New Testament
30
Aug
Straight Talk… The Vine, Rodna Epley
This revelation came in to me recently by the Holy Spirit about the Vine pattern in the Word itself. It takes stepping back and looking at the Word as a whole. There is a much bigger picture that...
26
Aug
Revelation: Laodicea, Christ’s Love
Revelation 3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Φιλέω/phileó is the Greek word for “love”. It means: love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss (Strong’s Concordance). Jesus regards believers with a warm and deep affinity. There is a sense of harmony.
Christ loves us...
19
Aug
God’s Fall Appointments, 5779/2018
God’s fall appointments are the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Below is a brief 10 minute video that provides a framework for God’s fall appointed holidays. http://www.theseasonofreturn.com
Numbers 29:1 ‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also...
12
Aug
Revelation: Laodicea, Real Vision
Revelation 3:18c…and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Jesus is taking a direct shot at man-made medicine.
The locals at the church in Laodicia had access to best medical care in the known world. The worship of the medicine god Aesculpius took place throughout the region of what...
05
Aug
Revelation: Laodicea, Choose Heavenly Garments
Revelation 3:18b …and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen…
Jesus is recommending “white garments”. This is a priestly garment. The term for garment in the Greek is ἱμάτιον/himation. The garment is a long flowing outer tunic, cloak, or robe (Strong’s...
29
Jul
Revelation: Laodicea, Buy Refined Gold
Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich…
Jesus is going to address the church at Laodicea on their terms and their self-perceived strengths. The believers at Laodicea offer humanism or an earthly solution. Jesus offers a heavenly solution.
Locally, the...
25
Jul
Straight Talk… Understanding the Trinity, Rodna Epley
Scripture reveals each member of the Trinity to a New Covenant believer in this same order. Jesus (Wisdom), the Holy Spirit (Revelation), then the Father (Knowledge of the Glory).
God is “One” because of His glory. It’s all the...
23
Jul
It’s All About Perspective
Featuring Christine “Clarity” McDonald
Awarded by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon for Outstanding Civil Service.
“The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.” ― John Mark Green
Just cause you say you are...
22
Jul
Revelation: Laodicea…Pathetic
Revelation 3:17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
It is contrast time. And Jesus Christ is the One making the observations. On one hand we have the church at Laodicea and their self-perception....
20
Jul
Straight Talk… Glory to Glory to Glory, Rodna Epley
Romans 8:29-30 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these...
