A passage from the Book of Revelation, a prophetic book of the Bible filled with rich symbolism, illustrates the difficulty one may encounter when reading Scripture. A survey commissioned by the ...

Christian theology and global politics can make strange bedfellows. Consider the intimate relationship between fundamentalist expectations of Jesus’ return and market-driven disregard for the ...

For a clearer picture of this mysterious book, try trading a prediction lens for a missional lens. For much of my life, I treated the Book of Revelation like foul-tasting medicine. I knew it was ...

“Revelation” is a mysterious-sounding word. Sometimes it conjures visions in our minds of the end of the world. That happens when we think of the last book of the Bible—the Book of Revelation. But ...

A cartoon in the New Yorker shows a man making inquiry at the information counter of a large bookstore. The clerk, tapping on his keyboard and peering intently into the computer screen, replies, “The ...

The Book of Revelation is one of the most captivating books of the Bible, though few read it. Knowledge of the book derives largely from the popular writings of Hal Lindsey ("The Late Great Planet ...

Twelve-month Genesis-to-Revelation plans are popular, but most Christians will grow closer to God and his Word at a slower pace. Bible-in-a-year plans do offer a clear pathway to daily Scripture ...

Yii-Jan Lin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

STEPHEN PROTHERO is chairman of the religion department at Boston University and the author of "Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn't." ALTHOUGH THE 110th Congress has ...