How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Welcome to Through the Bible. I'm Steve Schwetz.

And in this study, Dr. J. Vernon McGee tells us each of the bizarre images that we see in Revelation, like the horsemen or the dragon, is a symbol for a real person or an actual event.

But they aren't the focus of the book.

Instead, Dr. McGee tells us that Revelation is actually about Jesus Christ, glorified and lifted up.

If you've read through Revelation before and maybe you're a little worried about the coming

judgments, well, just stay with us. We'll hear four points that should calm your fears and help you

trust in the Lord. He's got it all planned out. Remember, Dr. McGee said it may seem hairy in the

middle, but it all works out

in the end. But before we dive into our study, Greg and I have a great story to share from a fellow

listener in Poland, a prisoner actually. Oh, this is going to be fun, Steve. Once in a while,

we get a really long letter that just is so rich, and it goes so deep. So that's what we're going to just do in the

next few minutes is read this letter that came from a recently via a telephone call that we received.

And we'll learn this story as we go along. So let's get started. I've been wanting to share my

heart about what you did for me. Back when I was locked up, that is, he's in prison, I was stubborn and hard as nails, but you folks kept showing up with kindness.

You brought simple words about Jesus that somehow cut through all my noise.

I didn't change overnight, but man, the seed was planted deep.

One night in the cell block, I caught through the Bible's program and felt like someone finally spoke my name.

That's when I started listening, and it hit different.

The host wasn't flashy, just steady, like a friend walking beside me in a long hallway.

He'd opened scripture, line by line, and my pride started cracking

like old concrete. I began writing verses on scrap paper and tucking them into my state-issued

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