Revelation

Few books in the Bible have produced more speculation, more failed predictions, and more strange interpretations than Revelation. Walk into almost any bookstore and you\'ll find shelves of titles claiming to have finally cracked its code — decoding world events, setting dates, or turning John\'s vision into a screenplay for the nightly news. That\'s exactly…

Introduction One of the distinct memories I have as a 12-year-old child was standing in our living room at a large front window at 7707 Cecilia Dr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Seeing no cars drive by. Waiting for Mom and Dad to come home. And wondering if the rapture had occurred. Thinking that I had been…

There has been a lot of excitement over the last few weeks at CVC about the fact that in just a few weeks we will begin a sermon series through the entire book of Revelation. We\'re glad — this is one of the most vivid, dramatic, and hope-filled books in Scripture. It\'s also one of…

Introduction The upcoming 40th anniversary of CVC, combined with a recent need to pass a local fire safety examination, brought about some fascinating discoveries in our building. In many of our third-floor offices, we have deep cubby holes that serve as long-term storage. To prepare for the fire inspection, we had to clear them all…