Emmanuel Bible Church

The Dragon's Rage & The Saints' Everlasting Rest 23.02.2025 1:01:29 ↓

A dragon named Smaug features large in Tolkien's tale of *The Hobbit*: "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." But neither does it do to leave a slain and standing lamb out of your calculations if you have been saved by him. That is the true tale in Revelation 12. We "have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb" (Rev 12:11). In Revelation 12, John ta...

The RighteousReign of the King 16.02.2025 49:50 ↓

As Revelation 11 comes to an end, we hear the sound of the seventh trumpet blast. A loud choir then announces that the glorious consummation of all things has finally come: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever" (Rev 11:15). For the local churches then and now, this vision of the end is meant to give us "strength for tod...

Time to Witness, Wail, & Worship 09.02.2025 54:55 ↓

How should believers live in dark times as the end of the age approaches? Using Old Testament images of a temple, two witnesses, two lampstands, and a demonic beast, John helps us think about this question as he describes what happens in between the sixth and seventh trumpet in Revelation 10–11. As the seventh trumpet sounds in Revelation 11, we learn the outcome has never been in doubt. We long f...