Revelation is written in part to contrast the sovereignty of God with the sovereignty of the Emperor. How do you reflect on the relationship between God’s authority and the authority of government or economic power today?
What do you make of the image of Jesus as both lion and lamb? How do you think these come together in these chapters of Revelation, and does the combined image help us understand who Jesus is for the church today?
For many believers today religious “visions” seem odd and off putting. How might a visionary like John of Patmos broaden and deepen our view of God and God’s interaction with the world?