I slightly misspoke in my last post. The Confession has one more Article. I think I was confused 🤔 because I could not find a sermon on it in Pastor Ganger’s archive. Maybe I just wanted to be finished. Anyway my last post on Article 36 spoke approximately about the Confession’s chief author, Guido de… Continue reading Belgic Confession – Article 37
Category: The Book of Revelation
The Mark of the Beast
Our church Sunday School class will be getting to this passage soon. Maybe I will send this link to them. The number of man, 666, is “perfectly imperfect” in contrast to the number of perfection-seven. The thrice repeated number “6” implies endless work without rest. It’s interesting that early in Jesus’ teach he spoke about… Continue reading The Mark of the Beast
A Great Star
My M’Cheyne Bible Reading is dovetailing into my Revelation Bible Class. Interesting reading this morning on this verse, among the Sene Trumpets. Revelation 8:10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon… Continue reading A Great Star
The Tribulation
This is a difficult interpretive point. Much is misunderstood. Our church Revelation class is studying from Dr David Jeremiah’s book and carries through his and many modern pre-tribulation Rapture proponents views. A typical historical Reformation interpretation though will say things like this. Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said… Continue reading The Tribulation