Revelation: The Church in Laodicea. “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked.” (Revelation 3:17; full passage is Rev. 3:14-22). The Church that is Rich but Poor. Lots of …
Revelation: The Church in Philadelphia. ‘I know your record of works and what you are doing. See! I have set before you a door wide open, which no one is able to shut; I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept My Word and guarded My message, and have not …
Revelation: The Church in Sardis. “Rouse yourself and keep awake, strengthen and invigorate what remains and is on the point of dying… Call to mind the lessons you received and heard; continually lay them to heart and obey them.” (Revelation 3:2-3; the full passage is Rev. 3:1-6). Sardis: Fortified city. Impregnable, seemingly impossible to attack …
Revelation: The Church in Thyatira. “I know your record and what you are doing, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your recent works are more numerous and greater than your first ones… Only hold fast to what you have until I come. And he who overcomes and who obeys My …
Revelation: The Church in Pergamum. “I know where you live, a place where Satan sits enthroned. And yet you are clinging to and holding fast My name and you did not deny My faith… But repent! Or else I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth!” (Revelation …
Revelation: The Church in Smyrna. “Don’t be afraid! Do not yield to fear in the face of the suffering to come, but be aware of this: the devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison to test your faith. For ten days you will have distress, but remain faithful to the day …
Revelation: The Church in Ephesus. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book were not primarily about future events, …
Revelation: Preparing for the Messages to the Seven Churches. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book were not …
The Sevenfold Holy Spirit in Revelation. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book were not primarily about future …
A Title of Christ in Revelation: The Alpha and Omega. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book were …
A Title of Christ in Revelation: The Morning Star. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book were not …
A Title of Christ in Revelation: The King of the Saints. “The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1). John the Divine left no doubt about the purpose of his Book of Revelation. His very first words in his prologue were that his vision was an unveiling of Jesus. His baffling and otherworldly writings in this book …