pattern that plays out in the affairs of Men. Man tries to break free of this constant, yet he cannot, for God and not Man rules … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock of Revelation 12-14

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

John has given us a great deal to think about in these chapters, and when you go through them bit by bit, you have a chance to see the component parts, as we have done. Yet when you take a … Continue reading →

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The Winepress of God

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Then another angel … Continue reading →

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Three Angels

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Revelation 14:6-12 In these verses we have a glimpse of the time just before the return of Christ and the final judgment; much as in chapter 11 it begins with a look at the redeemed, following from vv. 1-5. Then … Continue reading →

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The Redeemed and the Lamb

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar … Continue reading →

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The Second Beast

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Revelation 13:11-18 We pick up in verse 11 where another beast appears on the scene. Unlike the first beast, this one came up from the land, having only two horns “like a lamb” yet it “spoke like a dragon”. This … Continue reading →

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The Beast!

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Revelation 13:1-10 In these verses, John sees the first of two “beasts”. The first comes up from the sea at the dragon’s call and is given power by the dragon to persecute the followers of Jesus Christ. Notice that the … Continue reading →

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The Dragon’s Counterattack

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Don Merritt

When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly … Continue reading →