Randall Johnson

Walls: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 21:9-14)

I like this definition of a wall in Wikipedia: A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or is decorative. . As John is given a vision of

Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 21:1-8)

John Lennon wrote, “Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky.” But in fact, we’re to imagine just the opposite. And even though

No Place to Hide: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (43)

We have seen judgment in the book of Revelation meted out as written in the seven-sealed scroll through the trumpets and the bowls. It resulted in the physical deaths of many. But there is a life after

Millennial Dream: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 20:1–10)

People have sought a perfect kingdom forever, with humans at the head of that kingdom. No utopian dream as ever come true, yet it remains a dream. We were made for the garden of Eden, made for God’s

He Shall Reign Forever: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 19:6-21)

George Frideric Handel crafted a masterpiece, his Messiah, in 1742, based on a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Coverdale Psalter, the version of the

No Raving God: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 19:1-5)

Religious people who preach the judgment of God are often depicted as the prophets on the street who, with a maniacal sneer, raise their fists and their voices and crazily rant against the perceived evils

Seduced by the Dark Side: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 18)

Have we been seduced by wealth and the pursuit of wealth? It is a question worth asking because it is depicted as one of our and God’s major enemies to be dealt with in the last days. After this

Malevolent Obsession: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 17)

When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness he offered to give him all the nations of the world if only Jesus would worship him. Satan can only think in terms of power for himself and subjugation for all

Death in the City: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 16:17-21)

Many movies have been made that show great destructive enemies (Godzilla, invading aliens, extreme weather, etc.) destroying the great cities of the earth. We’re drawn to these in part because we

Just Are You: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 16:1-16)

There was, in recent days, a challenge people were giving to one another to film themselves pouring iced water over themselves for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise funds for finding a cure for Lou

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 15)

Every branch of our armed forces has its own song. The lyrics usually are focused on the mayhem our forces are going to create and their unstoppable energy, with some acknowledging the reason we’re

The Rapture?: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 14:14-20)

I believe in a rapture that occurs before the 70th week of Daniel, before the last seven years of earth history before Jesus returns to establish his kingdom on earth. Does the book of Revelation describe

Blessed Are the Dead: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 14:6-13)

You’ve heard it many times. “It was a blessing that she went on, she was suffering so much.” Though death is our great enemy (1 Corinthians 15:26), as Christians we know that what comes

Singing of the Kingdom: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 14:1-5)

“‘I will sing with the spirit, I will sing with the understanding also. (1 Cor 14:15). The components of any spiritual experience are heart and mind—the heart to will and the mind to grasp;

666: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 13:11-18)

666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers ( i.e. 1 + 2 + 3 + … + 34 + 35 + 36 = 666), and thus it is a triangular number. The number 36 = 15 + 21; 15, 21, and 36 are also triangular numbers;

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