Tag Archives: revelation
29
May
Pestilence, Cholera Outbreak in Yemen
Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
Pestilence and plague are...
20
May
Revelation: Smyrna on Trial
Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days…
Fear not! That is what the text says. Do not fear what you are...
07
May
Revelation: Smyrna Under Pressure
Revelation 2:8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
The first and the last…The idea of the Messiah being the first and the last goes back to the...
01
May
Revelation: Historical Smyrna
Revelation 2:8a And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write…
Ancient Smyrna today is Izmir, Turkey. It is located about 35 miles north of Ephesus. Smyrna was founded by the Greeks approximately 3,000 years ago. The city was rebuilt by Alexander the Great in roughly 340 BC. Later, the...
02
Apr
Revelation: Ephesus, A Call to Repent
Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
What was the first love of the local body in Ephesus? Jesus Christ. This was established in Revelation 2:3. They had “endured for My name’s sake.”
The Greek language of the verse is consistent with divorce in a marriage....
13
Feb
Revelation: Ephesus & Perserverance
Author: Paul Lehr
Revelation 2:2-3 I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; and you have perseverance and have endured for...
05
Feb
Revelation: Ephesus, Stars & Lampstands
Author: Paul Lehr
Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
Scripture interprets Scripture…Wild guesses, speculation, and conjecture are not necessary. But one is going to do...
30
Jan
Revelation: Historical Ephesus
Author: Paul Lehr
Revelation 2:1a To the angel of the church in Ephesus write…
Historical Ephesus was the largest city of the seven churches.
This is the city for Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
Ephesus was located on the Cayster River. The city was between the Maeander River to the south and the Hermus...
28
Jan
Revelation 12:5
Author: James Dowell
This is a follow up to my first article on the opening 4 verses of Revelation 12. Unlike the last article where we looked entirely at empirical evidence, this time we’re going to take a look at scripture, in both the English and the Greek, to determine...
22
Jan
Revelation Churches: Modern Day Turkey
Author: Paul Lehr:
Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” –Jesus
The Greek word for “book” is Βιβλιον/biblion. It means: a small book, a...
