For many people the book of Revelation is arguably the most confusing book of the Bible. It’s written in an apocalyptic language that people don’t see every day and aren’t used to reading. Part of the ...
When the first teaser for season eight dropped in early August, one scene in particular struck me. In the vignette, a demon hand slices open a fig with a single nail and two scorpions spill out, like ...
I recently found myself Googling the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, because, you know, it just seemed like the responsible thing to do. As a fan of fantasy, sci-fi, horror and the New Testament, I ...
The cryptic Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible deliberately uses the language and verbal elements seen in Roman curse tablets, probably in an effort to reinforce its message, one researcher ...
The Reverend Barbara Rossing is professor of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and has written from a theological perspective on such topics as apocalypse, church and ...