What does Jesus expect? “But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love.” Revelation 2:4, NET. Jesus repeated this phrase in three messages to the assemblies in Asia Minor, where John was a spiritual leader. At first, the believers in some of the assemblies accepted and fell in love with Jesus,
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Jesus sees and knows his Church. In the message to the congregations, Jesus assures the believers that he knows his Church; he does not only know about her. To know his Church means he is with her and among the congregations wherever they are. To each of the seven assemblies, Jesus says, “I know your
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John hears Jesus. “I turned to see whose was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the middle of the lampstands was one like a son of man.” Revelation 1:12 – 13, NET. Jesus portrays the churches as lampstands. Why? The seven congregations to which Jesus referred
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The presentation of Jesus continued. “This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ’s faithfulness.” Ephesians 3:12, NET. In the Old Covenant, the high priest presented the people to God. And he spoke to God on
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The letter to the Churches. John begins the letter to the churches by stating from whom the message is. “From John to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from “he who is” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits
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Greetings to the churches. Verse 4 of Revelation chapter 1 is John’s beginning of the Letter to the Churches. Those who forwarded the letter from Ephesus to other Churches may have included the previous three verses as an instruction to the readers and forwarding statement. What kind of Jesus do we find in John’s letter
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How should we read the book of Revelation? The message in the book of Revelation is clear. The entire book presents Jesus as the key figure. The book of Revelation aims not to present an influential individual, not the Antichrist, the Satan. The only hero in the Book of Revelation is Jesus Christ. It is
Introduction continued. John wrote the letter to the Churches in Asia Minor from Ephesus after his release from the prison on the island of Patmos. He uses the past tense when he says “was” on the island of Patmos. This indicates that it is after the Patmos. The letter was then copied and sent to
Introduction. This Blog series will cover the book of Revelation. The author of the Blogs will not employ the traditional interpretations of the prophecy. The goal of this series of Blogs is to present Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus, and why the Christ? This series of Blogs will build on the understanding, needs, and events
Examples of misinterpretation of the scriptures. “Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 15:5 – 6, NET. Paul preached the gospel from Jerusalem to
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Avoid the misinterpretation of the scriptures. The principles Paul presented in chapter fourteen apply to the reading and understanding of the scriptures. No one has the right to adopt the scripture to personal preferences. The scriptures testify of Jesus Christ; therefore, personal preferences must be abandoned in favor of the message in the scripture. “For
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Exhortation to the strong in faith. “For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by the people.” Romans 14:17 – 18, NERT. All people are brothers
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“For none of us lives for himself and none of us dies for himself. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” Romans 14:7 – 8, NET. Members of the body of Christ should not promote