revelation
Interpretive and theological studies on the Book of Revelation and its prophetic imagery.
Christ: The Divine Morning Star Paid Members Public
In John’s revelation, the risen and glorified Christ appears to him and announces that he is the bright morning star: “I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.
Jesus: The Eternal First & Last Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 27: “I Am”
Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This post is meant to be a continuation of the following article: Christ: The Almighty Who Comes. In the New Testament God is called Almighty: “What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: ‘I
Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I now arrive at the finale: Jesus Christ the Almighty! Pt. 2. In this final part, I will provide further evidence that John intends to depict Jesus as the Almighty. Recall that the Greek term for Almighty, i.e., Pantokrator, speaks to God’s sovereignty over all creation as the
Hippolytus on the Holy Trinity Paid Members Public
I cite the entirety of Hippolytus’ refutation to a Modalist heretic which is titled, Against the Heresy of Noetus. Of interest is to note that Hippolytus ascribes Romans 9:5 and Revelation 1:8 to Christ, and emphasizes the fact of his being both truly God and truly Human. Here,
Early Church on Jesus as the Almighty of Rev. 1:8 Paid Members Public
In this article I will quote various Christian writers, theologians, apologists and/or fathers of the early Church in relation to their interpretation of the following verse from John’s Apocalypse: “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is
The Angel Who Declares the Hour Paid Members Public
An objection that is often used against the Deity of Christ is to cite the words of our Lord concerning the knowledge of the day and hour: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” Matthew
Christ: The Uncreated Lamb of God Paid Members Public
In this relatively short post, I will provide evidence from the Apocalypse of John that Jesus is not a creature, but is the eternal, uncreated divine Son who became a human being. I start off with some of the titles and functions ascribed to Christ, which the Old Testament attributes