Revelation17recordsJohn'svisionofBabylontheGreatdescribedasaprostitute,dressedherselfrichly,surroundedherselfwithluxury,seducedtheworld'skings,movedaroundtheworldonthebackofthebeastwithsevenheads.WhensheisamusingherselfwithviolencetowardthepeopleofGod,herpartner,thebeast,alongwith10kings,willsuddenlyturnagainstheranddestroyher.Whilewecan’tbesurewhereorhowthiswillhappen,God'sj...[
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Attheendofthepreviouschapter,JohnwitnessedthesevenangelswithsevenbowlspouroutGod'swrathontheearth.Hethenadded,"GodrememberedBabylontheGreatandgaveherthecupfilledwiththewineofthefuryofhiswrath."Inthebeginningofthischapter,oneofthesevenangelsinvitedJohn,"Come,Iwillshowyouthepunishmentofthegreatprostitute,whositsonmanywaters.Withherthekingsoftheearthcommittedadulteryandtheinhab...[
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有一次和姐妹们查经，我问她们，如果有位先生为了保命，出卖太太，这人是个什么样的人，她们告诉我说，这人是个“贱人”。我又接着问，如果这个太太还继续尊重先生，称他为“我主”，这太太又是怎么回事，她们说这太太是“犯贱”。如果同样的段子在这对夫妻之间发生两次，怎么解释，她们说，不可能！绝不会给自己这第二次机会！我再问下[
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Atthebeginningofthischapter,Johnheardaloudvoicefromthetemplecommandingtheangels,“go,pouroutthesevenbowlsofGod'swrathontheearth."ThesevenbowljudgmentsresemblethetenplaguesGodunleashedonEgypt,asHedeposedthefalsegodswhowerestandingbehindPharaoh.Inthefinalseriesofjudgment,Godwilldeposeeveryidols,everyfalsereligioussystemusedbySatantodeceivepeopleintowrongthinking.Butsadly,somepeople...[
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Chapter15hasonlyeightverseswhichmakeittheshortestchapterinthebook.Butitcontainstwomainvisions.ThefirstonepicturesthevictoriousonesworshippingtheLordAlmighty.ThesecondoneportraysthesevengloriousangelsholdinggoldenbowlsfilledwithGod'swrath.
AsJohnmovedhiseyesawayfromthehorrorsofGod'swinepressofHiswrathdescribedinchapter14,hesawsevenangelsbringingsevenlastplagues.Thesewillbethelastpl...[
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InRevelation14,JohnseesthelongwaitedsightoftheLambstandingonMountZion,God'sdwellingplace,withHis144,000faithfulfollowers.Isthe"MountZion"onearthorinheaven?Opinionsvary,butclearly,thegraceandpoweroftheLambaredisplayed.TheLordJesusiscentral.WhereHeis,Hispeoplefollow.Whoarethe144,000?Isthisaliteralnumberorsymbolicone?Opinionsalsovary,butclearly,theyareallGod'speople.Ipersonallyt...[
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PilatehadagainandagainpronouncedJesus'innocence,yetintheend,hesignedthewarrantforJesus'execution.HedeliveredJesusnottohisownofficers,buttotheprosecutors,thechiefpriestsandelders,soexcusingthewrongtohisownconscience.Butthesoldiersstillhadtoattendtheexecution.They"tookchargeofJesus"andledHimawaytotheplaceofexecution.TheSonofManwasdeliveredintothehandsofwickedandcruelmen.Boththeprie...[
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AfterthehighpriestsandtheJewishSanhedrinfailedtoexamJesustofindfaultinHim,theydidn'ttakethegraciousopportunityJesusofferedtothemtoexamthemselvestochecktheirownguiltbeforetheLord.JesusChrististheperfectlawmakerandthelawkeeper.ThereisnowayforanyoneonearthtoprovethatJesusisalawbreaker,sinceHebreaksnolaw.Onthecontrary,theJewswhocapturedJesusandtriedHimwerelawbreakers.TheyknewJesus'innocenc...[
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Chapter13isstillpartoftheinterludebetweenthesoundingoftheseventrumpetandthesevenbowljudgments(introducedinchapter15).Inthischapter,SatanthedragonengagedtwopowerfulevilbeastsinhisdesperateefforttodestroyGod'speopleandtomockGodtheAlmighty.Thedragon,theseabeastandthelandbeastformanunholytrinitytoinsultGodtheholyTrinity,andtodeceivepeople.
Johnsaw"abeastcomingoutofthesea"w...[
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我本人爱看书，看电影。不知什么时候起，生出了一个野心，幻想哪天当编剧，当导演，专拍圣经故事。有一次教青少年主日学，和他们一起分享梦想，他们听了我的梦想后,有点儿蒙，想不出来这大妈还敢做这梦!我儿子也在场，回家后特意又问了我一遍，想看看我梦醒了没？
梦没醒，也难怪我在读圣经时脑子里过电影。这圣经故事电影在我的脑袋里天天演，我也百看[
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