Avoid Deception

Now that I'm on the subject of 20, I remember a lesson: Don't believe deceptions. My biggest regrets trace back to the times I believed deceptions. Or even when I didn't believe deceptions, but didn't know how to avoid them. The Book of Revelation, interestingly, has something to say about deceptions. The Beast out of…

the cube part two

Last week, I described four roads, intersecting near my house. This week, I will explain why it struck me. Throughout the Bible, God describes his Kingdom and his Temple. In Revelation, this ends with the description of a giant cube: "The city was shaped like a cube, because it was just as high as it…

good deed

This week's post is more of a question than an answer. Reading through Revelations, it speaks of the Bride's dress as "fine linen, bright and pure--for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints." (Rev. 19:8). And that made me wonder: what is a righteous deed? James speaks of it, too. And throughout Revelation,…

who will you die for?

Revelation helps us remember that everyone dies. The question is, for whom will you die? Reading Revelation is like watching a back and forth -- a war between two armies. In the first half, creatures are unleashed on nonbelievers: "They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And…