The Second installment in my series on the Book of Revelations.
As in said in my first post on this review, I expect you to tear me apart on it but that is fine by me. My instructor has already tore it apart for spelling, grammatical, and sentence structure errors. However, he could not refute my facts and I was able to get a score of 80 from a possible 100 on it.
My instructor at college was an atheist and did not like me doing a book report on Revelations, but he did accept it for my grading.
He still docked me 20 points because he said my review was incomplete. He did not agree with me that Revelations was one of 66 book, and the Bible was a volume of books. He is still waiting for the rest of my book review.
I do believe someone here will benefit from the knowledge I share.
I will enjoy reading your comments, but I will not respond to any of them.
This is not a sermon it is just giving you a little start in your quest to understand some things about the Scriptures, in a historical and spiritual context.
We all have our own demons we need to deal with, and I will try my best to help you come to grips with the thorn in your side.
Should you desire a personal chat with me, then PM me. I promise to help you with any and all issues you have, and I also promise to keep what you tell me in confidence.
I did not know I had to turn on my pms, but now it is on and I can receive pms
I pray to the Lord Most High that someone opens up to me and I can truly help. Lord my Father in the name of Jesus Your Son, I pray for guidance as I step into this hornet’s nest and attempt to do Your will. Amen
Here is third installment on the book “THE REVELATION of JESUS CHRIST”
Seven Churches of Asia Minor
While this first message is primarily concerned with the seven churches of Asia Minor, it can also be interpreted to reflect the Lords concern about all churches throughout history, from the time John received his vision until Shilo returns.
We are introduced to seven churches that have problems corresponding with the problems all churches face. Starting with Ephesus and then on through to Laodicea, the apostle John is told to write down the things he sees and send the letter to these seven churches.
If you look at a map of Asia Minor you will notice that these churches are listed in the order that the mail service would reach them. This mail route was located on a road that formed a rough circle around the west central part of the Roman province of Asia.
Starting with Ephesus, this loveless church was on the coast of the Aegean Sea and thus it would be the first to receive any letters coming from John on the island work camp of Patmos. Next would be Smyrna, the persecuted church. Then in order we would have Pergamos, the compromising church; Thyatira, the corrupt church; Sardis, the dead church; Philadelphia, the faithful church; and the last to receive the letters would be Laodicea, the lukewarm church.
Christ dictated His messages in the order they would arrive at the various churches. These letters ranged from admonition to repent of sin and return to their first love, to encouragement to stand firm for Christ against temptations, trials, and persecutions from the Roman Empire and the “Synagogues of Satan”.
John was told to address each letter to “the angel of the church” as represented by seven stars (the angels of the seven churches) and seven lampstands (the seven churches). Popular opinion says that the angel refers to the person who publicly represents the church as its leader. Some however have put forth the opinion that the angel represents an emissary or messenger sent from each church who visited John while he was in prison as Paul was visited while imprisoned in Rome (Phi 4:18). Depending upon which scholar you speak to, you will find various opinions on these letters.
In the first Bible printed with a companion commentary, the Scofield Bible, Cyrus Scofield saw four different meanings in these messages to the churches.
(1) Local, to the churches actually addressed;
(2) Admonitory, to all churches in all time as tests by which they may discern their true spiritual state in the sight of God;
(3) Personal, in the exhortations to him "that hath an ear," and in the promise "to him that overcometh"; and
(4) Prophetic, as disclosing seven phases of the spiritual history of the church from, say, A.D. 96 to the end.
A close examination shows that Christ used a different description for Himself each time He dictated a message to one of the churches. These various descriptions are not cute little extra phrases added to make the letters more colorful, but instead they are descriptions that enforce Christ’s message to follow.
(Revelation 2:1 NASB)
…..Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand,
the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
(Revelation 2:8 NASB)
…..Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
(Revelation 2:12 NASB)
…..Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
(Revelation 2:18 NASB)
…..Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like
a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:
(Revelation 3:1 NASB)
…..Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this:
(Revelation 3:7 NASB)
…..Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David,
who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
(Revelation 3:14 NASB)
…..Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness,
the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
It is small but not so insignificant nuances like these that make studying the Book of Revelation a true blessing as John’s introductory statement says in (Rev 1:3). Learning the history and customs of each individual city the church is located in allows the reader to better understand the message each church received.
I will attempt to give a brief but concise description of each city and what the message to the church means, starting with Ephesus and on through to the last one, Laodicea.
As in said in my first post on this review, I expect you to tear me apart on it but that is fine by me. My instructor has already tore it apart for spelling, grammatical, and sentence structure errors. However, he could not refute my facts and I was able to get a score of 80 from a possible 100 on it.
My instructor at college was an atheist and did not like me doing a book report on Revelations, but he did accept it for my grading.
He still docked me 20 points because he said my review was incomplete. He did not agree with me that Revelations was one of 66 book, and the Bible was a volume of books. He is still waiting for the rest of my book review.
I do believe someone here will benefit from the knowledge I share.
I will enjoy reading your comments, but I will not respond to any of them.
This is not a sermon it is just giving you a little start in your quest to understand some things about the Scriptures, in a historical and spiritual context.
We all have our own demons we need to deal with, and I will try my best to help you come to grips with the thorn in your side.
Should you desire a personal chat with me, then PM me. I promise to help you with any and all issues you have, and I also promise to keep what you tell me in confidence.
I did not know I had to turn on my pms, but now it is on and I can receive pms
I pray to the Lord Most High that someone opens up to me and I can truly help. Lord my Father in the name of Jesus Your Son, I pray for guidance as I step into this hornet’s nest and attempt to do Your will. Amen
Here is third installment on the book “THE REVELATION of JESUS CHRIST”
Seven Churches of Asia Minor
While this first message is primarily concerned with the seven churches of Asia Minor, it can also be interpreted to reflect the Lords concern about all churches throughout history, from the time John received his vision until Shilo returns.
We are introduced to seven churches that have problems corresponding with the problems all churches face. Starting with Ephesus and then on through to Laodicea, the apostle John is told to write down the things he sees and send the letter to these seven churches.
If you look at a map of Asia Minor you will notice that these churches are listed in the order that the mail service would reach them. This mail route was located on a road that formed a rough circle around the west central part of the Roman province of Asia.
Starting with Ephesus, this loveless church was on the coast of the Aegean Sea and thus it would be the first to receive any letters coming from John on the island work camp of Patmos. Next would be Smyrna, the persecuted church. Then in order we would have Pergamos, the compromising church; Thyatira, the corrupt church; Sardis, the dead church; Philadelphia, the faithful church; and the last to receive the letters would be Laodicea, the lukewarm church.
Christ dictated His messages in the order they would arrive at the various churches. These letters ranged from admonition to repent of sin and return to their first love, to encouragement to stand firm for Christ against temptations, trials, and persecutions from the Roman Empire and the “Synagogues of Satan”.
John was told to address each letter to “the angel of the church” as represented by seven stars (the angels of the seven churches) and seven lampstands (the seven churches). Popular opinion says that the angel refers to the person who publicly represents the church as its leader. Some however have put forth the opinion that the angel represents an emissary or messenger sent from each church who visited John while he was in prison as Paul was visited while imprisoned in Rome (Phi 4:18). Depending upon which scholar you speak to, you will find various opinions on these letters.
In the first Bible printed with a companion commentary, the Scofield Bible, Cyrus Scofield saw four different meanings in these messages to the churches.
(1) Local, to the churches actually addressed;
(2) Admonitory, to all churches in all time as tests by which they may discern their true spiritual state in the sight of God;
(3) Personal, in the exhortations to him "that hath an ear," and in the promise "to him that overcometh"; and
(4) Prophetic, as disclosing seven phases of the spiritual history of the church from, say, A.D. 96 to the end.
A close examination shows that Christ used a different description for Himself each time He dictated a message to one of the churches. These various descriptions are not cute little extra phrases added to make the letters more colorful, but instead they are descriptions that enforce Christ’s message to follow.
(Revelation 2:1 NASB)
…..Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand,
the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
(Revelation 2:8 NASB)
…..Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this:
(Revelation 2:12 NASB)
…..Pergamum write: The One who has the sharp two-edged sword says this:
(Revelation 2:18 NASB)
…..Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like
a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:
(Revelation 3:1 NASB)
…..Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this:
(Revelation 3:7 NASB)
…..Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David,
who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
(Revelation 3:14 NASB)
…..Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness,
the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
It is small but not so insignificant nuances like these that make studying the Book of Revelation a true blessing as John’s introductory statement says in (Rev 1:3). Learning the history and customs of each individual city the church is located in allows the reader to better understand the message each church received.
I will attempt to give a brief but concise description of each city and what the message to the church means, starting with Ephesus and on through to the last one, Laodicea.
