• June 5, 2026

MacDuff, John – Revelation, a Devotional Commentary

MacDuff, John – Revelation, a Devotional Commentary
MEMORIES OF PATMOS

(A devotional commentary on the book of Revelation)

(This book is not about prophetic theories and predictions. It
is all about Jesus! It is encouraging and uplifting throughout.)

By John MacDuff, 1871


Brown The Devil's Mission of Amusement
7 page article from 1889. Hollywood in the church and her ministries. Brown was a student of C.H Spurgeon.
Excerpts:
Different days demand their own special testimony. The watchman who would be faithful to his Lord and to the city of his God needs to carefully note the signs of the times and to emphasize his witness accordingly. Concerning the testimony needed now, there can be little if any doubt. An evil is in the professed camp of the Lord, that is so gross, so brazen in its impudence, that the most shortsighted of spiritual men can hardly fail to notice it....  Amusement for the people is the leading article advertised by each... until the hideous fact has been proved up to the hilt, that "amusement" is ousting "the preaching of the Gospel" as the great attraction... The Concert is fast becoming as much a recognized part of church life as the Prayer Meeting; and it is already, in most places, far better attended.

"Providing recreation for the people" will soon be looked upon as a necessary part of Christian work, and as binding upon the Church of God, as though it were a Divine command, unless some strong voices are raised which will make themselves heard.

Read the 7-page article: Brown, The Devil's Mission of Amusement.

Contents of MacDuff, John – Revelation, a Devotional Commentary

Preface

1. The Scene and Spectator

2. The Trumpet-Voice and Opening Vision

3. The Accessories of the Vision

4. The Epistles to the Seven Churches

5. The Epistle to the Church of Ephesus

6. The Epistle to the Church of Smyrna

7. The Epistle to the Church of Laodicea

8. The Opened Door and Creation-song

9. The Seven-sealed Roll and the New Song

10. Opening of the First Four Seals—Creation’s Cry

11. The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals;
the Martyrs’ Cry, and the Great Day of Wrath

12. The Vision of the Sealed

13. Vision of the White-Robed and Palm-Bearing Multitude

14. The White Robes and Living Fountains of Water

15. The Half-hour’s Silence and Preparation for the
Trumpet-Soundings, the Angel at the Golden Altar

16. The Casting of the Altar-fire on the Earth;
the Sounding of the Seven Trumpets;
and the Closing Vision and Song

17. The Lamb Standing on Mount Zion with
the Hundred and Forty-four Thousand

18. The Blessedness of the Holy Dead

19. The Song of the Harpers by the Glassy Sea

20. The Coming One; and the Blessed Watcher

21. The Great Day of Judgment

22. The New Heaven and the New Earth

23. No Death! No Sorrow! No Crying! No Pain!

24. The River of the Water of Life

25. Closing Chimes

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