What does Revelation chapter 13 mean?This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in Revelation. The two "beasts" described here are the figures often referred to as the Antichrist and the False Prophet. The symbol mandated for all followers of Antichrist, administered by the False Prophet, is the mark of the beas......

Bible Verses About The End Of The World RevelationsThe Coming of the New Heaven and EarthIn this incredible journey of faith, we can look forward to the beautiful promise of a new heaven and a new earth. The Bible assures us that despite the chaos and trials of the present world, God has a remarkable plan for us. As we reflect on the......

The battle of Armageddon occurs in Revelation 19. Of course, we win. The devil is bound for 1,000 years while God sets up His kingdom on earth. The devil is eventually put into the lake of fire with the beast and false prophet. People also will be judged sometime after all of this. Read Revelation 20:12-15 for more. It says “I saw th......

What Else Does the Bible Say about the Lamb of God?The reference to Jesus as the Lamb of God is not unique to Revelation 5. In fact, “the Lamb” is mentioned often throughout the book of Revelation, including:Revelation 7:9: “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribe......

Bible Verses About Heaven in RevelationThe Promise of a New Heaven and a New EarthIn the book of Revelation, we find assurance that God's plan includes not only our earthly existence but also a glorious future. The promise of a new heaven and a new earth reminds us that our Creator continually works towards redeeming and restoring wh......

The Last Three TrumpetsAs you can see with the first four of the seven trumpets in Revelation, things are getting pretty bad. But it’s about to get worse. The fifth trumpet (Rev. 9:1-12)This trumpet releases Satan with the power to use demonic influence, described as locusts, to torment those who have rejected God. Surprisingly, they......

(*excerpt from A Testimony of Jesus, a commentary on the Book of Revelation by Dr. Tony Garland)Evidence that the 144,000 are both in Heaven and on EarthThe scene before us can also be interpreted in a different way which splits the participants between both a heavenly and an earthly location. Such an interpretation understands the 1......

What does Revelation chapter 7 mean?The scene described in this passage seems to occur between the opening of the sixth and seventh seals, seen on the scroll John observed in chapter 5.The first vision includes angels being commanded to hold back the winds at every point on earth. Symbolically, this refers to God suspending His judgm......

The Book of Revelation uses unusual pictures to teach us about the end times.The Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation. He wrote the book after God showed him special events that would happen in the future. John wrote these things down so that we could know about them too. John's book is difficult to understand because God showed......

What does Revelation chapter 4 mean?Chapter 4 is brief, but it sets the stage for much of the rest of Revelation. It also makes the transition from John's description of things which are—or were, at the time he wrote—to those things which are yet to happen—again, at least at the time he wrote. Among the interesting properties of this......