Meaning comes from context. For example the phrase "were garnished" in Revelation 21:19. One meaning could be: the wall of the city had foundations, and the foundations had been decorated with precious stones.
December 15th
December 11th
Let's take stock of our surroundings and gather our perspective. The word perspective doesn't occur in the King James Bible. The idea, point of view, does. We refer to it as frame of reference.
December 9th
When the new Jerusalem comes down from God out of heaven the Earth will be gone, so what does the new Jerusalem come down to? What can we deduce about the new Earth of Revelation 21?
December 4th
Life is temporary. What comes next? God's given us a description of what comes next and the choice of whether or not to believe it. We acknowledge belief in God's testimony by accepting Jesus Christ as our savior.
December 1st
We refer to the life after this one as "heaven" because we haven't paid attention to what the Bible says. We'll eventually live in a new Jerusalem at the the location presently occupied by our Earth.
November 27th
Anyone who survives the tribulation will live in peace on the Lord's holy mountain, build a shelter, plant a grape vine, and enjoy the good things of life. You just have to survive.
Another Sign in Heaven
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and …
My Holy Mountain
The mountain referred to by Old Testament prophets as "my holy mountain" is a reworking of the current land configuration as opposed to something completely new of extra-terrestrial origin.
November 25th
Zechariah chapter 14 is like a backbone. It lays out a transition from the tribulation to the Millennial Kingdom and we can add other passages of scripture which spread out from it like ribs to give us more detail.
The Waters Shall Be Healed
Ezekiel describes water flowing from the temple in Jerusalem which will heal everything that it touches. It's necessary after the devastation of Earth during the tribulation. Fish will thrive again.