“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you” — Colossians 1:3 In his book “Stories for the Journey”, author William R. White wrote: “There was a European seminary professor named Hans and his wife, Enid. World War II forced them to flee…

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” — Revelation 21:4 The tear bottle tradition has endured for more than 3,000 years. Tear bottles, or lachrymatory, were common in…

“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings — and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” — Revelation 17:14 At the age of 19, Theodore Roosevelt’s father died while Theodore was…

“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is…

“After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God” — Revelation 19:1 Spud Alford was determined to be an Olympian decathlete. A knee injury and a U.S. boycott kept him out of the…

“From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.” — Revelation 16:21 The capital of Libya, Tripoli was hit by an unprecedented severe supercell storm on October 27th…

“and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: ‘Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.’” — Revelation 15:3 The Christian song, “Goodness of God” is a song written by Ed…

“Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.’” — Revelation 14:13 The image of death differs from culture to culture. Sometimes…

“He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his…