Article: Revelation presents powerful, vibrant, essential message for future  Podcast: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Article: The Power of FulFilled Prophecy  Podcast: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Article: Amillenialism & Revelation  Podcast: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Article: Historic Premillennialism  Podcast: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Article:

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Why have we asked some of the most respected scholars in Southern Baptist life to address the topic of the various approaches to interpretation of the book of Revelation and end times? Read these next words slowly and absorb them: “Blessed is the one who reads and blessed are those who hear the words of

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Wade Burleson I grew up being taught that one of the most important doctrines in the Bible was the future coming of Christ and His 1,000-year reign. Through attending countless prophecy conferences, hearing multiple messages on “The Signs of the Times,” and constantly charting current events, I

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Benjamin L. Merkle Interpreting the book of Revelation from an amillennial perspective has a long history in the Church and, in fact, has been the predominant eschatological position of Christianity since the time of Augustine (though it was not called “amillennialism” until more recent times). It is

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Audio Podcast Interview: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Craig Blaising Many people today find the book of Revelation both mysterious and fascinating. It’s mysterious because it’s filled with visions composed of strange and striking imagery. What is one supposed to make of all that? Hearing that there are differing interpretations of what

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Alan Bandy In the earliest period after the apostles, most of the discussions on the end-times focused on the nature of the future Kingdom of Christ when he comes to inaugurate 1,000 years of ruling with the resurrected saints on Earth based on Rev. 20:1-6. The belief

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by Mark McClellan The book of Revelation was divinely inspired in the First Century, but it presents a powerful, vibrant and essential message for the present, as it reveals the future. While no other book in the Bible has been as difficult to interpret, no other book in the Bible is so compelling and fascinating.

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Dear Church Leader, In the September 22 edition of The Baptist Messenger, there will be a special insert focused on the book of Revelation. If you would like to order additional copies for your church or office, please contact subscriptions@baptistmessenger.com or call (405) 942-3000 ext. 4352. Thanks once again for reading The Messenger! Blessings, Brian

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The author of this blog is not a pastor so that helps to know this isn’t just a pastor whining about how hard being a a pastor is. But it is hard and most people have little idea how hard it is – unless you’ve been one. Right before I became a pastor a man

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JAY SAMPSON We do not use an altar call model simply because we believe that the process can unintentionally communicate that response to the preached Word of God is for those who are unconverted or unconnected (church membership) only. It is our belief and practice that all people—those yet to respond to the Gospel of

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