Jonah 1—4, Revelation 11 • Key Verse: Revelation 10:11 Have you ever put off going to the doctor because you did not want to hear what might be said? Or delayed taking your car to a mechanic for the same reason? Or avoided your accountant for fear your financial picture...
Obadiah, Revelation 9 Key Verse: Revelation 9:20 This chapter of Revelation does two things. First, it tells of events that will occur. It is a prophecy detailing part of the judgment God will pour , out on this earth. It also serves as a warning of the seriousness of sin....
Amos 7—9, Revelation 8 • Key Verse: Revelation 8:1 During the premier of Handels Messiah, King George II was so moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that he spontaneously rose to his feet and stood for the remainder of the performance, his eyes glistening with emotion. The rest of the audience,...
Amos 4-6, Revelation 7 • Key Verse: Amos 6:1 You’ve probably heard about the meeting that was called to deal with the problem of apathy—no one cared enough about the problem to show up! The better things appear to be, the easier it is to grow complacent. Yet there are...
Amos 1-3, Revelation 6 • Key Verse: Amos 1:1 My hometown had only one building, which contained the train station, general store, gas station and post office. I used to say that it was “just five miles south of resume speed.” There’s something about coming from a small town that...
Joel 1—3, Revelation 5 • Key Verse: Revelation 5:6 Johns vision of the heavenly throne room is one of the most moving worship scenes in the Bible, one filled with rich and striking imagery that joins Old and New Testament truth in a single person, Jesus Christ. He is the...
Hosea 12—14, Revelation 4 • Key Verse: Hosea 14:9 We make choices every day about a multitude of things, some of which are of little or no consequence. But some of our choices are of great significance. How well we choose can set us apart from the crowd. The person...
Hosea 9-11, Revelation 3 • Key Verse: Revelation 3:19 About the time we start to think that repentance is only an Old Testament idea, along come verses like this one from the New Testament: “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent’” (v. 19). There...
Hosea 5-8, Revelation 2 • Key Verse: Hosea 6:1 Perhaps we should make a list of the “lost words of Christianity.” It seems like some things are not talked about as much today. Worldliness, for instance, is a forgotten word, erased from usage by an overemphasis and sometimes misapplication of...
Hosea 1-4, Revelation 1 • Key Verse: Revelation 1:5 The apostle John knew Jesus. He walked with Him, heard Him teach and joined with Him in ministry. When Jesus died on the cross, John was there and was given a special responsibility, that of caring for Mary, the mother of...