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 […]
Part One Audio Part Two Audio httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnw3V8ns81M 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: Thyatira is the name of the modern day city of Akhisar, Turkey. It was the smallest of the seven churches mentioned and yet it has the longest letter. It reminds us that even small churches can have […]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Q3uzj2efc 12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.” Angel – messenger – spiritual leader or pastor Church in Pergamum – no mention of Paul starting a church there but it was most likely a daughter church of Ephesus
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chzqWs0JVgY If you had an opportunity to open God’s book of life and peak inside it and see what it said about you personally, would you do it? Would you want to know what was written? Would you want to know what Christ sees in your life? What he says about your life? Would you […]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW5-J0hSrm0 Chapters 2 and 3 are letters from Christ to His churches. He is going to inspect His churches. Before He judges the world He must judge His own people. 1 Peter 4:17 “For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and it if it begins with us, what will […]
If someone took all your books away and only allowed you to keep three of four, what would they be? I had a recent visitor comment on my blog post A Diary of Private Prayer that this was one of his favorite books and that if his books were to be taken away and he […]
Last week we kicked off the Book of Revelation, “Revelation” not “Revelations” as it is often mispronounced. There is only one “Revelation” not multiple “Revelations” in the Book of Revelation. In our kickoff meeting last week we learned that the Greek word for “Revelation” is “apokalupsis” which means, laying bear, making naked, a disclosure of […]
