By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 36; Revelation 22 BOTH OF OUR PRIMARY READINGS for this last day of the year convey hope. The first, 2 Chronicles 36, depicts the final destruction of Jerusalem. The … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 35; Revelation 21 AT LAST WE REACH THE CLIMAX of redemption (Rev. 21). In his final vision, John sees “a new heaven and a new earth” (Rev. 21:1). Some … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 34; Revelation 20 IN THE MEDITATION FOR November 9, I briefly reflected on the reforming zeal of Josiah, who led the last attempt at large-scale reformation in Judah (2 … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 33; Revelation 19 REVELATION 19 IS DIVIDED into two parts. In the first part, John hears the roar of a great crowd in heaven shouting out various lines of … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 32; Revelation 18 IF REVELATION 17 EXPOSES THE abominations of “Babylon,” Revelation 18 announces her imminent destruction. Much of the language is drawn from Old Testament passages that predict … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 31; Revelation 17 THE VISION OF THE PROSTITUTE OF Revelation 17 is replete with colorful language that has confounded many an interpreter. Yet the main lines are reasonably clear, … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 30; Revelation 16 THE SEVEN BOWLS OF GOD’S WRATH (Rev. 16), containing the seven last plagues (see also Rev. 15), are poured out on the earth. Doubtless much of … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 29; Revelation 15 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF only a few verses, most of the material in 2 Chronicles 29–31 has no parallel in 2 Kings. What these chapters provide … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 27–28; Revelation 14 IN REVELATION 13, we discovered that all those under the authority of the unholy triumvirate have a mark on their foreheads. This means that they can … Continue reading →

By For the Love of God by D.A. Carson 2 Chronicles 26; Revelation 13 IT TURNS OUT THAT SATAN HAS two unholy beasts to assist him, one that comes out of the sea (Rev. 13:1–10), and the other out of … Continue reading →