Making Scripture a Part of Us I stumble a few songs on the radio upon that I know the words or the melody, and I can sing or hum along. You could almost say that the song was a part of me; it was so well known that it became part of who I am. … Continue reading John Eats the Scroll

A Covenant Document  For a portion of my life, I believed the number seven dealt with perfection, but when you study the number seven in the Old Testament, you come to realize that this number deals more with a covenant rather than perfection. So this is what we are dealing with here, a scroll of … Continue reading The Lamb of God

The Mass as Heaven on Earth Another book I use to help in interpreting the book of Revelation is The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn. He subtitles his book the Mass as Heaven on Earth. In his book, he explains that when he first attended Mass as a Protestant minister, he says, “As the Mass … Continue reading The First Vision of Heaven

To the Church in Sardis These words jumped off the page, “I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” These words, to me, are striking and scary. Could our Church be like Sardis? Could our Church appear to be alive but on the inside dead? I would … Continue reading Churches in Sardis and Laodicea

My Study of Revelation My seminary professor assigned us a big project for our class on John. We studied the Gospel of John and the book of Revelation in this class. It may not sound like a lot but these two books are some of the more complex and deep theological books in the Bible. … Continue reading Reflections on Revelation