"If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." This is the saddest and most sobering passage in all of Scripture. Remember our Lord wept over death (John 11:35; … Continue reading →

REVELATION 20   "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his … Continue reading →

 "The LORD God said to the serpent… he (Jesus) shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Rom. 16:20). The event for which God's people have … Continue reading →

The scroll (book of judgment) which Jesus received from His Father (Rev. 5:7-10) at this point has been completed. Chapters 16-20 describe in detail how God's final judgments come upon Satan, Antichrist, the false prophet and all people who reject … Continue reading →

A brief summary of what Babylon stands for in Scripture is the confusion (Babel) of man caused by godlessness (Gen. 10-11).  A world of godless people is confused and doesn't even know it. After the flood God commanded the people … Continue reading →

Material from chapter 18 is parenthetical and goes with chapters 16 and 19. As we come to the end of chapter 17 we see that the Antichrist and his henchmen (the ten kings under him) will destroy the one world … Continue reading →

Revelation Alive © 1992 by Stephen W. Griffith – revised 2007 – All quotes refer to this commentary, are indented and used extensively. God will not allow mankind to come together in true unity apart from Him. “Babel” (Gen. 10) … Continue reading →

        Revelation Alive © 1992 by Stephen W. Griffith – revised 2007 – All quotes refer to this commentary, are indented and used extensively. Chapter 17 seems to fit chronologically into the first 3 ½ years of the Tribulation (the … Continue reading →

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, … Continue reading →

 {"Once the wrath of God was placed on Jesus Christ because of what He was doing for sinners.  In the future, the wrath of God will be placed on (unrepentant) sinners because of what they are doing to Jesus Christ." … Continue reading →

"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him." Psalm 2:12                                                                     From fortune cookies to horoscopes to hot … Continue reading →

                 Beware; the devil is in the religion business: “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, … Continue reading →

I am using an outline from John MacArthur's message on Revelation 13 to describe the ancestry, authority, acclaim, and adoration of the Antichrist. Again, this material here is parenthetical but fits the chronology of the midpoint of the Tribulation just … Continue reading →

First of all we must realize that Satan is no match for God. It is not as if two equal powers were fighting and the outcome is uncertain. Satan is a creature created by God and even used by God … Continue reading →

{Review and summary: Between the sixth seal, sixth trumpet and sixth bowl judgment there are interludes and/or some parenthetical material before the final (seventh) judgment occurs in each one of these. This interlude runs from 10:1 to 11:14 just before … Continue reading →

Between the sixth seal, sixth trumpet and sixth bowl judgment there are interludes and/or some parenthetical material before the final (seventh) judgment occurs in each one of these. This interlude runs from 10:1 to 11:14 just before the seventh trumpet … Continue reading →