If you could design a perfect world, what would it look like?

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

~Revelation 21:1

Who is the "greatest" person you've known up close? Did some kind of suffering contribute to his or her greatness?

Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you;
    triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

~Zechariah 9:9

As Revelation tells it, events that appear tragic can work great good. Have you ever experienced that in your life?

His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

~Revelation 12:4

Two potential dangers in reading Revelation are avoiding it entirely or getting obsessed with its details. Which danger are you most familiar with? Why do we need the message of Revelation today?

In appearance the locusts were like horses equipped for battle. On their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

~Revelation 9:7

I am actually familiar with both dangers.

What meaning does the image of Jesus as a slain lamb have for you? What are your favorite "pictures" or images of Jesus?

And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

~Revelation 5:4

What emotions do you feel knowing that some prophecies have not yet been fulfilled?

He shall judge between many peoples,
    and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war any more;

~Micah 4:3

I don't think we should worry or feel sad that some prophecies haven't come to fruition, God knows what is all planned and we need to rely on that.

Gnosticisim showed itself in several ways: the belief that matter was evil, a desire for "super-spirituality", a tendency towards loose morals. How can we counter those same trends among Christians today?

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

~I John 4:2