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Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book. Rev 22:7 Image by tatlin from Pixabay As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, there is disagreement as to the timing of the rapture. Some argue that the Bible doesn't even mention the rapture at …
As we begin reading in Chapter 6, we see from John's vision, Jesus (the lamb) takes the scroll from God. And he opened the first of the 7 seals. The 4 horses of the apocalypse... Image by Jeroným Pelikovský from Pixabay I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I …
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. - Rev 5:1 As we begin chapter 5, we see the one on the throne, God, holding a scroll. To open the chapter with this vision, it must be …
After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. Rev 4:1 Image by lmaresz from Pixabay When I read this chapter, I am just in awe of this description of heaven. Jesus invites John, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." Rev …
The Church in Philadelphia|The Loving Church The letter to the Church in Philadelphia is a church is refreshing! It begins the same as others with praise for what the church has done correctly. In Chapter 3:8, Jesus begins, "I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can …
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The Church of Sardis|The Dead Church As we begin reading in Chapter 3 of Revelation, Jesus says, "I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up!" v 1-2. This is the shortest commendation that Jesus gives any of the churches. In fact, it ends with condemnation that …
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In Chapter 2, verses 18-29 we find the letter to the Church of Thyatira. A city in Macedonia, this probably covers the church era of 590-1517 A.D.. Image by Peter H from Pixabay We hear first, of the church's good works, love, faith, service and perseverance. He commended them for doing more than they did …
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Continuing to look at the letters Jesus had John write to the churches, we look at the church in Pergamum, the compromised church. To Understand this better, I sourced a book I studied many years ago, Revelation Unveiled by Tim Lahaye. Image by Nikola Belopitov from Pixabay Pergamum was the capitol city of Asia until …
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If you missed the first post in this series, you might want to go back and read it first. Click here. As Chapter 2 begins, John is writing letters to the churches, as Jesus instructs him what to write. What does Jesus think of each of the churches? The churches he writes to are only …
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I can remember the first time I tried to read the book of Revelation. I was so confused! I didn't understand anything I was reading. It was all Greek to me! I still have a lot to decipher, but if you really want to see the vision that was revealed to John, the apostle, I …
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