He Knows Part 2
All we need is the Holy Spirit of Christ living in us and a willingness to be led by Him in searching the scriptures to see if what we are being taught is the Truth.
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He Knows Part 1
The Lord sees and knows the things the Church does, how hard we work, and that we stick with it; He values it.
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 6
Over the course of our study, we will become very familiar with the word “witness.” The Greek from which it is translated is martus from which we derive our word martyr.
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 5
The Lord Jesus introduces Himself to the church at Philadelphia as “He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens.”
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 4
REVELATION Number 36Introducing the Lord JesusPart 4 In Revelation 3:1 we find the Lord’s letter to Sardis. There, the Lord introduces Himself as “He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.” We know from Revelation 1:20 that the seven stars are the angels, or messengers, of the churches. Having earlier written…
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 3
REVELATION Number 35Introducing the Lord JesusPart 3 Our Lord introduces Himself in the letter to the church at Thyatira as “The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished bronze” Revelation 2:18 (NASB 2020). This is the only time in The Revelation where, the Lord Jesus is identified…
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 2
REVELATION Number 34Introducing the Lord JesusPart 2 To those in Pergamum, the Lord introduced Himself as The One who has the sharp two-edged sword. Later in this letter He says, “Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.” Revelation 2:16…
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Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 1
REVELATION Number 33 Introducing the Lord Jesus Part 1 The Lord Jesus Christ introduces Himself in the letter to each church. The facets of His character and identity that He selects to highlight vary. By contemplating them in the aggregate, we gain a more comprehensive view of His vast greatness and majesty, His holiness and…
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Chiasm
REVELATION Number 32Chiasm In this study, and in my writing generally, when the word “church” is capitalized “Church” I am referring to the Church, the Body and Bride of Christ, as a whole. Exceptions are made when quoting another source. I may sometimes use the term, “the Church Catholic” or even “the Catholic Church.” I…
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The Letters to the Churches
REVELATION Number 31The Letters to the Churches As I indicated at the outset of this study, I do not intend it to be a verse-by-verse commentary on The Revelation. If you’re looking for that, there are plenty available. Two that interpret The Revelation from a similar viewpoint are “More than Conquerors” by William Hendriksen, and…
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Rooted But Not Trapped
REVELATION Number 30Rooted But Not Trapped The words of Jim Fowler powerfully illuminate an important point about The Revelation. He writes, “By noting the historical setting of the writing of the Revelation in the latter part of the first century, and directed toward particular historical churches in Asia Minor, we do not want to imply…
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Dating The Revelation
REVELATION Number 29Dating The Revelation There are two primary views about when The Revelation was written. Some, primarily those in the Preterist camp, think it was written prior to 70AD (CE) around 65 or 66AD (CE). The other view is that The Revelation was written near the very end of the first century, probably around…
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Angels and Churches
REVELATION Number 28Angels and Churches Revelation 1:20“As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.” The imagery of the seven stars and the seven lampstands is…
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Already and Not Yet
REVELATION Number 27Already and Not Yet Revelation 1:19 (NASB 2020)“Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things.” Verse 19 begins with the word, therefore. As you have no doubt heard many before say, when we see the word therefore, we…
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Death and Resurrection
REVELATION Number 26Death and Resurrection Revelation 1:17-18 (NASB 2020)“When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore,…
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One Like a Son of Man
REVELATION Number 25One Like a Son of Man Revelation 1:13-16 (NASB 2020)“and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow;…
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The Lampstands
REVELATION Number 24The Lampstands Revelation 1:12 (NASB 2020)“Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw seven golden lampstands”. The symbolic use once again of the number seven is something we want to be careful to recognize. Seven is the number of completeness. In verse 20 we…
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The Testimony of Jesus Christ
REVELATIONThe Testimony of Jesus Christ Someone recently asked me for a better explanation of what the testimony of Jesus Christ is. The Revelation mentions this in chapter 1 verses 1-2 and 9. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He…
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Voice Like a Trumpet
REVELATION Number 23 Voice Like a Trumpet Now, let’s dip our toes in the water of The Revelation as we hear from our Lord Himself. Revelation 1:10-11 (NASB 2020) “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, saying, “Write on…
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We’re In This Together
REVELATION Number 22We Are in this Together Revelation 1:9 (NASB 2020)“I, John, your brother and fellow participant in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” I love the humility and grace that comes through John’s introductory comment….
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I AM
REVELATION Number 21I AM Revelation 1:8 (NASB 2020)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” The Lord God IS.The Lord God WAS.The Lord God IS TO COME. We must be excused for considering these radical statements in temporal ways with…
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BEHOLD!
REVELATIONBEHOLD! Revelation 1:7 (NASB 2020)“BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. The word “behold” alerts us to turn our full attention to that which follows. It is…
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Worship for Our Savior
REVELATIONWorship for Our Savior Revelation 1:5b–6 (NASB 2020)“To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—and He made us into a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Before he begins to relate to us the words he heard…
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Seven Spirits Before the Throne
REVELATION Number 18Seven Spirits Before the Throne Revelation 1:4–5a (NASB 2020)“John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn…
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The Rhythm and Significance of Three
REVELATION Number 17The Rhythm and Significance of Three Revelation 1:4–5a (NASB 2020) John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,…
