https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/abyssal-locusts https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1968dceaaf81de84246f9fe5be33b14546a9e6f7-1310x736.jpgWhen the fifth trumpet opens the shaft of the abyss, locust-like creatures rise to torment those without the seal of God—a vivid apocalyptic image that Scripture deliberately bounds in time and effect https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/ancient-of-days-enthroned https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/5ce8a2969eb08b60393519c860ec4f9d15ab8a58-1280x1832.jpgDaniel 7 names God by a title no other text uses—the Ancient of Days—and shows Him seated in a court of fire to which the Son of Man is presented and given an everlasting dominion. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/angel-of-the-abyss-abaddon-apollyon https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/7c00650813ebce965ce913e485e89c60ce698db1-1034x1370.jpgRevelation 9 names the king of the locust horde with a single character—Abaddon in Hebrew, Apollyon in Greek—and the name itself is the disclosure: he is Destruction with a face. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/angel-of-the-lord https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/24b7e035bf0aa7be636b7b8f175a4f883cae4577-1024x574.jpgScripture identifies a singular Messenger who speaks as God, receives worship as God, and is addressed as God—an Old Testament theophany the Church has read as the pre-incarnate Christ. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/angel-over-the-waters https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c898488ccb85ee04056ef1f4a28699d9281e410d-3520x4453.tifRevelation 16:5 names an angel whose particular charge is the waters of the earth—a fleeting glimpse into the heavenly stewardship of creation, and a witness that God's judgments are just. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/antioch-syria https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/7f02f8e7635b14af6122a66bae5491597bacaf90-2364x2349.jpgAntioch in Syria is where the disciples were first called Christians, where Jew and Gentile worshipped together at one table, and where the Spirit set apart Paul and Barnabas for the mission to the na https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/appointed-times-boundaries-of-nations https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6b6fad1aafd53ea0461e1677cde1a246b2643a51-1280x920.jpgPaul tells the Athenians that the rise and fall of nations is providence with a goal—God appoints periods and boundaries so people might reach out and find Him. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/appointed-times-moedim https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c8401955c38129ddc657cc83f7bc13ea34aeb47a-1280x1911.jpgIsrael's feasts and Sabbaths are appointed meetings with God in the calendar—rest, harvest, atonement, ingathering—each one read by the New Testament as a shadow whose body belongs to Christ. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/baal-ashtoreth-chemosh-molech https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/2c302e1896bb1531078779e6f3bca24c41abce1a-1236x1420.jpgThe named gods of Israel's neighbors—Baal of Phoenicia, Ashtoreth of Sidon, Chemosh of Moab, Molech of Ammon—are not innocent folk religion in the Old Testament; Paul reads them as the demonic powers https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/babylon-shinar https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d01899883968852a05bbad56ac010c5029ae8e0d-1280x781.jpgBabylon in the land of Shinar is the historical empire that carried Judah into exile and the theological archetype against which the whole prophetic literature defines the kingdom of God. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/beast-from-the-earth-false-prophet https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/2ff070524bca3cea1f074bcba07138011059c96e-1000x734.jpgRevelation 13 introduces a second beast—lamb-horned, dragon-voiced—whose work is religious, not political: he leads the world to worship the first beast and enforces the mark. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/beast-from-the-sea https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/07ad1c679c78a2f94b2c209465a55ee6e97b670b-2912x4000.jpgThe sea-beast of Revelation 13 gathers the imperial features of Daniel's four beasts into one composite figure—an apocalyptic image of organized human power claiming the worship that belongs to God al https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/beelzebul-baal-zebub-ekron https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/872b5009660c86f8f23de6cc35febf006728ed9b-701x800.pngBaal-zebub of Ekron was a Philistine god consulted by Ahaziah and rebuked by Elijah; in the Gospels Beelzebul becomes a title for the prince of demons, invoked by Jesus' opponents and exposed by Him a https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/beersheba https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/702e5886fc4c76b5996f4c88d2a13e751033e3a2-1280x958.jpgBeersheba is the southern boundary of the patriarchal world—the well of oath where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshipped, the city where the LORD was known by His covenant memory. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/bethany-beyond-the-jordan-bethabara https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e10a2c937bbb6bc357a6b3db43823bf87eb91185-1280x2276.jpgOn the east side of the Jordan, where John baptized and Jesus was identified as the Lamb of God, the river-crossing of Joshua became the river-crossing of a new exodus. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/bethany-near-mount-of-olives https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c91c53e9ae75f377d9c4bb8255929a3c5fb13f9c-1280x1197.jpgThe Bethany of John's Gospel was Lazarus's village on the eastern slope of Olives—the site of the resurrection that prefigured Christ's own, the anointing six days before Passover, and the threshold f https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/bethel https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f2ffad1a2a51180fe18244c370fa17996c62ec2d-1056x1200.jpgBethel is the most theologically charged place-name in Genesis—Jacob's house of God, the ladder to heaven—and the most cautionary place-name in Kings, where Jeroboam's golden calf turned a sanctuary i https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/bethlehem https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fefd4b8b5075abf417359bca901ddb4f17b5c9bc-1385x1799.jpgThe little town of Bethlehem—David's city and the prophesied birthplace of the Messiah—is the place where the eternal Word came into history and the house of bread received the Bread of Life. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/book-of-days-allotted-days https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/916b94283ec212de3c08cb4a5b3b8c76610f6258-1280x1756.jpgPsalm 139 says the days ordained for the psalmist were written in God's book before one of them existed—an intimate disclosure of providence over the span of a single life. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/book-of-jashar-book-of-the-wars-of-the-lord https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3ea734e30421e66b607501585cf226e359c47d03-5103x3353.jpgTwo ancient books are cited in Scripture as already-existing sources—the Book of Jashar and the Book of the Wars of the LORD—but both are lost. The medieval text that calls itself the "Book of Jasher" https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/book-of-the-covenant https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f776d83a285f9df70a587fe7ee9fc6b68355de8e-1131x1518.jpgThe Book of the Covenant is the scroll Moses read aloud at Sinai before sprinkling the blood that ratified Israel as the LORD's people—a written word and a poured-out blood, joined. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/book-of-truth https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1f30d443cce552a2e419e6731bd84471a77eee2b-1024x1467.jpgIn Daniel 10 an angel discloses that what he is about to reveal is already written in the Book of Truth—a heavenly record of decreed history that interprets the kingdoms of this age. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/boundaries-of-the-nations https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/befda80854e74d40358db3b142ec2ad15874058f-1280x937.jpgDeuteronomy 32:8 says God fixed the boundaries of the peoples—and a famous textual variant adds a striking detail about the angelic governance of nations that Paul takes up in Acts. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/caesarea-maritima https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/66f9c176b51931afa51f5efe3eb7603e35cdbc3a-1280x853.jpgHerod's harbor city on the Mediterranean—seat of Roman procurators—becomes the place where the gospel first crosses to the uncircumcised and where Paul stands trial before three governors and a king. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/caesarea-philippi-banias https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/abdb8455f03de148389dcf979534d41dc0f52252-2816x2112.jpgAt the foot of Mount Hermon, near a pagan grotto sacred to Pan and the springs of the Jordan, Peter confessed *You are the Christ, the Son of the living God*—and Jesus answered with the promise of His https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/capernaum https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fc8982d3380e70d23a83e48e79adb2970eab3c6d-2336x1576.jpgCapernaum on the north shore of Galilee was Jesus' adopted town—the place He healed, taught, gathered His first disciples, and from which He pronounced one of His sharpest warnings. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/casting-lots https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/53b3a50d72e70aa0afb988218826e80aa4318571-416x553.jpgScripture treats the lot as a quiet means of providence—"the lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD"—and the apostles use it once, between the resurrection and Pentecost, be https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/census-rolls https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/cbd62fe55ebebfb7e9bd37d22a05c68f08bd690f-1147x820.jpgIsrael's musters by name and clan show God's tribes as a real people, but the practice was dangerous when it served pride—David's census brought a plague, and the Christmas census brought Christ to Be https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/certificate-of-divorce https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/466a6a5e7cdd1d14fdfd3ddeef0c2e711dbbd964-1093x1536.jpgMoses' law required a written certificate of divorce as a legal protection, but Jesus reframes the provision as a concession to hardness of heart, not as God's design for marriage from the beginning. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/chariots-of-god https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6bca846f64f51747305baf8338fa2fb765734b35-1280x1388.jpgWhen the LORD comes in His holiness, Scripture says, He comes with twenty thousand chariots—visible to Elisha's servant, sung by David in the Psalm of ascent, vindicated at the Mount of Transfiguratio https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/chorazin-bethsaida https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/86b90e181fee3c855b86f2c814b78129056da7b1-1280x960.jpgTwo Galilean towns saw most of Jesus' miracles and did not repent, and Jesus' woe against them remains the New Testament's hardest verdict on the privilege of having seen too much. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/cloud-of-witnesses https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f8306a07e8c4082b8cb8e3d1a8207c9d1c45dbe3-8864x4664.jpgHebrews 12 pictures the saints of chapter 11 as a great cloud of witnesses around the racetrack of faith—an image that has fed Christian imagination across centuries while still being read carefully a https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/creation-of-day-night-day-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/58a7f6e93283fa7e2c0e1b9b8caf2552b2a6674f-1280x1712.jpgOn the first day God speaks light into being, separates it from darkness, and names them—and the canonical text uses that act to teach that time itself is a creature, given by God, marked by evening a https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/dagon-ashdod https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f40d8d22c2fa98b0b5ca48ba2c39053c63565296-1280x839.jpgWhen the Philistines set the captured ark in the temple of Dagon, their idol fell on its face and shattered—Scripture's quietest and most devastating verdict on the gods of the nations. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/damascus https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fe06a4c4600ae7e842f813a61872a8ead9eb29e5-800x506.jpgOn the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus saw the risen Christ; in the city, a frightened disciple named Ananias was sent to lay hands on him—and the church gained the apostle whose letters now anchor t https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/dan-laish https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fafb6675263e0aff9f9453ad9519b13e0f45a37a-1280x853.jpgThe northern city of Dan—captured from Laish by the tribe of Dan in the dark days of the Judges—became the site of two of the most infamous illegitimate sanctuaries in Israel's history. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/day-of-the-lord https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/40676091de3764d9ae03256579e9a13367646261-1280x1856.jpgThe Day of the LORD is the prophets' name for the convergence of God's judgment and salvation in a single appearing—a day Amos warns is darker than the careless expect, and Paul says will come like a https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/domain-of-darkness-vs-kingdom-of-the-son https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/eec1297fbb6f6cf9c6c53f6b83bc9d56e0eb5d7c-1280x1020.jpgPaul tells the Colossians that the Father has rescued them from the domain of darkness and transferred them into the kingdom of His beloved Son—a single sentence that names the most decisive change a https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/elementary-principles-elemental-spirits-stoicheia https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/cf6a1bf1bf27ffe7f8a32ea2dd70da818ee702d8-1280x862.pngPaul uses the Greek word *stoicheia* to describe the elementary principles—or possibly elemental spirits—that once held the world in bondage and from which the cross has set believers free. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/end-of-the-age https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6c5913524fb2f1525ab221675603517692113ee5-1280x1538.jpgJesus speaks of *the end of the age*—a single Greek phrase that names the close of the present world-time and the harvest of judgment and salvation that consummates it. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/ephesus https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3f51749652d021aef71941c4ee4bd84199e0c526-3072x2304.jpgEphesus held the great temple of Artemis, the Roman provincial capital of Asia, and a church Paul taught for three years—until the risen Christ commended its labor and warned that it had abandoned its https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/eternity-in-human-heart https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/cf33868beffaef73106121bee1d414131b40b3b0-1280x1670.jpgEcclesiastes 3:11 says that God has set eternity—*olam*—in the human heart, and that the same setting makes us unable to find out the work of God from beginning to end. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/fixed-order-of-day-and-night https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/115b9c2965adee1f91de98ff28061575fdbe9f65-1280x1419.pngFixed order (berit) of day and night undergirds creation’s stability. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/four-angels-at-four-corners https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d7888076f60688461ebe08fdeff65429bb28f60a-1280x1882.jpgHold back the four winds of the earth. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/four-horsemen https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/99102ea5ad14b92ba244bfd0284407d34a6ef0d5-1280x1922.jpgConquest, war, famine, death unleashed by seal openings. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/frontlets-doorpost-inscriptions https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/7fc7d78440d85f67681ae67fe378695cf7a3ea8c-3915x2724.tifWords bound on hand/forehead; written on doorposts (mezuzah). https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/fullness-of-time https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d53bf7b72e8371198e108cf170a74d0f9592f1b8-1280x1823.jpgAt the fullness of time God sent His Son; summing up all things in Christ. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/gabbatha-lithostrotos https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/20e273b87112b3872b5d333f3af79c940df0a3ec-600x749.jpgStone pavement where Pilate sat to judge Jesus. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/genealogical-registers https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c97f2b847053237736c480ea0ab249ce2b90f0f7-1016x1988.jpgRegisters used to validate priestly/tribal identity. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/gerasenes-gadarenes-decapolis https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/07637d3ad921640c8340f46b0ff300d1ea654875-4504x3441.jpgExorcism of 'Legion'; herd of swine rush into sea. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/gethsemane 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Jerusalem; council voice; epistle author. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/jericho https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/617f1d35ea2d58e4a6a67f0efb561d83e86f4cf6-4390x6736.jpgWalls fell by God’s power; later Zacchaeus encounter. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/john-the-apostle https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/90151fab53c635fe25b411f26185afdb60b61194-1000x1274.jpgBeloved disciple; Revelation recipient on Patmos. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/jordan-river https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/44442eb095de6236a3cdbe587201193a4f4e00e5-5249x3177.jpgIsrael’s crossing; Naaman’s cleansing; Jesus’ baptism. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/keys-of-death-and-hades https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/43cde8f18fc6afc8314d01f096de65a5601490f6-1280x1802.jpgChrist possesses ultimate authority over death and Hades. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/keys-of-the-kingdom-key-of-david 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https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/98a63bf23a8c2eb348d9d25ed401250cc902ca5f-2052x1456.jpgMany demons cast out; herd of swine drown. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/luminaries-for-signs-and-seasons-day-4 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/b92ebc5c7633025e0dc93adc03260c70b1e81de7-1280x1127.jpgSun, moon, and stars appointed for signs, seasons (moedim), days, and years. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mark-of-the-beast https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/b01a2e736642a26366200362decdf6bbf2829306-1280x1069.jpgEconomic/religious mark on right hand/forehead; opposed to God’s seal. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mary-mother-of-jesus https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/edff325f0f46c100bd32c3162589dc60081049d4-4384x6384.jpgTheotokos language later; in canon: blessed among women; Magnificat. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/measuring-reed-line https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/535639a6bbf73b64c455bee319ada3a2deffaf5b-580x356.jpgMeasuring the temple/city; symbolic protection and judgment. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/memorial-stones-altars-of-witness https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1573bdb184c209b69485daa1e8dcb5c78256505b-1800x1704.jpgStones and altars erected as witnesses to covenants and acts. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/michael-the-great-prince https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/43a519e930138268009e033fff64dc3c87edbf54-1280x2052.jpgGreat prince who stands over Israel; end-time deliverance. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-ararat https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/98193053f2bd8945ce569c5739da06a1f7055393-1280x1005.jpgResting of the ark after the flood waters receded. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-carmel https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3e903d2d855527a136eba94fea7f06464dfdc6b5-600x700.jpgElijah vs. prophets of Baal; fire from heaven. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-hermon https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/dfbb4247bbbd5a79374cf841e5fc00ba7369c481-1280x869.jpgNorthern high mountain; dew of Hermon; Transfiguration region (trad.). https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-moriah-temple-mount https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/36acbe55fa19be4ebed841cdd3c6b33187c5cf4a-1280x853.jpgAbraham’s test; site of temple construction. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-nebo https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f2da7fbc5f3042d799eb239448d758766e555a93-2041x1690.jpgMoses views the land; dies and is buried by God. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/mount-of-olives https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/5149488942ce8438df8ce4e85c0a584949057e71-672x457.jpgPrayer (Gethsemane), prophecy, ascension; eschatological return. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/name-on-forehead-god-lamb https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/4022e13054ee91eaf20b19d94aaabb43cceccff8-2414x2035.jpgGod’s name on foreheads of His servants; the Lamb’s name. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/nations-bring-their-glory https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6594966bb8478c97d1990c279cfa2b16f466b799-1280x1198.jpgNations walk by the city’s light; bring glory and honor in. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/nazareth https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/a0dd7b2b38f247741b738b925ea74725ee51eacc-1280x1000.pngJesus’ upbringing; prophetic identity as Nazarene. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/nineveh https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d9e058b299ae4f5687f29dd9f6ff1a9a95bf8307-1280x771.jpgJonah’s mission; later judged as Nahum foretold. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/no-night-there-no-need-of-sun https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1ddf4d076146abb15c979b1b4af92943b7541453-1280x1674.jpgNew Jerusalem needs no sun; no night—Lamb is its light. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/ordinances-of-the-heavens https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3e915b6b6847bc4513472fcbcf4f37305cd47cb6-1280x1576.jpgMazzaroth, Pleiades/Orion—heavenly ordinances set times on earth. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/patmos https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/90e33f6c3f0610287fe2a8dd2bd459512306d295-1280x1559.jpgJohn’s exile island; site of apocalyptic vision. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/paul-saul-of-tarsus https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/bceca574dd04bc947ca591026c3495f4474384df-6711x8817.jpgConverted on road to Damascus; missionary journeys; letters. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/penuel-peniel https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d5a7c8d8aaf6dcdb3151f6bc0a2c145c18d7bb15-1280x1527.jpgJacob wrestles 'a man' and names the place 'face of God'. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/pergamum-satan-s-throne https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1bea0babbf5b62371c46b2c1981756e504b2bd58-1280x722.jpgChurch dwelling 'where Satan’s throne is'. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/peter-cephas https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/152345ae1bbf731944f8a22cbf747cb2863b11da-7792x10942.jpgApostle; confession at Caesarea Philippi; Pentecost preacher; martyr (trad.). https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/philadelphia https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/07b5a3bf5b0156b04a120da8b2c65aa897f7b763-1280x1002.jpgLittle power yet kept His word; open door set before it. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/pillar-of-cloud-and-fire https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/bb90d58029b9a3d80a15d088edef367ec1cf629b-1200x837.jpgThe LORD led by cloud (day) and fire (night). https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/pool-of-bethesda https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1c5901f0bffbe6e17498421d7516ef7e162e2170-1280x962.jpgPlace of healing; Jesus heals man on Sabbath. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/pool-of-siloam https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/630c08209812b56ba01f5dc83bfb276cae877678-1280x932.jpgBlind man sent to wash; sight restored. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/prince-of-the-power-of-the-air https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/9798493d933b22154bfb524a0294c0421cabc17a-1280x832.jpgSatan as prince of the authority of the air; spirit at work in disobedience. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/princes-of-persia-greece https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/0fe4c871e8879f498d58d606d7cd28fbe0703442-1280x1909.jpgAngel-princes opposing God’s messenger; Michael assists. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/python-spirit-at-philippi https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/b97291f811d87e5ecf0ea26410840cb68faf8efe-1351x1799.jpgSlave girl with 'spirit of python' silenced by Paul. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/queen-of-heaven-jeremiah https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ba63d8ca85365dbfdb8d2c9bb7ea517f2a1d8675-1573x2178.jpgPeople burn offerings to 'Queen of Heaven'. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/rome https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/a38b0e0a6054c43597f3e3c426ed59ffdec1c2a3-1280x2258.jpgPaul arrives; church flourishes; cryptic 'Babylon' usage. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/royal-annals-chronicles-of-the-kings https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c0b4f39ba5f3f9a160a3684a264c668877da763f-1280x791.jpgOfficial annals cited throughout Kings/Chronicles. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/rulers-of-this-age-archontes https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/468ead996704333508ed8cab746127e8620bac39-1280x2084.jpgRulers of this age who do not understand God's wisdom. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sabbath-rest-god-s-people https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f456b454875ef87323b2acb6510b30a0cfc0c6bc-1280x1512.jpgSabbath-rest remains for the people of God. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sabbath-sanctified-day-7 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c9e12ce39447daccd2726bd1ed2a53ce5a97e3e8-1280x815.jpgGod blesses and sanctifies the seventh day—time consecrated for rest and worship. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sabbath-year-jubilee https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/98d87b404ba7ed3e935f29e9213a07448407baa4-1280x586.jpgLand Sabbath and Jubilee liberty proclaim release and return. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/samaria https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/59b44be5d828dcc9c85016127c11e8a259762c1c-1280x1070.jpgCapital of northern kingdom; prophetic encounters; Jesus in Samaria. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sardis https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ac1aa194e8d6387b0a21caa5712574fc53358a5f-1280x960.jpgReputation of life but dead; call to watchfulness. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/satan-entering-judas https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ba4b4474fd7a49218f8f15af3cafcf90e84487f6-2750x4152.jpgSatan enters Judas Iscariot before betrayal. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/satan-s-throne-pergamum https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/17bc70cf92994adc37f6e1318d76c8d87a29746e-2448x3264.jpgLocale emblematic of satanic rule; martyrdom of Antipas. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/scribe-s-inkhorn-marking https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/b5e7528d88be7f94db431db31423e32f3c22cb68-2828x4009.jpgMan with inkhorn marks foreheads of those who sigh and groan. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/scrolls-eaten-by-prophet https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fb69b3d74123ce6b5fe647bce051349ad223cafc-2963x4033.jpgProphet eats the scroll—sweet in mouth, bitter in stomach. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sea-of-galilee-gennesaret-tiberias https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/20e62d1d47bafe42c42f5309d87a97dbea45affb-1280x919.jpgStorms calmed; walking on water; fishing miracles. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/seal-of-god-on-foreheads https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6257979a2efe1383d7fc7f477775bbf39b2b5d67-1280x1294.jpgServants of God sealed; spared from certain judgments. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/sealed-deeds-earthenware-jars https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/b184a00c6f9df10a9fe5a610e57c802b96da7c9d-556x795.jpgLegal deeds sealed and stored in jars for longevity. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/seasons-of-refreshing-restoration https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/35266cf688f238b0e303779e7fb770930afdfcd4-1280x1325.jpgTimes of refreshing from the Lord; restoration of all things. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/seven-spirits-of-god https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/0ec9125350746de3be692df450c79d46ac6b25ce-1209x931.jpgSeven lamps/seven eyes—Spirit’s fullness; resting on the Messiah. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/seven-thunders-sealed https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c252a48d64473dfd56ecfd09f03f4da4cdce0097-1280x1006.jpgUtterances John was told not to write. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/shechem https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6ae02c912b56326dcb4bf3c5e13fc259eba547a4-1280x1196.jpgAbram altar; covenant renewal under Joshua. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/shiloh https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/7dfd50306d3cbe9af714c6b68efc1930d3e2d792-1280x1785.jpgTabernacle rested here; Samuel’s call. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/signet-rings-seals https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/55a519d3892dbe42cb7e19b02d47e19b75ce4ede-1250x886.jpgRoyal/official authority sealed documents; unalterable decrees. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/signs-in-sun-moon-and-stars https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/66b911819f4745287ed354dba20cedf0d1a42d15-1280x1776.jpgCelestial signs accompany climactic moments. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/smyrna https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/a9fdd41f815132e8ffd255bc81ef8854d68fe0b5-1280x876.jpgFaithful amid persecution; crown of life promised. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/stephen https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/75f725818e18ac33e56b9579731d8c7e327a08ee-1256x989.jpgFirst martyr; vision of Son of Man at God’s right hand. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/strong-angel-with-little-scroll https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/007294ceeb6333de8545b491917b8f549b841d6a-2350x1812.jpgMighty angel stands on sea and land; seven thunders sealed. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/susa-shushan https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/49fe50856d899365dd6763d257e2c338d5b81c53-1280x960.jpgPersian capital of visions and Esther’s court. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/synagogue-of-satan-smyrna-philadelphia https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d79e06b0208583eef8a7288df2b145c5dc042397-1747x1088.jpgHostile groups opposing the church labeled 'synagogue of Satan'. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/tablets-of-the-testimony https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/876763a414db08e948e28617342267422ff8eefd-4000x4990.jpgTen Commandments written by the finger of God. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/tears-in-your-bottle-booked https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c58757c0b24f74afc5a4d7c0a8601c5faefc357c-3463x2716.jpgGod keeps count of tears; records them in His book. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/this-age-and-the-age-to-come https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e8ff731a6245bec6dc8864f114ad3f7c863fa6e8-1280x624.jpgScripture contrasts the present age with the age to come. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/thrones-dominions-rulers-authorities https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e3770de2b6da739d5b3afa4e3cdf369c8ee369e8-1197x1600.jpgRanks in the invisible realm created through Christ. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/thrones-dominions-rulers-authorities-2 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/0af69f6f1953af936707ff726f8005bf007b3994-1280x1770.jpgRanks created through and for Christ; subject to Him. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/thyatira https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e3f82cf9d3d5aa80423525997e6354345719dcf1-1280x881.jpgTrade guild pressures; Jezebel teaching rebuked. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/times-and-seasons-in-the-father-s-authority https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/46835580a847cfcd7b4a983844621ca1fd2f8e56-1280x1909.jpgTimes and seasons (chronoi kai kairoi) belong to the Father. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/times-of-the-gentiles https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fd7bb00bb5f278cd67fb300aacd8857638cfc049-1280x960.jpgJerusalem trampled until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/tree-of-life-twelve-fruits-monthly https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f91ec30d41a855c7c129150c8d4b6c9c2515bc79-1280x1841.jpgTree yields twelve fruits each month; leaves for healing. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/twelve-thrones-of-the-apostles https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/35111e964e62e3dca10923333052e44da8b894cf-1280x1755.jpgApostles promised thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/twenty-four-elders https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1846274422f6f3bd414ef5cc1eea235dc87d885f-1280x962.jpgElders enthroned around God; worship and intercede. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/tyre-sidon https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f65c62af2659f60ff5d0e9c4f98d249debb43975-1280x1444.jpgSubject of prophetic oracles; Jesus ministers in region. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/upper-room-jerusalem https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/48a1664a5afdf5b3f3c66027d4ab84553b8abef2-1280x667.jpgLast Supper; post-ascension prayer meeting. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/ur-of-the-chaldeans https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/9ea751a378b9a52f0def7e78470a07aae768e3ad-1280x960.jpgAbram’s homeland; call to leave. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/urim-and-thummim https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/67b13696997137ce93a181750d0815f4c2c0623b-992x982.jpgHigh priest’s breastpiece instruments for discerning judgments. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/white-stone-with-new-name https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/dd14bfeca76ebf7ebb5a9c63b2eb4139972b8599-680x850.jpgHidden manna and white stone with a new name known to recipient. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/wilderness-temptation https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e7efc7a615ff738b2826bc0b7e2b4210c77c3afb-1157x770.jpgDevil tempts Jesus in the wilderness; Christ overcomes. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/womb-of-the-dawn https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/24c4fd7c8af500d8cf172dfac133c203b104dadb-1280x2107.jpgThe dawn portrayed as birthed from a womb—poetic source of mornings. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/world-rulers-of-this-darkness-kosmokratores https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3f44e3498849543f69b955b9810e834423711f6f-1280x482.jpgHostile cosmic rulers in heavenly places opposing the church. https://theologosmedia.com/atlas/locations/writings-on-the-wall-mene-mene https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/1fc1376887aff353b0a97dcce5ef4dd7b61c60e9-1037x820.jpgGod’s judgment inscribed on palace wall; 'weighed and found wanting.' https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/a-house-and-a-throne-2-samuel-7 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/5b6042f0816aad36dd32872aaed0287d83abb629-800x589.jpgA study of the Davidic covenant: David offers to build God a house, God reverses the offer, and a promise is spoken — a throne established forever — that the prophets, the angel Gabriel, and the first https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/all-things-new-revelation-21-22 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/3828b79387698e98387c76c226fdc81963bcc252-715x907.jpgA study of the Bible's final vision: the new heaven and new earth, the holy city descending, God dwelling with his people, every tear wiped away, no temple because the Lord is its temple, and the tree https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/at-the-mountain-exodus-19-20 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ca7bf080aba5220ec65d46686568cfb7cfd1de13-900x1222.jpgA study of Sinai: the rescued people brought to the mountain, the covenant offered, the thunder and the trumpet, and the Ten Words — grace first, then law; rescue before requirement; a people made God https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/creation-and-the-goodness-of-god-genesis-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/36f664eceffe3ec58a8849c87004118bb04b6a70-1920x2376.jpgA study of the opening creation account: God speaks, orders, blesses, names creation good, makes humanity in his image, and crowns the week with Sabbath rest. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/fullness-and-the-disarmed-powers-colossians-2 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/2fab02f2206b7fdce634123b0c6589a06326bd19-1920x2294.jpgA study of the heart of Colossians: the whole fullness of deity dwelling in Christ, the believer complete in him, the certificate of debt nailed to the cross — and the rulers and powers disarmed and l https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/god-stands-in-the-council-psalm-82 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/55cad2203c4ea8af2d607e78db26800bd850bb42-500x683.jpgA study of the divine council psalm: God takes his stand among the 'gods,' indicts them for injustice, sentences them to die like men — and the earth's foundations shake. The psalm Jesus quoted when t https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/hear-o-israel-deuteronomy-6 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/a5d9843293f2882d831ea25f0533c45e932da6fe-1730x1327.jpgA study of the Shema: Israel's creed in one sentence, the command to love God with everything, the household as the first classroom — and what Jesus did when he called it the greatest commandment and https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/holy-holy-holy-isaiah-6 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/047ee3d8d4b84ba5f7601991b6429518d739a3bb-772x1170.jpgA study of Isaiah's throne vision: the King seen in the year a king died, the seraphim's thrice-holy cry, the prophet undone and cleansed by a coal from the altar — and the strange commission that fol https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/if-christ-has-not-been-raised-1-corinthians-15 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/a56b67f3a6c2739c452ed70e9e14feccc7a63abf-969x685.jpgA study of the resurrection chapter: the earliest creed of the empty tomb, the relentless logic of 'if Christ has not been raised,' the answer to 'how are the dead raised?', and the final taunt — 'O d https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/in-the-beginning-genesis-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fba7f7567776d1934060737e0c066f463c85c363-513x646.pngA study of the Bible's overture: not a science lecture but a royal, liturgical account of the God who speaks order out of chaos, makes humanity in his image to rule and bless, and rests — the pattern https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/my-god-my-god-psalm-22 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/708fd1813676498b0b69284f2e1cfcc495bed921-1920x2560.jpgA study of the psalm Jesus prayed from the cross: honest dereliction, the mockers and the pierced hands, the turn to praise, and an ending that reaches all the families of the nations — the whole gosp https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/no-condemnation-romans-8 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/21257716dc4d608bd2ae843ecceda59e72c736f5-464x1178.jpgA study of the Bible's summit: the chapter that moves from 'no condemnation' to 'no separation,' tracing life in the Spirit, the groaning of creation and the believer, the unstoppable purpose of God, https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/nothing-can-separate-us-romans-8 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/bea1696e9743a7cfff68c504c5bc508a1c0ad62a-1920x1907.jpgA study of Paul's great assurance: God works all things for those who love him, conforms them to Christ, justifies them, and holds them in a love no power can sever. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/once-for-all-hebrews-9-10 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/4b5a3f4b75538cee87aa6eb3d41900827583de59-1080x1686.pngA study of the heart of Hebrews: the old tabernacle and its repeated sacrifices as a parable pointing beyond itself to the one High Priest who entered the true sanctuary by his own blood, offered once https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/one-like-a-son-of-man-daniel-7 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/8e3485f92642f9ab7be4af2f485a4189d06f16e0-1790x2394.jpgA study of Daniel's night vision: four beasts from the sea, thrones set and books opened, the Ancient of Days — and one like a son of man riding the clouds to receive an everlasting kingdom. The chapt https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/that-they-may-be-one-john-17 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/034eada478fa7a28cb6df995fe18ab949b859320-450x570.jpgA study of the high priestly prayer: Jesus' longest recorded prayer, prayed within earshot of his disciples on the night of his arrest — glory, the gift of the disciples, protection in the world, and https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-anointed-son-psalm-2 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/6e1f25a5ef5ced9ffcb6c79a8540dac05157b8a9-675x1200.jpgA study of the great enthronement psalm: the nations raging against the LORD and his Anointed, the King installed on Zion, the decree 'You are my Son' — and how the New Testament reads it, again and a https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-battle-is-the-lords-1-samuel-17 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/2adee6d24ce48956aadba5e2f4dac313f31168f9-1920x2165.jpgA study of David and Goliath: not a tale of plucky courage but of representative combat — one champion standing for the whole people — read by the church as a shadow of the greater Champion who fought https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-bread-of-life-john-6 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/46e8a268991c2ceb967b4dbc331861e3d4f99613-880x1056.jpgA study of the bread of life discourse: the crowd that wants breakfast, the manna that pointed beyond itself, the claim that empties the synagogue, and Peter's answer when everyone else leaves. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-call-of-abram-genesis-12 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/53d68412ae77b31567494789a2ba0bd9c444f1fe-1200x1043.jpgA study of the call of Abram: after Babel's grasping, God's giving — land, nation, name, and a blessing aimed at all the families of the earth. The verse Paul calls the gospel preached beforehand. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-chariot-throne-ezekiel-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e3770de2b6da739d5b3afa4e3cdf369c8ee369e8-1197x1600.jpgA study of Ezekiel's inaugural vision: storm, four living creatures, wheels within wheels full of eyes, a crystal expanse, and above it a throne — the glory of the LORD appearing not in the temple but https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-day-of-atonement-leviticus-16 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/092ca5aab9f397f208602246e3f5eb8fbdb06494-324x216.jpgA study of Yom Kippur: the one day a year one man entered the holiest place, the two goats — one slain, one sent away bearing sins — and why the letter to the Hebrews reads the whole chapter as a shad https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-dragon-and-the-lamb-revelation-12 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/c25ede1b5c11f076d3a40078d7b0b5ea0f230d2c-1171x770.jpgA study of the Apocalypse's center: the woman, the great red dragon, the male child caught up to God, and war in heaven — read not as a fear-map of demons but as the cosmic backstory of the cross, whe https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-fall-and-the-first-promise-genesis-3 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/60e690dcd1c068a2c79c54058bb291f68ecd5028-913x1173.jpgA study of the fall: the serpent's question, the exchange of trust for suspicion, the curses and the first gospel promise, garments of skin, and exile from the tree of life — with the door left open f https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-great-white-throne-revelation-20 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/aadb238e42495c207bbdf3d261533f24714d5634-269x349.jpgA study of Revelation 20: the binding of the dragon, the thousand years (with the millennial views laid out fairly), the two resurrections, the final defeat of the ancient serpent, and the great white https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-heavenly-court-job-1-2 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/f6c18ccac1e6626651d5d1ecefbc732f1f7aa912-1920x2476.jpgA study of the prologue to Job: the upright man, the scene in the heavenly court, the accuser's challenge to the motive of faith, and the staggering question the whole book turns on — will anyone love https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-image-of-the-invisible-god-colossians-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/88cfb90d1bf1c5af0219647f8472dccf50fe2054-615x705.jpgA study of the Colossian hymn: Christ as image of the invisible God, agent and goal of creation, head of the body, firstborn from the dead — preeminent in everything — and the reconciliation of all th https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-passover-lamb-exodus-12 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/9e3dc706e85e9db8abc6ff53cd04bc955843f25e-1478x3000.jpgA study of the first Passover: the lamb without blemish, the blood on the doorposts, judgment passing over, the meal eaten in haste — and why Paul can say in three words, 'Christ our Passover.' https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-sea-divided-exodus-14 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/d1a77b343b513de518f651ffe87e37adf985d8d4-384x256.jpgA study of the Red Sea: Israel trapped by design, the command to stand still and see, the waters divided, Egypt's army undone — and why Paul calls this crossing a baptism. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-serpent-lifted-up-numbers-21 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fa602c5f8fdea6d9b9ad7b97f4dc33495a3a5d48-658x1035.jpgA study of the bronze serpent: Israel's complaint, the fiery judgment, the strange remedy — look and live — and the double afterlife of the object: claimed by Jesus as a type of his cross, smashed by https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-song-of-moses-deuteronomy-32 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/17ca888e6d6d4bac93b253464f4708c529a9e9f9-1920x1522.jpgA study of Moses' farewell song: God as the faithful Rock against a faithless people, the mysterious apportioning of the nations (32:8 — with its famous textual variant explained), the folly of idolat https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-sons-of-god-genesis-6 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ff29bb3e7c162ffbab78970c9c7d0359f3165e80-765x987.jpgA study of one of Scripture's most debated passages: the 'sons of God,' the daughters of men, the Nephilim, and the corruption that brings the flood — with the three main readings laid out fairly, the https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-suffering-servant-isaiah-53 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/ba303c7de77100fb55fdddee237b3f3c562ef047-1920x606.jpgA study of the fourth Servant Song: the servant marred beyond recognition yet exalted, despised yet bearing our griefs, silent as a lamb, pierced for our transgressions, and given a portion with the m https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-testing-in-the-wilderness-matthew-4 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/26afe55839e2e5b00a2f3bf0f3f1716fd140e6a6-1044x800.jpgA study of the temptation: the Spirit leads Jesus where Israel failed, the tempter quotes Scripture, and the battle ends on the word that draws the deepest line in the Bible — worship and serve God al https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-tower-and-the-scattering-genesis-11 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/0bc00e82207f52fff6831dbf01919b2a47547a80-1061x800.jpgA study of Babel: humanity's united bid to build a name and a stairway to heaven, God's strange judgment by confusing language and scattering the nations — and the day at Pentecost when the scattering https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-true-rest-hebrews-4 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/7d587054bddc35a4523eea123f1ec372b6ed459a-1920x2383.jpgA study of the rest that remains: the Sabbath of creation, the rest Israel forfeited in the wilderness, the rest still open 'today' — entered not by working but by believing — and the living word that https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-whole-armor-of-god-ephesians-6 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/fd2c8a714612be245aeae028cea86e0274f96c57-1920x2978.jpgA study of the armor of God: not a technique for hunting demons but a soldier's kit for standing firm — every piece a gift already true of the believer in Christ, worn by faith and prayer, against rea https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-word-became-flesh-john-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/8b6b0dce992384e91052aa093cc7d6bb501d7256-760x1012.jpgA study of the prologue of John: the Word who was with God and was God, the agent of creation, the light the darkness could not overcome — who became flesh and tabernacled among us, full of grace and https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/the-word-made-flesh-john-1 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/5ba73e40b5929d5dfc78abbc3186e48782264b6c-611x896.jpgA study of John's prologue: the eternal Word with God and as God, the light shining in darkness, and the scandalous mercy that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/unto-us-a-child-is-born-isaiah-9 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/df62e7d6ee38ca23f562a124f41e184279c7c3b8-1920x1570.jpgA study of the great Advent prophecy: light dawning on a land of deep darkness, the child born to carry the government, the four names that pile divine titles on a coming king, and the throne of David https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/worthy-is-the-lamb-revelation-5 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/0a95251cafb2087286268082da191afa0580dc38-1177x640.jpgA study of heaven's throne room: the scroll no one can open, the Lion announced and the Lamb seen, the new song of a ransomed people from every tribe and tongue — and what it settles about who may be https://theologosmedia.com/bible-studies/you-are-the-christ-matthew-16 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bptgy4u5/production/e3b6808c56a54ebf87b37abbe70dacc974ef55a2-1249x751.jpgA study of Caesarea Philippi: the two questions, Peter's confession, the rock and the keys — with each tradition's reading stated fairly — and the immediate turn: the Christ must suffer, and his follo