Ephesians and the Fullness of Life Here...

At its heart, Ephesians is about fullness, completeness, or in Greek pleroma. The letter’s author seems intent on showing readers that God’s...
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Evil Spirits and Church Power

This week’s Sabbath School commentary asks whether modern believers in the Bible should become complicit in the magical worldview of the Ephesians.
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Confusions about Authorship Lead to...

Ephesians offers readers an intellectually challenging chance to think about how we harmonize scripture and social moral change, but this week's...
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Ephesians, Lesson 1: A Recent Grad...

Like most young adults, I have several critiques for the church. But if I choose to kneel and listen to my friends, I need to do the same for my...
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Drawing on Tonstad, a Reflection on...

Ron Reece reflects on Sigve Tonstad's quarter-long Sabbath school commentary on Revelation: God’s wrath and judgments are faithful, trustworthy, and...
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The Third Angel’s Message: Part 3

Traditional interpretations of many of Revelation’s descriptions of God’s wrath ascribe to God the action of the demonic side. Such readings make...
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The Third Angel’s Message: Part 2

Three sets of texts set the tone for how to understand the meaning of God’s wrath: evil becomes fully manifest when God lets go of restraint—Sabbath...
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The Third Angel’s Message: Part 1

The challenges of this text become less if we keep in mind the pattern of demonic action ("the dragon acts") and divine reaction ("God reacts")—...
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The Second Angel’s Message: Part 2

The message of the second angel shows that Babylon encompasses a religious-political entity, an economic-political entity, and a cosmic reality—...
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The Second Angel’s Message: Part 1

Babylon must not be reduced to a simple code or steno-symbol for Rome since John uses the name "Babylon" to evoke a whole range of scriptural meaning...
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