Last week we saw the first four seals being broken open by the Lamb which released the four horsemen that symbolized four forces riding out into the four corners of the earth. These four forces were represented by different colored horses and their riders brought four different judgments upon the earth.  The first horse was […]

Revelation 6:1-8 (read also Daniel 9 and Matthew 24) 7 seals 7th seal contains the 7 trumpets 7 trumpets 7th trumpet contains the 7 bowls 7 bowls Warren Wiersbe says “It seems strange to us that worship and judgment should go together, but this because we do not fully understand either the holiness of God […]

Last week we began looking at Revelation Chapter 5 and we spent most of our time examining the Scroll. We learned historically that the Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks and Romans would seal their contracts and legal documents using a seven sealed scroll. We also looked at Jeremiah 32, which contained the story of Jeremiah redeeming his […]

Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.  John looks and he sees in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne, God the Father, a scroll. This scroll or book is in […]

The child the philosopher and the religionist have all one question, what is God like? A.W. Tozer  Last week we started off the next division in our study, the things that are to come. In Chapter 4 we entered the Throne Room of God with John and spent time taking in the magnificent scene of […]

Chapter 4 begins the transition into the ‘things which are to come.’  Last week we focused on preparation to enter heaven.  You should note that from here until the end of the book the word ‘grace’ is not mentioned.  The church is not mentioned again until chapter 22.  Some scholars believe that the rapture occurs […]

Last week we finished up with the final letter to the seven churches, which brought us to the end also of the second category given in Revelation 1:19 where Jesus tells John to “Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.” This brings […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0V-8c81D4k The last of the letters to the churches from Christ.  It is a scathing letter with no commendation.  The city: Laodicea was well known for its wealth and was a banking center.  They were also known for the manufacture soft black wool which was made into cloth and rugs that further added to their […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ot_gtD4Sog  “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: On our journey through Turkey, this week we have come to the little Church of Philadelphia. It is much like the Church of Smyrna in several ways. First both churches are commended. Neither church receives a rebuke from Jesus. In the eyes of the […]

Located 50 miles east of Ephesus and almost directly south of Thyatira.  It was at the junction of 5 main roads making it a center for trade.  It was known for its manufacture of woolen garments and the dyeing of wool. Much of Sardis’ wealth came from gold taken from the nearby Pactolus River.  Gold […]