Tag: Revelation
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Dear Healthy Local Church
In the previous passage, we read Jesus’s letter through John to dead local churches. In this passage, we read Jesus’s letter through John to healthy local churches. Simply because a church is healthy or a believer is mature in the faith does not mean God has nothing more to say to that local church or…
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No other burdens?
John continues Jesus’s addresses to the seven local churches in Asia, modern day Turkey. In each of the addresses so far, John has had sound doctrine in view. This fourth address is no different. It is easy for us to feel like we have disappointed God. Sometimes, others treat us like we are a disappointment…
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New Resources For you
Here at Christoa Ministries, we are interested in your sincere spiritual growth. That’s why we do everything we can to make sure you have what you need as you come to know Christ more and as He continues to sanctify you through His word. Here are some new resources for you: Saul’s EnvyWe finished another…
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List of Symbols in Revelation
Revelation is a book of Symbols. These symbols should be interpreted through a biblical lens rather than through our own presuppositions. Use this list as a help while you read John’s apocalyptic book. Download the devotional commentary on the book of Revelation. Repeated Symbols in John’s Revelation: Symbol Interpretation 2 Valid testimony (Deuteronomy 19:15) 3…
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Introduction To Revelation
The accepted author of Revelation is John, the Apostle, disciple, and elder. The same John who wrote John’s Gospel and 1, 2, and 3 John. Some scholars date John’s Revelation to the 60s AD and some to the 90s AD. Arguments in favor of the latter date are more persuasive and generally more accepted. As…
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End-Times Views
Our local church has been asking so many questions about end-times and the Bible it became necessary for me to teach on the end times. So, the elders and I decided the best way is for me to walk through the book of Revelation. Before we get into Chapter 1, verse 1, and begin walking…
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The Book of Revelation
This week, we get to begin the book of Revelation. Before we get into the book of Revelation I need to make a couple of preliminary statements that will carry us through the next two months. First, the purpose of Johns letter (the book of Revelation) was to implore believers to stay faithful to God…