FROM THE PULPIT Sunday's Message. Everyday Discipleship. These articles are adapted and expanded from sermons preached at Cornerstone Baptist Church. Rather than publishing a transcript, each message is rewritten into an evergreen discipleship resource designed to help you understand Scripture, grow in your faith, and apply God's Word long after Sunday has ended. 📖 Read... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding Revelation 22:3 Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why... Continue Reading →
Understanding Revelation 21:24–26 Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
How to Use This Commentary Revelation 19:11–21 records the glorious return of Jesus Christ as conquering King. Read this passage in four major movements: (1) the return of the King (vv.11–13), (2) the armies of heaven following Him (v.14), (3) the rule and judgment of the King (vv.15–16), and (4) the defeat of the Beast,... Continue Reading →
How to Use This Commentary Revelation 19:1–10 shifts the focus from the destruction of Babylon to the celebration of heaven. Read this passage in five major movements: (1) heaven’s hallelujahs over Babylon’s fall (vv.1–3), (2) worship around God’s throne (vv.4–5), (3) the announcement of God’s reign (v.6), (4) the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv.7–9),... Continue Reading →
Suffering is one of the hardest realities of life in a fallen world. We feel it in grief, disease, disappointment, aging, conflict, injustice, and death. We may know the right theological words, but the question still rises in the heart: Will this ever end? Will evil always seem close? Will pain always be part of... Continue Reading →
The 24 Elders in the Book of Revelation In the book of Revelation, the 24 elders are mentioned twelve times (Revelation 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4). Their identity has been the subject of much debate, with three primary interpretations: Angelic Beings A Representation of All the Redeemed (Israel + the Church) The Church Alone... Continue Reading →