Revelation – Grace Evangelical Society

A Church Can Be Doctrinally Sound, But Unloving (Revelation 2:1-7)

July 23, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - doctrine, Ephesians, Ephesus, love, Revelation

Did you know that a church can be doctrinally sound and yet be without love? That’s not an idea I find easy to entertain, because I care so much about doctrine. But that is what Jesus said to the Ephesians: To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds

The Many Fruits of the Tree of Life

September 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - fruit, Revelation, tree of life

If you like fruit, here is an interesting feature about the tree of life, as described in Rev 22:2: In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for

The Tree of Life: One Tree or Many? (Revelation 22:2)

September 10, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Revelation, tree of life

Revelation 22:2 has a puzzling description of the tree of life: In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The tree of

Don’t Add to the Book! — Revelation 22:18

April 16, 2018 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Revelation

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book (Rev 22:18). Question. Does Rev 22:18 prove people can lose eternal life? Answer. Thanks for your question. Let me address two issues.

The Dead Still Exist — Revelation 20:12-15

April 3, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - annihilationism, conditionalism, ECT, eternal conscious torment, Hell, last judgment, life after death, Revelation

Annihilationists agree with the eternal conscious torment view (ECT) that some people will be forever separated from God. However, annihilationists say that separation involves being put out of existence. They strongly deny the wicked will be tormented forever. Which view is true? I have been exploring this question in a series of blog posts. Consider

The Second Coming of the Lord, by Bob Wilkin, September 25, 2016

From September 30, 2016 by Bob Wilkin in Audio - Eschatology, GES, Revelation, The Second Coming of the Lord

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No Small Problem, Revelation 2:11

September 16, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Eternal Security, Litotes, Revelation

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the March 1991 edition of Grace in Focus “He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death” (Rev 2:11) If someone says to me, “His request presented me with no small problem,” I know exactly what he means. The person who made the request of him had

The Revelation of God

September 6, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Psalms, Revelation, theology, Worship

by Ken Yates God has revealed Himself to mankind in different ways. We know from Romans 2 that one way God has done that is through the conscience. Men and women in all cultures know that certain things are right and certain things are wrong. They know these things even if they often do not