Revelation 11 introduces a striking image: two witnesses who are also called “the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.” That language can sound mysterious until we let Scripture interpret Scripture. The New Testament is...
Revelation is filled with prophetic imagery that is meant to be read carefully, reverently, and in connection with the rest of Scripture. One of the most striking images in the trumpet judgments is the figure called Wormwood. It appears briefly, but its impact is...
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture calls God’s people into a life marked by thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not merely a holiday theme or a passing mood. In the Bible it is worshipful acknowledgement of who God is and what He has done, expressed with the mouth,...
The Bible uses water in many ways, but one theme stands out with special beauty and power: “living water.” It pictures God as the only true source of spiritual life, cleansing, satisfaction, and lasting refreshment. When Scripture speaks of living water, it is not...
The account of Deborah in Judges 4-5 is one of the clearest snapshots we have of what life was like in Israel during the era of the judges. It was a season marked by repeated cycles of spiritual compromise, painful oppression, desperate cries for help, and merciful...
Andrew is one of those disciples who can be easy to overlook because he is not as vocal as Peter, and he is not as frequently highlighted as James and John. Yet when we pay close attention to the passages where the Holy Spirit places him in view, we discover a man...
Matthew 24-25 contains what is often called the Olivet Discourse, Jesus’ extended teaching on future events given from the Mount of Olives. In these chapters Jesus answers His disciples’ questions about the coming destruction of the temple, the sign of His coming,...
The Bible presents the Holy Spirit as fully God, active from Genesis onward, yet it also shows a clear development in how He relates to God’s people across the covenants. Many believers have heard phrases like the Spirit “coming upon” someone in the Old Testament...
The word “gospel” is often used in Christian conversation, but Scripture gives it a specific meaning and a defined message. In this study we will walk through the Bible’s teaching on the gospel from beginning to end, tracing how God revealed humanity’s need,...
Repentance is one of the clearest and most frequent calls in the Bible, and yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Some people reduce repentance to feeling guilty, while others treat it like a religious work that earns forgiveness. Scripture gives us a...
