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In the end, all that remains is the magnificence of heaven. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the final overthrow of satan as described by St. John in Chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation. This is the dramatic end of human history and the dramatic end of the battle between satan and God.  At the end of the new era, satan will be allowed one more chance to come back to the earth and to...

We see the millennial reign of Christ in Chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation; Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the fate of satan at the hands of the glorious King. The feast of the beast at the end of Chapter 19 did not include satan. It was the overcoming of the enemies on earth. Now, Jesus goes to the source behind the beast and the false prophet. St. John tells us that he sees an...

Chapter 19 of the Book of Revelation by St. John shows us the return of the glorious Christ. In the previous episodes, Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explained how Jesus is the Word of God and in this episode, we continue to explore His return for the final judgment. We have seen the martyrs, saints and the bride robed in dazzling white - the garment of light - and now we see the armies of...

St. John says that he saw a white horse with a rider when heaven opened; the rider was called faithful and true. In Chapter 19 of the Book of Revelation, St. John writes about the return of Jesus to us. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the description of the return of the King of Kings! The Lion King of Judah does not appear until everything is ready for Him. From Chapter 5, we begin...

The second half of the Book of Revelation is about “woman”; the great image is a woman. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan wants to give us a picture of the bride of the Lamb before giving us a picture of the Lamb. The woman is responsible for taking her children either into heaven or hell, therefore, becoming responsible for the destiny of the human race.  Frances Hogan breaks this down into 4...

The final chapters of the Book of Revelation give us a vision of Christ in glory, again. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains St. John’s vision of heaven in Chapter 19. The 4 animals and the 24 elders are back, the saints surround God and the Lamb is still on His throne. They praise God and continuously glorify Him. The whole Book of Revelation shows us what happens to the earth from God...

The 10 kings were the first to mourn the destruction of Babylon and then came the traders whose goods nobody would buy. Picking up from Verse 14 of Chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation, Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan continues to explain the sudden collapse of the antichrist’s empire.  Every luxury and every system of the antichrist is wiped out within the hour. The third group to mourn the...

Up to this moment, the empire of the antichrist looked completely secure but from this point, we see the sudden collapse of the empire. Irish Scripture Scholar begins this episode with Verse 7 of Chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation. The seven plagues set in motion the destruction of the city; now we see the complete end to the empire of the antichrist and those in it mourning the destruction. St....

Great destruction comes to the city of sin; Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the fall of Babylon as revealed to us by St. John in Chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation. This is the collapse of a godless civilization before the power of God, a prelude to the new era of the triumph of the Lord and the triumph of the Lamb. Prophets throughout history have talked about the fall of Babylon...

Before exploring Chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation, Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains to us the mystery of Babylon; this will also help us understand why St. John wrote an entire chapter about the destruction of a city. Frances Hogan speaks to us about the holy city and sin city, or as she calls it, a tale of two cities. In the Old Testament, the holy city is Jerusalem and the sin...

The people of Israel entered into a spiritual marriage with God during the time of Moses; should one choose a pagan religion or practices that move them away from God, they are called harlots. In Chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation, we see that the beast hates the harlot - she who belonged to God and chose the beast for comfort - because the beast hates and wants to destroy God. Irish Scripture S...

We are told that the 10 kings with the 10 horns will go to war with the Lamb in Chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains how the Lamb, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, and His followers will defeat the kings. “The might of hell is concentrated to confront a Lamb!” Just as the might of hell came against Jesus, the Lamb of God, on Calvary, this tim...

St. John reveals to us the harlot of Babylon in Chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains that St. John identifies the harlot as the system; she seems to be the false church/false prophet leaning on the beast. She depends on its liberal laws which will permit immorality for her, it will depend on the economy for comfort and luxuries, and it would depend o...

Irish Scripture Scholar continues the reflection on Chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation. St. John gives us a picture of the great harlot who rules enthroned beside the abundant water; this is a literal description of Babylon at the time of Nebuchadnezzar - a land that is flourishing. The harlot can lead everybody into apostasy when we adopt the ways of the world. The harlot lives in the desert an...

Chapter 16 of the Book of Revelation gives us a picture of the final tribulation that awaits those who have the mark of the beast; we also see an undoing of man’s plans. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the last plague which results in hailstones that weigh a hundred pounds crashing onto the earth; this is a massive punishment. Those who survive this tremendous punishment continue to...

In this episode, Irish Scripture Scholar, Frances Hogan continues and completes Chapter 16 of the Book of Revelation; here we see the final stage of the tribulation given to us by St. John. When we speak of the Book of Revelation, two things scare people - the mark of the beast and Armageddon - the location of the gathering of armies for the battle during the end times. The seventh angel empties h...

The last plagues are a representation of God’s wrath on earth; we see these plagues in Chapter 16 of the Book of Revelation. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan helps us understand what they mean and how they came to be. When the fifth angel emptied the bowl, the beast and his empire were plunged into darkness. The people were in excruciating pain and they cursed God because of the pain caused b...

As we continue the reflection of Chapter 16 of the Book of Revelation, Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains how God manifests Himself as the Lord, God Almighty, the King of Nations, and the Holy One. The final chastisement is also known as the “Seven Last Plagues” just like the plagues of Egypt. At any stage of these plagues, if anyone repents, God would show mercy. The first plague brou...

We have arrived at Yom Yahweh ; this is the day of the Lord. Irish Scripture Scholar reads the last verses from Chapter 15 of the Book of Revelation which shows us the final chastisement. God removes power from human rulers which removes the kingship which He had given to Adam; God puts earth back into the order in which He had created it. The seven angels introduced to us here are the seven angel...

Chapter 15 of the Book of Revelation shows us a vision of glory for the saints and reveals to us the final chastisement that will end the tribulations. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the fitting climax to the seals and the trumpets which leads to the ”real” day of the Lord.  Jesus walked across the sea of glass as the Sacrificial Lamb and here we see that he is not alone; those who...

St. John deals with the harvest of the earth towards the end of Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains how St. John treats it as the “grain” harvest and “vine” harvest. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Sower and the Reaper, and He decides whether the earth is ready for harvest or not. The hour of facing God’s wrath all alone for the redemption of...

The third angel announced that anybody who would take the mark of the beast must be prepared to face the anger of God; they would be lost eternally. Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan continues to explain this “grim, but true” message in Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation. St. John reveals that the ultimate punishment is hell and eternal torture but God exhausts His Divine Mercy in trying to...

Yom Yahweh has arrived and three angels announce God’s judgment to the human race. Irish Scripture Scholar explains that the day of the Lord has come and the day of mercy is over, yet the extraordinary thing is that the Lord shows mercy to those who repent even at the very end because God is mercy and justice. In Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation, we see the 7 angels introduced to us in Chapter...

We look at Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation with Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan in this episode. St. John continuously tries to tell the church that the Lord has the victory, and the saints and the martyrs have the victory. Here we meet the companions of the Lamb on Mount Zion who represent that same victory. Mount Zion is where God and His Messiah would assemble the faithful to begin t...

Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan continues expounding on Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation; the terrifying persecution that is going to be let loose will be experienced through all sections of the earth. Even though the antichrist has the power to kill the people of the Lamb, the martyrs will be the ones to conquer the antichrist in the end. The first beast is the empire and the head of th...