Peter J. Leithart

As God’s throne descends, the lightning and thunder of the throne shake the earth and shatters the firmament. Continue Reading »

We live in the world of the open sanctuary, a sign that heaven has come to earth. Continue Reading »

The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; the seven stars are also the Pleiades. Continue Reading »

China will soon have the largest Christian population in the world. Continue Reading »

What would Heraclitus tweet? Continue Reading »

William Easterly’s Tyranny of Experts argues that the state stands in the way of the poor. Continue Reading »

The scene in heaven in Revelation 4 is a temple scene. It’s also the beginning of John’s sky journey among the stars and constellations. But the combination of a throne and thrones indicates another setting: This is a courtroom.That’s what thrones indicate elsewhere in Scripture . . . . Continue Reading »

Jesus has to keys to open and close doors (Revelation 3:7-8). That could be a door of mission, but the next chapter of the book shows an open door. It doesn’t stand between church and world but between heaven and earth (4:1).The door Jesus opens to the church in Philadelphia is a door . . . . Continue Reading »

At Aeon magazine, Rebecca Giggs reflects on sakura, Japan’s cherry blossom season, and draws some conclusions about the lack of environmental imagination in environmental politics.“Gazing into the throats of flowers is surely one of the most trite, and universal, acts of . . . . Continue Reading »

John ascends through a door in heaven, powered by the Spirit and the trumpet-voice of Jesus (Revelation 4:1-2). A complicated scene greets him in the heavenly temple/throne room.There are several pieces to the tableau: a throne, a rainbow, 24 additional thrones, seven lamps, a sea like glass, and . . . . Continue Reading »