For nearly 2,000 years, each succeeding generation of Christians has tried to puzzle out whether the Book of Revelation's riddles and symbols has meant its own time was the end of time. Over the past ...

At the heart of biblical religion is revelation. The presupposition of biblical religion is that man’s predicament is so involved that he is incapable of finding God. Left to himself, man’s religious ...

Elaine Pagels says the Book of Revelation was not a Christian book, but a warning issued 90 years after the death of Jesus that Jewish followers of Jesus better not form a new religion You can save ...

Moments of revelation — those instances in which God speaks to an individual or to a community — tend to be subtle. God prefers to whisper rather than to shout. I think that feelings and intuition are ...

Scripture is a door and a feast if you ask the right questions. When I started leading a Bible study at my church, I had the daunting task of choosing the first book for us to study. I don’t remember ...

PROFESSOR ELAINE PAGELS (reading from the Book of Revelation): “And another sign appeared in heaven; a great red dragon with ten horns and seven diadems on his head. His tail swept down a third of the ...

Q: You, along with many other religious leaders, use the words, “God wants us to...” Please tell me how you know what a supernatural being wants? – M. A: Good question. The differences between the ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 She is a famous television character, instantly recognized by baby boomers. She rose to lasting fame without ever saying ...