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Revelation The more I read and understand Revelation, the more I see God's grace. We started the research for this episode looking for evidence of a Pre-wrath rapture. What we discovered was far more. Revelation exemplifies God's mercy and grace over and over again. He is practically pleading for people to listen to him! In the process, we did find definite clues supporting a pre-wrath rapture. Notes on Patterns of Mercy - Revelation Rescues

Revelation Oh boy do I want to be here! This podcast and the notes explore what life is like in the Millennium Kingdom. If you never had a goal for your life, let this be your goal. Living in the Millennium Notes

Psalms - Forgiveness I'm just stepping away a little bit here. We'll continue with our Revelation series but as I was journaling and thinking today, this popped into my head. I'm not a person to let things get to me and maybe that is a bit of a defensive posture - don't know. But if you're one to hang on to grudges or even just fist pump (or worse) that guy that cuts you off on the highway, just rest with this. I'm included my notes for this but also pulled out the main part so you can just rea...

Revelation 1-7 We introduced a paradigm shift in the definition of "the great tribulation". Reading Revelation through this lens offers a clear, linear understanding of the text and the sequence of events. I (Greg Newell, the author), am 100% convinced that "the great tribulation" that the elder explains to John is the raptured multitudes from the church age. Reading Revelation 1-7 in this context is clear, linear and understandable. We don't have to guess about what goes where. We don't have t...

Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. If you're read anything about end times, it's likely you conflate "The Great Tribulation" as that last 3.5 year period where all literal Hell breaks loose on earth. I think we've been dogmatized! Changing your understanding of this phrase opens Revelation in a whole new way. The first 8 Chapters...

- Revelation - Whoa! Sorry, my last notes were 90 pages! There is a timeline in there, but we definitely went down some rabbit holes (worth looking at). Today, we just want to focus a little more on the timeline. A LOT of folks are confused over the 3.5 vs 7-year tribulation. If you listen to social media, it just adds to the confusion. Hopefully, this podcast will help you remove the confusion, and you'll see a very clear timeline. Why is this important? It will help improve the clarity with ...

I defy anyone to read through Revelation once and just "get it". I'm almost a month into this study and it has taken quite a bit of back and forth and many rabbit holes. I had to step back and away, let it sit, come back and just rest with Revelation on the brain for a while. If anything, I'm learning the value of letting the Bible speak and not to force it. If you're like me, you might be listening to a lot of theories about when things are supposed to happen. In the context of Revelation, let...

So, in case you're not familiar, AI software can now listen to a conversation and regurgitate a summary that captures the conversation. It's like a book report for a conversation. We use "Fathom.AI" in our Zoom meeting discussions but there is other software as will. In any case, we sat as a fly on the wall to listen to this conversation. And rather than post the entire conversation (which drifted off in the weeds quite a bit), we did an A.I. summary of that conversation which is what we've pos...

There's a history of Enoch that I don't plan to go into. What I will say is this. Scripture quotes Enoch. That's enough for me to study it. For myself, I'm curious ONLY in the Enochian literature written before the 1st century. That is: First Enoch. We approach Enoch with reverence and respect. We are still in our Revelation studies and Enoch seems a natural fit. It contains unique material about the origins of evil, angelic hierarchies, and the final fate of the wicked and righteous. In some ca...

People listening to my podcast, especially as I'm going through Revelation, why a keep coming back to Rapture. Rapture is a nightmare for the unrighteous. Rapture theology is resting in the comfort that no matter how it happens, God has got you. I'm not so concerned about the timing, though my hope is before all literal hell breaks loose. But no matter what, or when, we can rest in the comfort of knowing that "God has not destined us for wrath..." Sodom and Gomorrah - Rapture Parallel - Notes

You need the Gospels to help interpret Revelation. Jesus helps! Notes on Jesus and Revelation - End Times Parallels

I'm not going away but today I had to pull back a little bit. I've included my journal notes if you care to read. Sometimes as we dig deep into scripture, we lose our connection with the reason those words are even on the page. As you may have surmised by now, this isn't just a podcast... but a personal journey through scripture. So this podcast gets a little more personal. Notes

We stepped back to take another look at the 6th seal and realized that we were seeing a big picture emerge. Everything that happens on earth is described in the seals. The 6th seemed out of place until we realized it shows natural events like earthquakes and volcanos that are not under the control of man. That allowed another look at seal 7 and 8 through the same lens. Altogether we have Man, the spiritual realm, the environment and God all playing a role - both historically and right up to the ...

I was always confused by: First Corinthians 15:52 - In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. This is an easy trap to fall into when doing end times / Revelation studies. I thought that last trumpet was the 7th Trumpet in Revelation. It was both confusing and frankly a little scary to think about! But in our last deep dive - we found something that made better sense in the context...

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.” Some things are hidden in plain sight. To deny that the rapture is a "thing" is to deny biblical history. We explore that in this podcast. Again, our goal is to picture revelation with resolve and comfort, not with anxiety and foreboding. Everything important in the Bible has echoes. Let's listen to the echoes. Notes to Echoes of the Rapture [If link is not active, click the episode link to access the...

Revelation 8 We've walked through the first 6 seals. If you are alive during this time period, where are you watching these events unfold? Those are the questions I ask as fire, hail and blood begin to rain down on the planet... and this is only the first trumpet! Notes: Breaking the 7th Seal and Blowing the First Trumpet

For me... reading Revelation has been a profound experience. One doesn't just read it like a chapter in Tom Sawyer, you have to go back and unpeel the layers and the images and the symbolism. But when it unfolds it's beautiful. I can't describe fully how comforting it is having gone through this process. From Chapter 1 through chapter 7, if you read it and understand what is before you, that's all you need to know! Seriously! It's all there in a very big picture format. Remember, the scroll wi...

We take a little bit of break, if you want to call it that : ) Ever read Ecclesiastes and think to yourself, what has vanity got to do with it? By taking that word and replacing it with the word "madness", Ecclesiastes comes to life. When I did this, I remembered another piece of literature (made into a movie) - Man of La Mancha. There's a scene that I've pulled the YouTube clip from: https://youtu.be/MhE7xY6r9pM?si=fH0mjMzfF0iTj7OH Here are my notes associated with the podcast discussion: Ma...

Before you start sending me all kinds of hate mail... I love the United States and what it has stood for (that past tense phrasing is very deliberate). I do not think the United States stands on these founding principles any longer. Our leaders take an oath to uphold the constitution, and I could write books about how they take that oath with a grain of salt. Once in power, our Constitution is only given consideration when it can be used as a club. The founding principles have been perverted and...

Let's step back. We covered the letters to the 7 churches. From there we jumped to the Throne Room of Heaven and became awestruck by God Himself. Then we jumped to the Vision of the Lamb. There is something in Chapter 4 and 5 that is right in front of you. It's worth re-reading those chapters again and just start asking questions, line by line. Wait, what? Who are those elders? And how did they get here? That's what we're unpacking today. This is the best Easter message I could have given anybod...

REVELATION 6:1-8 We've dug deep into the 4 horses of the apocalypse. We've seen the natural progression of the white horse to the red horse, to the black horse and ultimately to the pale horse. We've seen this play out in history over and over again. Chapter 6 of revelation is setting you up for the final stage - the cycle happens on a global scale. Put the bad guy on the white horse, on the global stage. I think you get it. Notes for: "A Bad Guy on a White Horse" [If Notes link is not active,...

REVELATION 6:1-8 Once the rider on the red horse has gained complete control, then comes the downward spiral. This isn't just hyperbole', it happens every time. Notes to the article: From Red to Black to Dead [if the link to the notes is not active, please click the episode link to access]

REVELATION 6:1-8 History is rife with the white horse ruler paving the way for the red horse. It doesn't even matter if the guy riding the white horse is a good guy, righteous even! The horse leads the way. We see spiritual warfare playing out on the human stage. The white horse always seems to give way to the red horse? But how? That's where we go in this podcast. Enter the White Horse - Notes [If the link above is not active, click the episode link to access]

REVELATION 6:1-8 Last time we focused on the horse, the "system" and its inevitably inherent flaws. Now we focus on what a righteous ruler looks like in a sinful world (our world). In other words, without the horses - without that spiritual element that undermines the systems. If you follow this dialog, you'll clearly see the need for Revelation. And hopefully, you'll begin to see the hope and the wonder. We want you to look at Revelation with wanton eyes... not worried about the epic nature o...