In the middle of Christ’s letter to the Church in Laodicea we have the words of verse 20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Many have taken these words as […]
With Revelation 4:1, we begin a new section in the book of Revelation, thereby affording us the opportunity to reorient ourselves in terms of the structure of the book. Following the lead of William Hendriksen in his masterful commentary, More Than Conquerors, we have stated that there are seven sections in Revelation: chapters 1–3, chapters […]
As we move to Revelation 4:5–6a, we find movement in the text itself. Here we move from the throne of God to the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, only to move from the seven lamps of fire to the sea of glass that is before the throne. […]