Church in Sardis Rev. 3:1-6
Church in Sardis As in the other letters, the speaker identifies himself by his characteristics described in chapter 1. This time he identifies himself as having the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. The seven Spirits are found in Revelation 1:4 and Revelation 5:6, and the seven stars are described in Revelation 1:16, […]
Church in Thyatira Rev. 2:18-29
Church in Thyatira The identification of the speaker – 18 – Jesus Christ from what John saw in Revelation 1 With Ephesus he was identified by the seven stars and seven golden candlesticks With Smyrna he was identified as the first and last and he who was dead and is now alive With Pergamos he […]
Church in Pergamos Rev. 2:12-17
Church in Pergamos The identification of the speaker – 12 Once again he is Jesus Christ identified by something John saw in Revelation 1 – in this case he is identified by his sharp sword with 2 edges [Revelation 1:16] The Compliments – 13 As with the other churches, he has some good news and […]
Church in Smyrna Rev. 2:8-11
Church in Smyrna The identification of the speaker – 8 The first and the last is a reference to Jesus Christ from Revelation 1:17 Which was dead and is alive is a reference to Jesus Christ from Revelation 1:18 – so the resurrection is true [John 21:24, 1 John 1:1-3] The evaluation […]
Church of Ephesus Rev.2:1-7
Church of Ephesus John was told to write to the angel of each of the seven churches. What he wrote is something like an evaluation. The Lord notes good qualities in each church, in some cases warns them about a problem or problems that they have and charges them to repent, and then promises them […]
Seven Churches of Revelation Rev.2-3
The Seven Churches of Revelation Some people regard the presence of churches in the Book of Revelation as evidence that the Church will go through the Tribulation. However, a church is a called out assembly and can be an assembly of saints who are not saved in the church age. Notice that Stephen made reference […]
Introduction to Revelation
In this introduction, there are some terms that you will want to learn if you do not already understand them. As you study what other teachers and preachers have to say about the Revelation, you will find them referring to these terms. So, it will be helpful for you to know what they mean. These […]
Matthew 25:1-13 The Ten Virgins
Matt 25 1-13 The Ten Virgins CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable of ten virgins is a picture of the coming of the Lord Jesus at the tribulation rapture. Notice: Verse 1 – virgins – these cannot represent the church because the church is a virgin [singular] 2 Cor 11:2. These virgins represent tribulation saints […]
Matthew 24:29-35 The Second Coming
The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is a very obvious event when it finally occurs because everyone in the world will be able to see him. Now there are many details of the Second Advent that are revealed in this text. The Coming of the Son of Man is: After the tribulation 29 […]
Matthew 24:13-28 The Great Tribulation
In this passage we see some of the things going on in the great tribulation. A lot more can be learned about the tribulation from other passages in the Bible but we will confine ourselves to what this text says about it. Here’s what’s going to happen: Saints enduring unto the end to be saved […]