Posted: February 9, 2024
The self-deception problem. “To the Church in Ephesus.” Jesus did not reprimand the Church in Ephesus for not doing enough. On the contrary, he acknowledged their efforts and assured them he was with them. Jesus reminded the believers, “I see you; I know what you do, and I am with you.” However, Jesus reminded the
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Posted: February 2, 2024
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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Posted: January 26, 2024
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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Posted: January 19, 2024
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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Posted: January 12, 2024
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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Posted: January 6, 2024
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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Posted: December 29, 2023
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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Posted: December 23, 2023
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
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Posted: December 15, 2023
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
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Posted: December 8, 2023
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
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