THE BOOK OF REVELATION
The biggest obstacle to interpreting the Book of Revelation is the Greek mindset. Revelation is a genre of literature known as Jewish Apocalyptic. There are non-scriptural texts from the late Second Temple era which are very similar in content and theme. While these writings have no authority, they help us to see what the author of Revelation was portraying in this divinely-inspired book.
01 March 2026
- 54 Revelation 19:9-17. The conclusion to the fifth section of the book describes a feast for the birds and beasts and the destruction of the beast empire. Also, Purim begins tomorrow night and they’re saying that another Haman from Iran had been killed,
01 February 2026
- 53 Revelation 19:9-16. The Lord is about to return victorious. How will he return? Where will he go? Who will be with him?
11 January 2026
- 52 Revelation 19:1-8. The previous 13 chapters contained a lot of bad news. Time for some good news…
28 December 2025
- 51 Revelation 18:21-24. More on the judgment upon Babylon with a a couple of rabbit trails explored as well (e.g. Why did Yeshua curse the fig tree?)
07 December 2025
- 50 Revelation 17:16-18:20. The fate of Babylon and the Prostitute. How does that affect you and me?
09 November 2025
- 49 Revelation 17:10-15. Can we identify the nations that will attempt to eliminate Israel in the last days? Will the Lord destroy them singlehandedly or will he have some help?
26 October 2025
- 48 Revelation 17:3-9. What possible motive could there be for people and nations associated with Christ to play the harlot with the Beast? Is this happening already?
05 October 2025
- 47 Revelation 17:1-2. Yes, only two verses but very relevant in the situation the world faces today. We know what the beast and the false prophet are. But, if the Great Prostitute is who she seems to be, why does God want his people to come out of her? More importantly, what has this got to do with the situation in Gaza?
28 September 2025
- 46 Revelation 16:17-21. The final bowl judgment which seems similar to the final seal and trumpet judgments. This is a shorter teaching to accommodate an introduction to a new topical series.
14 September 2025
- 45 Revelation 16:1-16. The bowl judgments are poured out. Are they unrelated to the seals and trumpet judgments? Or is it more of the same?
07 September 2025
- 44 Revelation 15:2-8. Why are the overcomers standing on a sea of glass? And what’s that got to do with the Exodus?
24 August 2025
- 43 Revelation 14:15-15:1. Another three angels and the harvest of grain and grapes. Who or what is being harvested?
10 August 2025
- 42 Revelation 14:6-14. Time for some more angels to do their announcement thingy. What do they have to proclaim this time?
03 August 2025
- 41 Revelation 14:1-5. More on the 144,000 sealed of Israel.
- Bonus Content. A Hebraic look at John 3:16
27 July 2025
- 40 Antichrist Excursus. A bit of unfinished business from the previous episode.
13 July 2025
- 39 Revelation 13:15-18. The Mark of the Beast – what is it and why isn’t it 6-6-6?
06 July 2025
- 38 Revelation 13:11-14. We figured out what the sea beast is. So what’s the earth beast when it’s at home?
22 June 2025
- 37 Revelation 13:6-10. What will the Sea Beast do? What are the implications?
08 June 2025
- 36 Revelation 13:1-5. John sees the Beast from the Sea emerge. What does this image represent and why can’t it be the Roman Empire?
01 June 2025
- 35 Revelation 12:13-17. Serpent’s spewing water and the earth swallowing it? Seriously? What’s it all about?
25 May 2025
- 34 Revelation 12:7-12. So, the dragon and his angels have a fight with Michael and his angels. What’s that all about?
11 May 2025
- 33 Revelation 12:3-6. Why does the dragon want to devour the infant? Is this a future thing? Or is it history? [Tech glitch means the first few minutes – the revision bit – not recorded]
04 May 2025
- 32 Revelation 12:1-3. The child is Christ and the Dragon is Satan in this great portent. So who is the woman with the stars, sun and moon?
- Bonus Content: Why 1 Corinthians 4:6 is relevant to this morning’s text.
27 April 2025
- 31 Revelation 11:15-19. What does the seventh trumpet bring?
- Bonus Content: Does praying for something over and over again reveal a lack of faith?
And Now For Something Completely Different…
20 April 2025
- Easter Sunday Message given at Bracknell Baptist Church
13 April 2025
- 30 Revelation 11:8-14. The two witnesses have been killed by the beast. How can the prophetic witness to Yeshua be silenced?
06 April 2025
- 29 Revelation 11:4-7. Who are the two witnesses – the olive trees and lamp stands that stand before the Lord of all the earth? And, more importantly, why I am I taking so long to get through each chapter?
23 March 2025
- 28 Revelation 11:1-4. John is instructed to measure the temple. What’s that all about? Is it literal or figurative?
09 March 2025
- 27 Revelation 10:1-11. John is given a book to eat by an angel who stands on the land and the sea. What’s that all about and what does it have to do with an upcoming federal election in Australia?
02 March 2025
- 26 Revelation 9:11-21. Now it’s a two hundred million man army. Is that a feasible number for a military force in today’s world?
23 February 2025
- 25 Revelation 9:1-10. A locust place that’s not allowed to eat vegetation? What’s that all about?
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09 February 2025
- 24 Revelation 8:7-13. The first four of the Trumpet Judgments. Catastrophic new events or things previously mentioned?
02 February 2025
- 23 Revelation 8:1-6. The Trumpet Judgments are about to begin – who will be the target of the first Trumpet judgment?
26 January 2025
- 22 (Excursus) Daniel 9:24-27. Why do we say that the Great Tribulation / Time of Jacob’s Trouble is the final seven years of this age?
12 January 2025
- 21 Revelation 7:9-17. Possible reasons for the omission of Dan in the sealing of the twelve tribes and the problems with both replacement theology and dispensationalism in this section.
05 January 2025
- 20 Revelation 7:1-8. The sealing of the 144,000. Who are they and why does God want to seal their foreheads?
22 December 2024
- And now for something completely different – my 2024 Christmas message (well, I had to put it somewhere).
08 December 2024
- 19 Revelation 6:9-17. The fifth and six seals predict some terrifying events. Are they literal or symbolic? If the latter, what could they possible signify?
01 December 2024
- 18 Revelation 6:3-8. We know what the white horse represents. What about the next three horsemen?
24 November 2024
- 17 Revelation 6:2. Is the rider on the white horse Antichrist or isn’t he? It may be a bit more complex than that. Let’s see what the non-apocalyptic texts have to say.
10 November 2024
- 16 Revelation 6:1-2. Yes only two verses. That’s because verse 2 may be speaking about the Antichrist and that opens up Pandora’s box!
03 November 2024
- 15 Revelation 5:8-14. The Messiah is exalted in heaven as he prepares to exercise his authority over planet earth. [First few minutes missing due glitch – but it was just revision]
27 October 2024
- 14 Revelation 5:1-7. What’s the significance of the scroll with seven seals? What makes our Lord worthy to open it?
13 October 2024
- 13 Revelation 4:1-11. What John saw in his visit to the throne room of heaven. Who ar the 24 elders? What are the living creatures?
22 September 2024
- 12 Revelation 3:14-22. The letter to the seventh assembly at Laodicea. Why did the Lord have nothing positive to say to them? What was their main shortcoming?
01 September 2024
- 11 Revelation 3:7-13. In the letter to the assembly at Philadelphia, the Lord declares that he has the ‘Key of David’. What does that signify?
11 August 2024
- 10 Revelation 3:1-6. Some folks say that the seven letters to the churches represent seven ages of church history. Sardis is meant to prophesy the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. True or false?
- 09 Revelation 2:18-29. The letter to Thyatira. Who is Jezebel and what are the ‘deep things of Satan’? How can the overcomers be awarded the ‘morning star’?
23 June 2024
- 08 Revelation 2:17. Yes, only one verse. What does the promise of hidden manna and a white stone with a new name on it mean?
02 June 2024
- 07 Revelation 2:12-16. The report card on the Church at Pergamum. The Lord was displeased for them for allowing false teaching in their midst. What defines false teaching?
12 May 2024
- 06 Revelation 2:8-11. The Church at Smyrna was suffering oppression. Where was it coming from? As an aside: Why was our Lord offered wine mixed with myrrh at his crucifixion? Do you know? Are you sure?
28 April 2024
- 05 Revelation 2:1-7. The Lord’s report card on the Assembly at Ephesus. How’d they rate? How would you and I rate, if judged by the same standards?
24 March 2024
- 04 Revelation 1:9-20. John is in a divinely-induced state of altered consciousness and receives instructions from the glorified Lord to write some letters. Why?
03 March 2024
- 03 Revelation 1:1-8. [This time it was all my own fault – I forgot to switch on the recorder until halfway through! The first half has been re-recorded].
First half (Rev 1:1-4)
Second half (Rev 1:4-8)
11 February 2024
- 02 What is Apocalyptic? There are quite a number of ancient writings in a similar genre to Revelation. They’re not inspired of course, but they do help us to understand this style of writing. [Another technical glitch required re-recording… course, I was getting used to it by then.]
28 January 2024
- 01 Revelation Intro . Αsking the usual introductory questions about the book. You may find the history of its interpretation interesting.