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Daniel and Revelation strike us today as strange and unsettling books. The figurative language is difficult for us to understand; the visions are often violent and scary. But this reaction should be a reminder to us to dive deeper and remember how these types of books—apocalyptic literature—were meant to be …

The book of Revelation is interpreted in a number of radically different ways by a nearly equal number of different interpreters. Some view the book as concerned almost exclusively with events that took place in the past in the first century struggle between the church and its religious and political …

Whenever we study a passage in a book, it is important to keep in mind the structure of the book as a whole and where that passage fits into the message of the book. Daniel has twelve chapters telling six stories in the first half of the book and four …

Know the Historical Setting All the books of the Bible were written by their authors to an original audience. But since their messages continue to have relevance for the people of God through the ages up to the present day, it’s easy to think that since Daniel and Revelation speak …

Horrifying beasts arising out of a chaotic sea. A ram and a goat butting heads. Horns and more horns, then a single horn. Seventy “sevens.” Kings of the north and kings of the south. What are we to make of it all in the book of Daniel? Seven churches, seven …

Together, we’ve explored the reality that anxiety is a normal human experience, a human experience that God entered into through Jesus. Because of this, we can find God more near to us than our very breath if anxiety has prompted us to cope in ways that take us away. Indeed, …

Jesus does not shame the broken–hearted. Indeed, Jesus calls the broken–hearted blessed (Matthew 5:2), and offers rest. He says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble …