New Testament
17
Jul
Revelation: Laodicea, Do Something!!!
Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
Jesus is explaining to the church at Laodicea He is talking to them. And He is defining aspects of His character. These are the...
01
Jul
Revelation: Historical Laodicea
Revelation 3:14a…And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
The church at Laodicea is the last and seventh church in the book of Revelation.
The church at Laodicea is mentioned a couple of times in the book of Colossians.
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have...
27
Jun
Straight Talk… God’s Glory & Dividing Truth, Rodna Epley
Knowledge of the glory is the only way we can “rightly divide” and accurately handle His Word of truth. The devil is doing everything he can to make sure minds stay blinded to this knowledge of the glory
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24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, I Am Coming Soon
Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Attention, Jesus speaking, “I am coming soon.” The idea in the Greek is He is coming quickly and with speed.
Hold fast what you have. The focus of the phrase is the verb κρατέω/krateó or “hold fast”. Per...
24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, His Name is Yahweh
Revelation 3:12b …And I will write on him the name of my God…
Jesus will write on the believer the name of His God. His name is Yahweh.
The topic of God’s name has been addressed previously to the church at Sardis. God takes the time to repeat the concept of His...
24
Jun
Revelation: Philadelphia, The New Jerusalem
Revelation 3:12c…and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven…
The name of the city is The New Jerusalem.
It is “the” New Jerusalem. There is a Greek definite article in front of “New Jerusalem”. The text literally reads… “the...
28
May
Revelation: Philadelphia; Stick With It, A Time Is Coming
Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
Perseverance…This is the word for “patient endurance”. Perseverance is the Greek word ηυπομονε/hupomone. Per Strong’s Concordance, it means: constancy,...
20
May
Shavuot & Replacement Theology, A Jewish Perspective
The following article from Breaking Israel News is a fascinating read. It is written from the view point of an Orthodox Jewish Theologian. The article is a good faith effort to point out the differences in observance between Judaism and Christianity as seen by the author in regards to the...
17
May
Pentecost/Shavuot/Feast of Weeks: Two Loaves of Bread
Leviticus 23:15-20 You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the LORD....
06
May
Revelation: Philadelphia, Christ Loves His Bride
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.
This is the fourth and last mention of...
