take a few minutes and examine what the revelation actually says. It opens up chapter one, verse one, and says: Revelation 1:1-2 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto ... actual churches in actual places at that actual time if none of it had a direct application?  Was it for them to pour over the content and then say to each other – "Well this

take a few minutes and examine what the revelation actually  says.   It opens up chapter one, verse one, and says:   Revelation 1:1-2 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which ... send it to actual churches in actual places at that actual time if none of it to had  application? Was it for them to pour over the content and then say to each other

take a few minutes and examine what the revelation actually says. It opens up chapter one, verse one, and says: Revelation 1:1-2 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto ... send it to actual churches in actual places at that actual time if none of it to had application?  Was it for them to pour over the content and then say to each other

taking the cup the father had for Him was of a limited duration – age-abiding, we might say. Because of the content of the rest of our verses between 9-12 it admittedly appears that ... torment will go up forever and ever.” So let's look at what the text actually says... Revelation and Judgment Day Contextually, Revelation 14:10-11 is about a specific group of people

also see (in Revelation 1:16) “seven stars” are mentioned; in Revelation 5:12, seven attributes of God; in Revelation 12:3, the dragon has seven heads; and in Revelation 13:1, the beast ... equal and co-eternal with the Father, the very first verse of the Revelation says that God gave this revelation to Jesus?)  Anyway . . .   The second portion (chapters 4-16) tells

take a few minutes and examine what the revelation actually says. It opens up chapter one, verse one, and says: Insights from Revelation 1:1-2 Revelation 1:1-2 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ ... shall see Him, He means every eye that is looking for Him, right? Then Revelation 1:7 says: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, 'and they also which

time which Revelation calls 1000 years. That 1000 years (which to a Jew was an indeterminate amount of time and NOT actually, literally 1000 years, just as Psalm 50:10 says: “For every beast ... abolished after the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus? Actually, Revelation helps lay out what actually took place, saying: Revelation 20:1-3, written to the seven actual churches in Asia Minor that day, describes

considered canon – except one.  You guessed it.  Revelation.  Perhaps the Laodicean Christian’s didn’t really appreciate what the Revelation had to say about them. Finally, and at the same Council, another ... verse 17 Jesus says: “Because you say . . .” then in verse 18 He says, “I counsel you . . .” It’s like a teacher saying to a student, “Because you say you don’t understand the problem

first vision , I believe, begins in Revelation 4 and ends in Revelation 6:17.   The next vision begins in Revelation 7 and continues to the end of Revelation 11.  This vision covers ... say this:  Not only does the Bible not say that there will be an end of the World, the idea actually stands in contradiction with what the Bible says! All the way back

through sayings? “them which say they are Jews.” Now remember, Jesus is the one dictating these words to John.  And He is the one who says that these maligners are merely “saying” that “they ... what is the habitation of God? Or what is his house ?”  John the Revelator tells us in Revelation 21, saying: 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from

themselves destroyed.  These chapters in Revelation (20-22) speaks to the coming of Jesus with reward. In fact, in the last chapter of the Revelation Jesus says: Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come ... destiny of the church.  When this is completed, (Revelation 11:19 and then Revelation chapters 12-19) the way will then be prepared (Revelation 20-22) for a more complete statement of the final

will go up forever and ever.”  But let's look at what the text actually says.  Contextually Revelation 14:10-11 is about a specific group of people at 'the end of that ... Napoleon’s final defeat.  Today, people will say that someone or something has met their “Waterloo.”  We don’t mean they have actually met that city in Europe. We simply mean

warfare in the Book of Revelation. Chapter Seven Revelation 20:10-15 Okay, we left off reading verses 8-9 of Revelation 20 and discussing the Battle of Gog and Magog – and I said that ... things which must shortly take place.” (Revelation 1:1) “The time is near.” (Revelation 1:3) “Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.” (Revelation 2:25) “I also will keep you from

that says, “my hands do what my mouth says.” This is that type of faith that James is speaking about in verse 14. We might flip the coin around on ourselves and say it this ... theologies regarding them, we can praise them – shout to the Lord! – we can say, say, say all there is to say about them, but in the end IF LOVE is absent from any of these

crown of righteousness, as 2nd Timothy 4:8 says, and just as an aside, I strongly suggest that this crown is actually bestowed by God in and through the type of resurrected body we each ... that day to provide them encouragement and sustenance in VERY TRYING times, has Jesus actually say to them: Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast

assigning the contents to actual events. We also covered the preterist view – both full and partial views – which say that the contents of Revelation was written to the Seven Churches of that day and most ... later chapters of Revelation. So if we were to examine the actual chapters of Revelation a historicist might say that chapters 1-3 present the seven periods in church history (as I’ve detailed

saints, which Scripture refers to as “war on the Lamb” (in Revelation 17:14).   The Global Glossary on the Greco-Roman world says there were 10 Senatorial Provinces in ancient Rome: They were ... thou art my Fortune and my Fate .”  Says Ken Gentry, “ By this action this king actually worshiped ‘the image of the Beast ’ (Revelation 13:15).  One senator, though, failed to worship Nero

Lord on the Road to Damascus Paul says: “For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.” Think of Moses ... which also helps us understand what he means when he says that he received revelation from Christ, and where and when this actually took place. The passage in Galatians ends with Paul saying of himself

time which Revelation calls 1000 years. That 1000 years (which to a Jew was an indeterminate amount of time and NOT actually, literally 1000 years, just as Psalm 50:10 says: “For every beast ... seven actual churches in Asia Minor that day, describes his fate after Jesus has had these two initial victories and the coming of the Holy Spirit, saying to the churches in that day: Revelation

actual material temple. We know from Jeremiah that these brass pillars were ultimately taken down and into the possession of the Chaldeans and taken into Babylon. Here in Revelation though, Jesus says that ... about His name being in the foreheads of the Saints in the verse four of Revelation 22 which says: “And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” Whether this