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The church at Sardis had all the appearances of vibrant and productive life, but they were dead.

“You can’t judge a book by its cover”—that’s a phrase we’ve all heard before. What’s true of people is also true of churches—you can’t tell the effectiveness of a church by its building. To discover the traits of an effective church, we have to examine what’s on the inside. Fortunately, Jesus Himself shows us what to look for.

“You can’t judge a book by its cover”—that’s a phrase we’ve all heard before. What’s true of people is also true of churches—you can’t tell the effectiveness of a church by its building. To discover the traits of an effective church, we have to examine what’s on the inside. Fortunately, Jesus Himself shows us what to look for.

The Apostle John is invited to step into God's throne room.

According to the dictionary the word “glory” is a synonym for splendour or magnificence. So how do we give God glory?

Once ushered into the third heaven, the Apostle John is virtually blown away by what he sees and hears.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll explains the symbolism of the white, red, black, and ashen horses of the apocalypse. Each of the four brings with it earthly destruction on an increasing scale.

The Apostle John gets a moment-by-moment look at the last days as he witnesses the Lamb breaking the fifth and sixth seals in Revelation 6:9–17.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores this grace-filled reprieve, showcasing a delay in judgments and the sealing of the servants of God. You’ll be inspired by the scene of saints hailing from every nation, tribe, and language uniting in praise and worship.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll walks listeners through this collective gasp in John’s description of the seventh seal in Revelation 8:1–13. Destruction from the sky leaves no part of the earth untouched, from the land to the sea.