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This episode is the first in a series of 7 stories from people mentioned in the Gospels who had their lives transformed after an encounter with Jesus. This story is recorded in the Gospel of Luke and is about a Pharisee named Simon who invites Jesus to his dinner party. Follow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

John began the Book of Revelation with an opening prologue and a greeting to the churches that he was writing to. Now in this final section, John wraps things up with a closing epilogue and some parting exhortations for all who hear the words that he has written.Read “The Time is Near” on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

The story of the Bible does not end with humanity leaving earth and going to heaven; it ends with heaven coming down to earth. The dwelling place of God will be with man; not man going to dwell with God. Read "The New Creation" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

John now sees Jesus as the great conquerer who has come to defeat God’s enemies once and for all. However, John notices that his robe is covered in blood before the battle even begins, and his only weapon in this battle is “the sword of his mouth”.Read "The End of Evil" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

John’s visions in Revelation 17-19 are an extended treatment of what is portrayed in the pouring out of the seventh bowl where John describes the downfall of the great city called “Babylon”. It is a message of hope, but it is also a sobering warning.Read "The Fall of Babylon" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

In keeping with the theme of a new exodus, the seven bowls are portrayed with imagery from the plagues in Exodus, and they lead to the same result: People do not repent, but instead they resist and curse God just like Pharaoh.Read "The Seven Bowls" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

John has visions of an evil triumvirate made up of a dragon, the beast of the sea and a beast of the earth. These evil forces make up a kind of "satanic trinity that wages war against God’s people.Read "The Cosmic Battle" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

What is needed in order to bring God’s kingdom here on earth? The blowing of the seven trumpets and the bitter-sweet message of the open scroll reveal the answer. Read "The Seven Trumpets" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

John sees the Lamb begin to break the seven wax seals in order to open the scroll and carry God’s plan forward. The breaking of the seven seals is the first of three different cycles of sevens that we encounter in the book of Revelation.Read "The Seven Seals" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com

Revelation 4-5 describes John’s incredible vision of God’s heavenly throne room. In this vision, we are introduced to two images that are intended to influence how we interpret and understand the rest of the book. Read "The Throne of God" on SubstackWatch Revelation Overview at BibleProjectFollow on InstagramMusic: All Night by Unwritten StoriesHope this is helpful and thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terryevans.substack.com