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Seven Churches, Four Horsemen, One Lord: Lessons from the Apocalypse is unavailable, but you can change that!

James Boice was known in his pastoral ministry for offering clear, practical, and biblical instruction. Never before published, this dynamic work on Revelation 1–6 gives his final thoughts on the church and on worship, as well as facing trials in the light of heavenly realities and Christ’s return. What does Christ expect of his church on earth? How does he desire his people to worship him? What...

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (22:13). Have you noticed the order of the tenses in Revelation 1:4? Under normal circumstances, we would start with the past, revert to the present, and end with the future: “him who was and is and is to come.” John begins with the present and then moves to the past and the future: “him who is and who was and who is to come.” Is there a reason for this? Of course. There is always a reason for the specific words and
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