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I am close to finishing up the rough draft of the commentary on Revelation. Here is my take on the first 2 verses in chapter 13 of Revelation. I can see from Galgal's posting just how much thought and effort she must have put into her interpretaions - and they are indeed worthy. But I have...

I think the Stone, which represents the Messiah symbolically stuck the feet (not the toes) and broke into pieces JUST the two elements WITHIN THE FEET of iron and clay. The stone did not break the or destroy the 4 kingdom image. He did not come to destroy, although the Jews certainly believed He...

Part 2 A leopard with four heads and four wings like a bird represents the third kingdom. This signifies the kingdom of Greece, ruled by Alexander the Great. Alexander was a brilliant general with an insatiable appetite for conquest. It seems quite appropriate that Alexander (Greece) is...

Ok and that's fine. Below I am going to cut / paste a discussion from my commentary on Daniel for verses 7:2-6 and ask that you might read it and consider the thoughts within it. We can discuss if you would like or let me know your thoughts before and or if we move on to the next few verses. I...

of course there are verses that speak of the end times in Daniel but compared to the whole of Daniel it might speak to approximately 3 percent of the total chapter. There are indeed verses that mention the end time - but not in details... that is left for Revelation. God is giving us His plan...

Ok, here are the first 6 verses in chapter 7. Would you mind interpreting them? Who do these represent? And after you respond, I would ask that you copy verses 7 and 8 and tell me who are the actors within these verses. Thanks. 1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel [a]had...

He is fully revealed in chapter 7 and discussed again in chapter 8 and then in 11. Almost everyone claims the book of Daniel is an end time set of prophecies- it is not. That title belongs to Revelation. Daniel speaks about the restoration of His people from Babylon to (largely) the end of the...

I don’t think so!

That would be true if the little horn who sits atop the 4 th beast wasn’t in reign for the past 1500 years. Gods church had been corrupted and appropriated by the little horn after the demise of pagan Rome (Daniel 7:11). And one can see the kinds of things he would do when he came to power-...

Here is my take on this: I. The Biblical Usage of "Antichrist" The term "antichrist" (ἀντίχριστος) appears only in four passages, all written by the apostle John: 1 John 2:18 – "Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many...

Thanks for your thoughts. I understand your comments and also am aware that most folks believe in an “anti-Christ” who will come in the future but for me, there is no “anti-Christ” literal person but a real, literal little horn who has placed himself on the same level as God. I don’t know why...

Here is my take on the "buying and selling" and the mark: Revelation 13:17 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:17 deepens the implications of the mark of the beast by revealing its impact on those...

Very kind of you to say that.

Here is my take on the mark.... Revelation 13:16 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, Revelation 13:16 reveals that the earth beast compels "all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave"...

I think you might remember that I had completed a 5 year study on Daniel last year and offered a commentary on the 12 chapters. Within chapter 7, there is much written about the 10 toes / horns / kings and their identity. Further, there is a discussion of the 3 horns that were "plucked up" by...

Revelation 12:1-17 encapsulates Satan’s relentless efforts to thwart God’s redemptive plan, adapting his focus as history unfolds. From Israel’s earliest days as a nation, symbolized earlier in the chapter by the "trimester growth," Satan concentrated his attacks on their obedience to God’s Word...

The "stars of heaven" symbolize the fallen angels who were cast out of heaven alongside Satan after his rebellion. Their being "thrown to the earth" signifies their expulsion from their heavenly positions and their alignment with Satan's opposition to God and His purposes. Isaiah 14:12-14, in...

I have not studied this but it does appear that Satan was cast down out of heaven in Revelation 12:7-12. It might appear he had access to heaven and the earth up to the time of the cross. When Jesus returned to heaven, he was cast down to earth and no longer had the ability to acuse anyone to...

Are there any other topics in Revelation you might want to discuss, or go back to?

Thanks. After going through Revelation a few times, it became apparent God is not speaking about literal events but spiritual events and provides a strong symbolic picture for everything that relates to His plan of salvation. He is not speaking about human wars, human famine that the world has...