A study in the book of Revelation. We now turn our attention to the Church at Sardis, which is the fifth church that received an epistle from John. This lesson will be taught in two parts because the information is so vast. Sardis was one of the oldest cities in
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The Book of Revelation: Lesson 12 | Chapter 4:1-4
A study in the book of Revelation. These lessons are covered over the course of two nights of instruction. We now turn our attention to Chapter 4, which is the beginning of the third division of the Book. In Chapters 2 and 3 we discussed the historical antecedents of the
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 11 | The Rapture of the Church
A study in the book of Revelation. The rapture of the church is a phenomenon that some church organizations actually preach against. They do not believe that the Rapture takes place at the end of chapter 3 and before the beginning of chapter 4 in the Book of Revelation. At
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 10 | Chapter 3:14-22
A study in the book of Revelation. These lessons are covered over the course of two nights of instruction and completes the last of the seven churches of Asia Minor listed in the Book of Revelation. Laodicea is the last and worst of all the seven Asia Minor churches. It
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 9 | Chapter 3:10-13
A study in the book of Revelation. As we continue discussing the church at Philadelphia we see that in the first century it was persecuted by those who called themselves Jews but were of the synagogue of Satan according to Jesus. Jesus is saying that all Jews who persecuted this
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 8 | Chapter 3:7-9
A study in the book of Revelation. We have now come to the sixth letter, sent to one of the Asian churches, where the inscription, showing to whom it was more immediately designed: The angel of the church of Philadelphia, which was a city in Asia Minor, seated upon the
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 7 | Chapter 3:1-6
A study on the book of Revelation. The Lord Jesus here assumes the character of him that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars, where the seven spirits are said to be before the throne. (1.) He hath the seven spirits, that is, the Holy Spirit with
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 6 | Chapter 2:18-29
A study in the book of Revelation. These lessons are covered over the course of two nights of instruction. We now turn our attention to the Church at Sardis, which is the fifth church that received an epistle from John. This lesson will be taught in two parts because the
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 5 | Chapter 2:8-17
A study in the book of Revelation. In Lesson 5 we begin to discuss the Church at Thyatira. Scholars say that Thyatira comes from two words. One means sacrifice or incense offering and the other means that which goes on continually. In other words, it means a continued sacrifice. Thyatira
The Book of Revelation: Lesson 4 | Chapter 2:1-7
A study in the book of Revelation. In Lesson 4 we begin to discuss the four applications of the messages to the churches in chapters 2 and 3, beginning with the church at Ephesus. Each message was given to seven specific churches of Asia Minor as originally addressed. The messages